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Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2019-20
A total of 85,726 people were proceeded against in Scottish criminal courts in 2019-20, a fall of 4% from 89,725 proceedings in 2018-19 The number of convictions was 75,251 in 2019-20, which is also a fall of 4% from 78,488 in 2018-19. This continues the general downward trend of the last ten years,
Table 7(b) Percentage of people convicted by main penalty, 2010-11 to 2019-20
| Main penalty | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Custody | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
| Prison | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Young offenders institution | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Supervised release order | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Extended sentence | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Order for life-long restriction | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Community sentence | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 |
| Community payback order | - | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
| Restriction of liberty order | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Drug treatment & testing order | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Community service order | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Probation and other community sentences[1] | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Financial penalty | 58 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 46 |
| Fine | 58 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
| Compensation order | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other sentence | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Admonition[2] | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Absolute discharge, no order made | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Remit to children's hearing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Insanity, hospital, guardianship order | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average amount of penalty | ||||||||||
| Custody (days)[3] | 281 | 277 | 289 | 284 | 295 | 287 | 291 | 314 | 317 | 326 |
| Fine (£)[4,5] | 180 | 180 | 200 | 200 | 180 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 230 | 230 |
| Compensation order (£)[5,6] | 180 | 190 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 250 | 290 | 250 |
1. Includes supervised attendance orders, community reparation orders and anti-social behaviour orders.
2. Includes a small number of court cautions and dog-related disposals.
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