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Publication - Statistics

Criminal proceedings in Scotland 2016-17: statistics

Published
27 February 2018
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order
ISBN
9781788516099

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

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Table 11 People convicted by main penalty, gender and age, 2007-08 to 2016-17

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 % change
15-16 to 16-17
Total 1 133,608 125,893 121,041 115,581 108,424 101,019 105,664 106,583 99,962 92,334 -8
Males 2 Total 112,793 106,300 101,613 97,042 90,902 84,347 87,988 88,658 83,018 76,491 -8
Under 21 24,526 20,536 17,328 15,145 13,135 10,358 9,187 8,628 8,417 7,596 -10
21-30 41,224 38,899 37,316 35,177 32,761 30,337 30,706 30,155 28,124 25,785 -8
31-40 25,146 24,755 24,149 23,564 22,467 21,568 22,837 23,762 22,104 20,709 -6
41-100 21,897 22,110 22,820 23,156 22,539 22,084 25,258 26,113 24,373 22,401 -8
Females 2 Total 20,565 19,581 19,424 18,531 17,437 16,557 17,590 17,920 16,944 15,842 -7
Under 21 3,306 2,830 2,511 2,228 1,952 1,616 1,429 1,448 1,358 1,218 -10
21-30 7,387 7,314 7,010 6,573 5,989 5,873 5,656 5,514 5,178 4,660 -10
31-40 5,484 5,069 5,132 4,984 4,853 4,492 5,001 5,313 4,998 4,959 -1
41-100 4,388 4,368 4,771 4,746 4,643 4,576 5,504 5,645 5,410 5,005 -7
Custody 1 16,762 16,946 15,802 15,320 15,950 14,790 14,172 14,041 13,766 12,690 -8
Males 2 Total 15,487 15,593 14,522 14,018 14,582 13,500 12,959 12,748 12,574 11,695 -7
Under 21 2,987 2,858 2,601 2,014 2,050 1,588 1,238 1,137 1,190 1,002 -16
21-30 6,864 6,718 6,156 6,074 6,059 5,486 5,021 4,984 4,755 4,419 -7
31-40 3,700 3,841 3,582 3,776 4,094 3,974 4,025 3,904 3,916 3,665 -6
41-100 1,936 2,176 2,183 2,154 2,379 2,452 2,675 2,723 2,713 2,609 -4
Females 2 Total 1,275 1,353 1,280 1,302 1,368 1,290 1,213 1,293 1,192 995 -17
Under 21 182 182 175 168 160 116 83 84 72 53 -26
21-30 615 682 581 588 620 599 491 483 400 326 -19
31-40 312 325 295 324 349 345 395 488 462 377 -18
41-100 166 164 229 222 239 230 244 238 258 239 -7
Community sentence 1 16,709 17,921 16,349 15,615 16,937 17,263 18,276 18,584 18,949 18,600 -2
Males 2 Total 13,886 14,954 13,483 12,977 14,090 14,395 15,249 15,507 15,863 15,588 -2
Under 21 4,471 4,607 3,640 3,446 3,292 2,743 2,635 2,522 2,497 2,348 -6
21-30 4,935 5,303 5,036 4,696 5,249 5,590 5,674 5,763 5,762 5,730 -1
31-40 2,641 2,988 2,768 2,724 3,168 3,403 3,797 3,970 4,136 4,064 -2
41-100 1,839 2,056 2,039 2,111 2,381 2,659 3,143 3,252 3,468 3,446 -1
Females 2 Total 2,823 2,967 2,866 2,638 2,847 2,868 3,027 3,077 3,086 3,012 -2
Under 21 667 593 559 453 433 428 340 378 341 309 -9
21-30 1,092 1,177 1,013 1,020 1,014 1,063 1,030 1,014 967 897 -7
31-40 651 735 773 661 769 735 882 862 949 949 0
41-100 413 462 521 504 631 642 775 823 829 857 3
Financial penalty 1 83,344 73,991 72,491 67,576 59,320 53,429 57,797 56,779 49,872 44,999 -10
Males 2 Total 71,061 63,240 61,480 57,359 50,260 45,144 48,436 47,734 42,012 37,625 -10
Under 21 13,597 9,886 8,462 7,071 5,365 4,061 3,697 3,343 3,037 2,683 -12
21-30 25,792 23,102 22,258 20,360 17,798 15,812 16,479 15,553 13,867 12,339 -11
31-40 16,147 15,074 14,942 14,085 12,261 11,185 12,005 12,455 10,727 9,894 -8
41-100 15,525 15,178 15,818 15,843 14,836 14,086 16,255 16,383 14,381 12,709 -12
Females 2 Total 12,047 10,739 11,007 10,210 8,983 8,174 9,282 9,041 7,860 7,373 -6
Under 21 1,569 1,206 1,061 909 746 530 519 533 444 382 -14
21-30 4,140 3,754 3,818 3,382 2,907 2,705 2,772 2,604 2,311 2,120 -8
31-40 3,357 2,890 3,011 2,843 2,463 2,192 2,551 2,557 2,177 2,169 0
41-100 2,981 2,889 3,117 3,076 2,867 2,747 3,440 3,347 2,928 2,702 -8
Other sentence 1 16,793 17,035 16,399 17,070 16,217 15,537 15,419 17,179 17,375 16,045 -8
Males 2 Total 12,359 12,513 12,128 12,688 11,970 11,308 11,344 12,669 12,569 11,583 -8
Under 21 3,471 3,185 2,625 2,614 2,428 1,966 1,617 1,626 1,693 1,563 -8
21-30 3,633 3,776 3,866 4,047 3,655 3,449 3,532 3,855 3,740 3,297 -12
31-40 2,658 2,852 2,857 2,979 2,944 3,006 3,010 3,433 3,325 3,086 -7
41-100 2,597 2,700 2,780 3,048 2,943 2,887 3,185 3,755 3,811 3,637 -5
Females 2 Total 4,420 4,522 4,271 4,381 4,239 4,225 4,068 4,509 4,806 4,462 -7
Under 21 888 849 716 698 613 542 487 453 501 474 -5
21-30 1,540 1,701 1,598 1,583 1,448 1,506 1,363 1,413 1,500 1,317 -12
31-40 1,164 1,119 1,053 1,156 1,272 1,220 1,173 1,406 1,410 1,464 4
41-100 828 853 904 944 906 957 1,045 1,237 1,395 1,207 -13

1. Includes a small number of cases for companies and where age and gender are unknown.

2. Gender totals exclude companies and where age and gender are unknown. The sum of gender totals may not equal disposal totals.

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