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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 8(a) People convicted by main crime/offence and main penalty, 2019-20
| Main crime or offence | Prison | Young offenders institution | Supervised release order | Extended sentence | Order for lifelong restriction | Community payback order | Restriction of liberty order | Drug treatment and testing order | Community service order | Probation and other community sentences | Fine | Compensation order | Admonition | Absolute discharge | Remit to Children's hearing | Insanity, guardianship, hospital order | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All crimes and offences | 10,032 | 583 | 308 | 164 | 14 | 12,530 | 3,261 | 493 | 3 | 9 | 33,870 | 791 | 12,504 | 580 | 89 | 20 | 75,251 |
| All crimes | 6,641 | 383 | 254 | 160 | 14 | 6,084 | 1,794 | 436 | 1 | 8 | 5,200 | 406 | 6,373 | 204 | 57 | 18 | 28,033 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 775 | 88 | 153 | 87 | 4 | 511 | 227 | 12 | - | 1 | 133 | 43 | 84 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2,142 |
| Homicide etc | 53 | 9 | 1 | 4 | - | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 81 |
| Attempted murder and serious assault | 447 | 49 | 95 | 67 | 3 | 299 | 155 | 3 | - | 1 | 90 | 37 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1,298 |
| Robbery | 211 | 30 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 8 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | 410 |
| Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act | 35 | - | 4 | - | - | 106 | 19 | 1 | - | - | 26 | 1 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 206 |
| Other non-sexual crimes of violence | 29 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 59 | 9 | - | - | - | 11 | 1 | 30 | 2 | - | - | 147 |
| Sexual crimes | 332 | 7 | 4 | 73 | 9 | 552 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 99 | 4 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1,204 |
| Rape and attempted rape | 82 | 4 | - | 34 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 130 |
| Sexual assault | 110 | - | 2 | 14 | - | 136 | 17 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | - | 2 | 305 |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 45 |
| Other sexual crimes | 138 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 415 | 40 | 1 | 1 | - | 61 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 724 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 2,681 | 76 | 38 | - | - | 1,616 | 489 | 306 | - | - | 1,330 | 213 | 2,272 | 45 | 10 | - | 9,076 |
| Housebreaking | 416 | 34 | 34 | - | - | 144 | 68 | 29 | - | - | 13 | 4 | 48 | 4 | 2 | - | 796 |
| Theft by opening lockfast places | 37 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 24 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 6 | 8 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 111 |
| Theft from a motor vehicle | 31 | - | 1 | - | - | 13 | 18 | 9 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 89 |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 55 | 2 | - | - | - | 66 | 16 | 3 | - | - | 38 | - | 16 | 2 | 2 | - | 200 |
| Shoplifting | 1,401 | 19 | - | - | - | 824 | 195 | 195 | - | - | 836 | 119 | 1,783 | 22 | 1 | - | 5,395 |
| Other theft | 458 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 295 | 95 | 35 | - | - | 266 | 48 | 237 | 9 | 4 | - | 1,460 |
| Fraud | 104 | 3 | - | - | - | 93 | 34 | 2 | - | - | 87 | 28 | 54 | 5 | - | - | 410 |
| Other dishonesty | 179 | 3 | - | - | - | 157 | 55 | 29 | - | - | 83 | 3 | 104 | 1 | 1 | - | 615 |
| Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. | 269 | 35 | 15 | - | 1 | 430 | 108 | 7 | - | - | 354 | 141 | 309 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1,693 |
| Fire-raising | 47 | 10 | 11 | - | 1 | 34 | 7 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 121 |
| Vandalism etc. | 222 | 25 | 4 | - | - | 396 | 101 | 7 | - | - | 350 | 141 | 304 | 14 | 8 | - | 1,572 |
| Other crimes | 2,584 | 177 | 44 | - | - | 2,975 | 913 | 110 | - | 1 | 3,284 | 5 | 3,668 | 115 | 34 | 8 | 13,918 |
| Crimes against public justice | 1,269 | 124 | 12 | - | - | 1,650 | 389 | 29 | - | 1 | 1,524 | 3 | 2,564 | 62 | 21 | 4 | 7,652 |
| Handling offensive weapons | 548 | 35 | 25 | - | - | 477 | 217 | 19 | - | - | 217 | - | 164 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1,735 |
| Drugs | 724 | 16 | 6 | - | - | 829 | 299 | 62 | - | - | 1,537 | - | 925 | 27 | 5 | - | 4,430 |
| Other crime | 43 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 19 | 8 | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1 | - | 101 |
| All offences | 3,391 | 200 | 54 | 4 | - | 6,446 | 1,467 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 28,670 | 385 | 6,131 | 376 | 32 | 2 | 47,218 |
| Miscellaneous offences | 3,019 | 183 | 53 | 4 | - | 5,355 | 1,198 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 5,874 | 364 | 5,070 | 333 | 31 | 2 | 21,538 |
| Common assault | 1,383 | 110 | 40 | 3 | - | 2,272 | 561 | 20 | - | 1 | 1,966 | 204 | 1,586 | 138 | 16 | 1 | 8,301 |
| Breach of the peace etc. | 1,379 | 67 | 10 | 1 | - | 2,723 | 543 | 23 | 1 | - | 3,295 | 117 | 3,109 | 167 | 13 | 1 | 11,449 |
| Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | 14 | - | - | - | 31 |
| Other miscellaneous, including urinating | 257 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 358 | 94 | 7 | - | - | 598 | 43 | 361 | 28 | 2 | - | 1,757 |
| Motor vehicle offences | 372 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 1,091 | 269 | 7 | 1 | - | 22,796 | 21 | 1,061 | 43 | 1 | - | 25,680 |
| Dangerous and careless driving | 140 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 289 | 91 | 2 | 1 | - | 2,742 | 7 | 70 | 5 | 1 | - | 3,360 |
| Driving under the influence | 57 | - | - | - | - | 512 | 91 | 2 | - | - | 2,684 | - | 34 | 5 | - | - | 3,385 |
| Speeding | 1 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 9,078 | - | 79 | 3 | - | - | 9,171 |
| Unlawful use of motor vehicle | 171 | 6 | - | - | - | 262 | 84 | 3 | - | - | 5,013 | 13 | 709 | 24 | - | - | 6,285 |
| Vehicle defect offences | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 999 | - | 63 | 2 | - | - | 1,067 |
| Other motor vehicle offences[1] | 3 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 3 | - | - | - | 2,280 | 1 | 106 | 4 | - | - | 2,412 |
1. Includes seat belt and mobile phone offences.
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