Criminal proceedings in Scotland: 2018-2019

Statistics are presented on criminal proceedings concluded in Scottish courts and on a range of measures available as alternatives to prosecution, which are issued by the police and by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.


Table 12 People convicted with an aggravator recorded against the main charge by gender, 2009-10 to 2018-19 1,2,3

  2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 % change 17-18 to 18-19
Male and Female
All aggravations 9,642 9,519 10,040 10,481 12,294 13,751 13,828 12,258 11,226 10,495 -7
Domestic 8,844 8,566 8,877 9,292 11,077 12,441 12,376 10,836 9,884 9,210 -7
of which also statutory: - - - - - - - - 4,328 7,752 79
Racial 563 614 626 696 699 701 761 719 660 629 -5
Religious 235 275 370 272 256 241 247 278 253 204 -19
Sexual orientation - 56 155 194 227 320 369 356 358 356 -1
Disability - 5 9 21 30 40 68 53 59 89 51
Transgender - 3 3 6 5 8 7 14 12 7 -42
Male                      
All aggravations 8,627 8,492 8,933 9,184 10,715 11,884 11,980 10,696 9,826 9,237 -6
Domestic 7,944 7,665 7,927 8,176 9,693 10,796 10,741 9,508 8,714 8,168 -6
of which also statutory: - - - - - - - - 3,890 6,889 77
Racial 468 520 512 569 569 573 633 586 528 505 -4
Religious 215 254 349 255 239 213 230 259 234 189 -19
Sexual orientation - 48 135 164 186 265 316 290 298 301 1
Disability - 2 8 16 23 33 55 40 42 67 60
Transgender - 3 2 4 5 4 5 11 10 7 -30
Female                      
All aggravations 1,015 1,027 1,107 1,297 1,579 1,867 1,848 1,562 1,400 1,258 -10
Domestic 900 901 950 1,116 1,384 1,645 1,635 1,328 1,170 1,042 -11
of which also statutory: - - - - - - - - 438 863 97
Racial 95 94 114 127 130 128 128 133 132 124 -6
Religious 20 21 21 17 17 28 17 19 19 15 -21
Sexual orientation - 8 20 30 41 55 53 66 60 55 -8
Disability - 3 1 5 7 7 13 13 17 22 29
Transgender - - 1 2 - 4 2 3 2 - -100

1. Each proceeding may have one or more aggravator codes associated with it. A proceeding will be counted under each aggravator code associated with it. e.g. A homicide with a 'racial' and 'religious' aggravator will appear once in the racial aggravator column and once under the religious aggravator column.

2. Caution is required when comparing changes over the longer term or shortly after an aggravator code is introduced.

3. Statutory Domestic Abuse (DA) aggravators are not included in the overall total - they always accompany the main DA aggravator.

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