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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.
Table 16 Undertakings to appear in court, by gender and age, 2009-10 - 2016-17[1],[2]
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage of total | Number | Percentage of total | Number | Percentage of total | Number | Percentage of total | Number | Percentage of total | Number | Percentage of total | Number | Percentage of total | Number | Percentage of total | |
| Gender | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 20,661 | 79 | 21,384 | 78 | 20,244 | 77 | 17,328 | 76 | 16,642 | 75 | 12,738 | 76 | 11,769 | 75 | 10,765 | 75 |
| Female | 5,461 | 21 | 5,912 | 22 | 5,953 | 23 | 5,489 | 24 | 5,465 | 25 | 4,015 | 24 | 3,870 | 25 | 3,677 | 25 |
| Not known | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||
| Under 21 | 6,499 | 25 | 6,297 | 23 | 5,484 | 21 | 4,244 | 19 | 3,992 | 18 | 2,812 | 17 | 2,542 | 16 | 2,226 | 15 |
| 21-30 | 8,807 | 34 | 9,468 | 35 | 8,978 | 34 | 7,824 | 34 | 7,203 | 33 | 5,356 | 32 | 4,829 | 31 | 4,415 | 31 |
| 31-40 | 5,251 | 20 | 5,629 | 21 | 5,712 | 22 | 5,086 | 22 | 5,095 | 23 | 3,918 | 23 | 3,686 | 24 | 3,467 | 24 |
| Over 40 | 5,568 | 21 | 5,903 | 22 | 6,027 | 23 | 5,664 | 25 | 5,820 | 26 | 4,671 | 28 | 4,584 | 29 | 4,334 | 30 |
| Not known | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26,126 | 100 | 27,297 | 100 | 26,201 | 100 | 22,818 | 100 | 22,110 | 100 | 16,757 | 100 | 15,641 | 100 | 14,442 | 100 |
1. Gender and date of birth were added to the main collection of bail data from 2009-10.
2. Excludes modifications to existing bail orders. People counted once only where more than one bail order on the same day.
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