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 13 People convicted with an aggravator recorded against the main charge by crime type, 2019-20[1,2]
| Main crime or offence | Domestic Abuse | DA - Statutory | Involving a child | Disability | Racial | Religious | Sexual orientation | Trans-gender | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All crimes and offences | 9,355 | 8,120 | 38 | 87 | 595 | 230 | 420 | 14 | 10,701 |
| All crimes | 2,971 | 2,178 | 38 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 3,032 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 395 | 155 | 38 | 2 | 13 | - | 2 | - | 412 |
| Homicide etc | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Attempted murder and serious assault | 169 | 143 | - | - | 7 | - | 2 | - | 178 |
| Robbery | 6 | 5 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act | 206 | - | 38 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 208 |
| Other non-sexual crimes of violence | 11 | 6 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Sexual crimes | 123 | 90 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 7 | 1 | 136 |
| Rape and attempted rape | 25 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| Sexual assault | 13 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 14 |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other sexual crimes | 85 | 71 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 6 | 1 | 97 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 82 | 66 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 85 |
| Housebreaking | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Theft by opening lockfast places | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Theft from a motor vehicle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 11 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other theft | 51 | 45 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 52 |
| Fraud | 10 | 7 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| Other dishonesty | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. | 320 | 296 | - | - | 11 | 1 | - | - | 332 |
| Fire-raising | 12 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| Vandalism etc. | 308 | 286 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 318 |
| Other crimes | 2,051 | 1,571 | - | - | 7 | 3 | 6 | - | 2,067 |
| Crimes against public justice | 2,036 | 1,560 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 2,044 |
| Handling offensive weapons | 13 | 11 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 18 |
| Drugs | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Other crime | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| All offences | 6,384 | 5,942 | - | 81 | 560 | 226 | 405 | 13 | 7,669 |
| Miscellaneous offences | 6,371 | 5,933 | - | 81 | 560 | 226 | 405 | 13 | 7,656 |
| Common assault | 2,286 | 2,151 | - | 3 | 71 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 2,397 |
| Breach of the peace etc. | 3,813 | 3,547 | - | 72 | 410 | 202 | 363 | 9 | 4,869 |
| Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urinating etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other miscellaneous | 272 | 235 | - | 6 | 79 | 13 | 20 | - | 390 |
| Motor vehicle offences | 13 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Dangerous and careless driving | 12 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| Driving under the influence | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Speeding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unlawful use of motor vehicle | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Vehicle defect offences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Seat belt offences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mobile phone offences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other motor vehicle offences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1. Each crime/offence may have one or more aggravator codes associated with it. A crime/offence 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. Statutory Domestic Abuse (DA) and involving a child aggravators are not included in the overall total - they always accompany the main DA identifier.
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