Criminal proceedings in Scotland 2017-2018
Summary of offences dealt with by courts, sentencing outcomes and characteristics of convicted offenders. Additional information on non-court penalties issued by the Police and Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service.
Table 11 People convicted by main penalty, gender and age, 2008-09 to 2017-18
2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | % change 16-17 to 17-18 | ||
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Total1 | 125,893 | 121,041 | 115,581 | 108,424 | 101,019 | 105,664 | 106,584 | 99,962 | 92,347 | 82,716 | -10 | |
Males 2 | Total | 106,300 | 101,613 | 97,042 | 90,902 | 84,347 | 87,988 | 88,659 | 83,018 | 76,491 | 68,179 | -11 |
Under 21 | 20,536 | 17,328 | 15,145 | 13,135 | 10,358 | 9,187 | 8,628 | 8,417 | 7,600 | 6,371 | -16 | |
21-30 | 38,899 | 37,316 | 35,177 | 32,761 | 30,337 | 30,706 | 30,156 | 28,124 | 25,781 | 22,349 | -13 | |
31-40 | 24,755 | 24,149 | 23,564 | 22,467 | 21,568 | 22,837 | 23,762 | 22,104 | 20,701 | 19,216 | -7 | |
41-100 | 22,110 | 22,820 | 23,156 | 22,539 | 22,084 | 25,258 | 26,113 | 24,373 | 22,409 | 20,243 | -10 | |
Females2 | Total | 19,581 | 19,424 | 18,531 | 17,437 | 16,557 | 17,590 | 17,920 | 16,944 | 15,855 | 14,535 | -8 |
Under 21 | 2,830 | 2,511 | 2,228 | 1,952 | 1,616 | 1,429 | 1,448 | 1,358 | 1,219 | 1,082 | -11 | |
21-30 | 7,314 | 7,010 | 6,573 | 5,989 | 5,873 | 5,656 | 5,514 | 5,178 | 4,666 | 4,030 | -14 | |
31-40 | 5,069 | 5,132 | 4,984 | 4,853 | 4,492 | 5,001 | 5,313 | 4,998 | 4,965 | 4,796 | -3 | |
41-100 | 4,368 | 4,771 | 4,746 | 4,643 | 4,576 | 5,504 | 5,645 | 5,410 | 5,005 | 4,627 | -8 | |
Custody1 | 16,946 | 15,802 | 15,320 | 15,950 | 14,790 | 14,172 | 14,041 | 13,766 | 12,705 | 11,973 | -6 | |
Males2 | Total | 15,593 | 14,522 | 14,018 | 14,582 | 13,500 | 12,959 | 12,748 | 12,574 | 11,709 | 10,840 | -7 |
Under 21 | 2,858 | 2,601 | 2,014 | 2,050 | 1,588 | 1,238 | 1,137 | 1,190 | 1,008 | 759 | -25 | |
21-30 | 6,718 | 6,156 | 6,074 | 6,059 | 5,486 | 5,021 | 4,984 | 4,755 | 4,418 | 3,948 | -11 | |
31-40 | 3,841 | 3,582 | 3,776 | 4,094 | 3,974 | 4,025 | 3,904 | 3,916 | 3,673 | 3,677 | * | |
41-100 | 2,176 | 2,183 | 2,154 | 2,379 | 2,452 | 2,675 | 2,723 | 2,713 | 2,610 | 2,456 | -6 | |
Females2 | Total | 1,353 | 1,280 | 1,302 | 1,368 | 1,290 | 1,213 | 1,293 | 1,192 | 996 | 1,133 | 14 |
Under 21 | 182 | 175 | 168 | 160 | 116 | 83 | 84 | 72 | 52 | 60 | 15 | |
21-30 | 682 | 581 | 588 | 620 | 599 | 491 | 483 | 400 | 325 | 321 | -1 | |
31-40 | 325 | 295 | 324 | 349 | 345 | 395 | 488 | 462 | 378 | 496 | 31 | |
41-100 | 164 | 229 | 222 | 239 | 230 | 244 | 238 | 258 | 241 | 256 | 6 | |
Community sentence1 | 17,921 | 16,349 | 15,615 | 16,937 | 17,263 | 18,276 | 18,585 | 18,949 | 18,646 | 16,830 | -10 | |
Males2 | Total | 14,954 | 13,483 | 12,977 | 14,090 | 14,395 | 15,249 | 15,508 | 15,863 | 15,625 | 14,033 | -10 |
Under 21 | 4,607 | 3,640 | 3,446 | 3,292 | 2,743 | 2,635 | 2,522 | 2,497 | 2,356 | 1,946 | -17 | |
