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Criminal proceedings in Scotland 2016-17: statistics

Statistics on criminal proceedings concluded in Scottish courts and alternatives to prosecution, issued by the police and by the Crown Office.

Type of accused ¹		2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17
All people ^2,3	Total ⁴	28	26	25	24	22	21	22	22	20	19
	under 16	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	16-17	60	50	39	32	27	20	16	15	15	15
	18-20	97	81	71	62	54	45	42	41	40	36
	21-30	74	69	65	60	55	51	51	49	45	41
	31-40	43	43	43	43	41	40	42	44	41	38
	41-50	23	22	23	23	22	22	24	25	24	22
	51-60	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	12	11	10
	Over 60	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Males	Total ⁴	50	46	44	42	39	36	37	38	35	32
	under 16	1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	16-17	105	87	67	55	45	34	28	26	26	25
	18-20	170	140	123	108	94	77	72	69	68	61
	21-30	127	117	110	103	94	86	86	84	77	70
	31-40	73	73	73	72	69	67	71	74	68	63
	41-50	38	38	38	38	38	37	41	42	40	36
	51-60	16	16	17	17	16	16	19	20	19	18
	Over 60	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
Females	Total ⁴	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6
	under 16	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	-	-	*
	16-17	14	12	11	7	7	6	4	4	3	4
	18-20	24	20	18	17	14	12	12	12	12	10
	21-30	22	22	20	19	17	16	16	15	14	13
	31-40	15	14	15	15	14	13	15	16	15	14
	41-50	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8
	51-60	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
	Over 60	*	*	1	1	*	*	1	1	1	1

1. A person who had a charge proved more than once within an individual year will be counted more than once .

2. Figures in the table are calculated as ratios per 1,000 of the Scottish population.

3. Includes sex not known; excludes companies.

4. Includes age not known; uses mid-year population estimate for those aged 8 upwards.

5. Uses mid-year population estimate for those aged 8-15.

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