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Publication - Statistics

Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2015-16

Published
17 January 2017
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order
ISBN
9781786527400

Summary of proceedings dealt with by courts, sentencing outcomes and characteristics of convicted offenders.

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Table 9: Percentage of people convicted receiving custodial sentences by main crime/offence, 2006-07 to 2015-16

Main crime or offence 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
All crimes and offences 12 13 13 13 13 15 15 13 13 14
All crimes 24 24 25 26 26 27 28 27 26 25
Non-sexual crimes of violence 54 51 55 58 53 60 60 61 59 58
Homicide etc 93 96 98 91 83 83 82 88 69 73
Attempted murder and serious assault 52 48 53 56 53 62 56 60 58 57
Robbery 70 66 71 73 72 78 78 76 78 78
Other non-sexual crimes of violence 22 25 19 27 27 21 23 24 25 17
Sexual crimes 26 24 24 31 26 27 34 34 31 33
Rape and attempted rape 98 92 98 93 94 94 92 92 93 91
Sexual assault 47 47 52 62 46 45 48 46 38 43
Crimes associated with prostitution 1 1 1 3 1 2 - 3 - 1
Other sexual crimes 24 22 23 27 28 24 28 30 23 24
Crimes of dishonesty 28 28 29 29 30 31 32 32 33 32
Housebreaking 50 47 45 49 53 54 54 55 58 62
Theft by opening lockfast places 36 34 36 37 38 40 45 42 37 37
Theft from a motor vehicle 43 40 45 39 41 45 42 39 51 39
Theft of a motor vehicle 27 22 27 24 27 29 31 26 27 32
Shoplifting 26 26 27 26 27 28 28 29 31 28
Other theft 24 26 27 29 28 28 30 30 31 29
Fraud 17 18 21 21 23 24 29 23 22 30
Other dishonesty 27 25 27 29 31 33 32 33 30 34
Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. 9 10 11 12 13 15 15 15 14 16
Fire-raising 27 36 31 30 35 41 47 38 35 43
Vandalism etc. 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 13 15
Other crimes 20 21 22 22 21 22 22 21 20 19
Crimes against public justice 22 22 20 22 20 21 21 21 21 20
Handling offensive weapons 30 29 30 32 31 36 38 38 37 34
Drugs 13 15 19 19 19 19 17 16 14 14
Other crime 37 35 31 27 26 32 35 35 25 26
All offences 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7
Miscellaneous offences 10 10 12 12 13 15 15 14 13 13
Common assault 14 14 15 15 16 17 17 16 15 16
Breach of the peace etc. 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 13 12
Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct * * * 1 * 2 1 1 * 2
Other miscellaneous, including urinating 4 5 8 6 7 11 11 11 11 11
Motor vehicle offences 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Dangerous and careless driving 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 2 3 4
Driving under the influence 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Speeding - - - - - - - - - -
Unlawful use of motor vehicle 6 5 5 3 3 4 3 2 2 3
Vehicle defect offences - - - - - - - - - -
Other motor vehicle offences1 * * * * * * * * * *

1. Includes seat belt and mobile phone offences.

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