21-30 | 5,303 | 5,036 | 4,696 | 5,249 | 5,590 | 5,674 | 5,764 | 5,762 | 5,754 | 4,794 | -17 | |
31-40 | 2,988 | 2,768 | 2,724 | 3,168 | 3,403 | 3,797 | 3,970 | 4,136 | 4,064 | 3,909 | -4 | |
41-100 | 2,056 | 2,039 | 2,111 | 2,381 | 2,659 | 3,143 | 3,252 | 3,468 | 3,451 | 3,384 | -2 | |
Females2 | Total | 2,967 | 2,866 | 2,638 | 2,847 | 2,868 | 3,027 | 3,077 | 3,086 | 3,021 | 2,797 | -7 |
Under 21 | 593 | 559 | 453 | 433 | 428 | 340 | 378 | 341 | 310 | 264 | -15 | |
21-30 | 1,177 | 1,013 | 1,020 | 1,014 | 1,063 | 1,030 | 1,014 | 967 | 903 | 798 | -12 | |
31-40 | 735 | 773 | 661 | 769 | 735 | 882 | 862 | 949 | 952 | 997 | 5 | |
41-100 | 462 | 521 | 504 | 631 | 642 | 775 | 823 | 829 | 856 | 738 | -14 | |
Financial Penalty1 | 73,991 | 72,491 | 67,576 | 59,320 | 53,429 | 57,797 | 56,779 | 49,872 | 44,946 | 39,260 | -13 | |
Males2 | Total | 63,240 | 61,480 | 57,359 | 50,260 | 45,144 | 48,436 | 47,734 | 42,012 | 37,572 | 32,747 | -13 |
Under 21 | 9,886 | 8,462 | 7,071 | 5,365 | 4,061 | 3,697 | 3,343 | 3,037 | 2,673 | 2,240 | -16 | |
21-30 | 23,102 | 22,258 | 20,360 | 17,798 | 15,812 | 16,479 | 15,553 | 13,867 | 12,309 | 10,632 | -14 | |
31-40 | 15,074 | 14,942 | 14,085 | 12,261 | 11,185 | 12,005 | 12,455 | 10,727 | 9,879 | 8,763 | -11 | |
41-100 | 15,178 | 15,818 | 15,843 | 14,836 | 14,086 | 16,255 | 16,383 | 14,381 | 12,711 | 11,112 | -13 | |
Females2 | Total | 10,739 | 11,007 | 10,210 | 8,983 | 8,174 | 9,282 | 9,041 | 7,860 | 7,373 | 6,511 | -12 |
Under 21 | 1,206 | 1,061 | 909 | 746 | 530 | 519 | 533 | 444 | 382 | 347 | -9 | |
21-30 | 3,754 | 3,818 | 3,382 | 2,907 | 2,705 | 2,772 | 2,604 | 2,311 | 2,121 | 1,831 | -14 | |
31-40 | 2,890 | 3,011 | 2,843 | 2,463 | 2,192 | 2,551 | 2,557 | 2,177 | 2,169 | 1,910 | -12 | |
41-100 | 2,889 | 3,117 | 3,076 | 2,867 | 2,747 | 3,440 | 3,347 | 2,928 | 2,701 | 2,423 | -10 | |
Other sentence1 | 17,035 | 16,399 | 17,070 | 16,217 | 15,537 | 15,419 | 17,179 | 17,375 | 16,050 | 14,653 | -9 | |
Males2 | Total | 12,513 | 12,128 | 12,688 | 11,970 | 11,308 | 11,344 | 12,669 | 12,569 | 11,585 | 10,559 | -9 |
Under 21 | 3,185 | 2,625 | 2,614 | 2,428 | 1,966 | 1,617 | 1,626 | 1,693 | 1,563 | 1,426 | -9 | |
21-30 | 3,776 | 3,866 | 4,047 | 3,655 | 3,449 | 3,532 | 3,855 | 3,740 | 3,300 | 2,975 | -10 | |
31-40 | 2,852 | 2,857 | 2,979 | 2,944 | 3,006 | 3,010 | 3,433 | 3,325 | 3,085 | 2,867 | -7 | |
41-100 | 2,700 | 2,780 | 3,048 | 2,943 | 2,887 | 3,185 | 3,755 | 3,811 | 3,637 | 3,291 | -10 | |
Females2 | Total | 4,522 | 4,271 | 4,381 | 4,239 | 4,225 | 4,068 | 4,509 | 4,806 | 4,465 | 4,094 | -8 |
Under 21 | 849 | 716 | 698 | 613 | 542 | 487 | 453 | 501 | 475 | 411 | -13 | |
21-30 | 1,701 | 1,598 | 1,583 | 1,448 | 1,506 | 1,363 | 1,413 | 1,500 | 1,317 | 1,080 | -18 | |
31-40 | 1,119 | 1,053 | 1,156 | 1,272 | 1,220 | 1,173 | 1,406 | 1,410 | 1,466 | 1,393 | -5 | |
41-100 | 853 | 904 | 944 | 906 | 957 | 1,045 | 1,237 | 1,395 | 1,207 | 1,210 | * |
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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