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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 19 People given ASBFPNs, by main crime/offence and age and sex, 2019-20[1]
| Main crime or offence | Male | Female | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 21 | 21-30 | 31-40 | Over 40 | Total Male |
Under 21 | 21-30 | 31-40 | Over 40 | Total Female |
Overall total[1] | |
| Total number of ASBFPNs | 1,262 | 2,071 | 1,259 | 1,242 | 5,834 | 244 | 362 | 313 | 283 | 1,202 | 7,036 |
| Riotous behaviour while drunk in licensed premises | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Refusing to leave licensed premises | 37 | 53 | 47 | 27 | 164 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 189 |
| Urinating etc. | 236 | 483 | 230 | 226 | 1,175 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 1,236 |
| Drunk & incapable | 6 | 14 | 26 | 32 | 78 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 96 |
| Drunk in charge of child | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loud music etc. | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 49 |
| Vandalism | 20 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 86 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 104 |
| Consuming alcohol in public place | 257 | 274 | 227 | 295 | 1,053 | 55 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 166 | 1,219 |
| Breach of the peace etc. | 701 | 1,209 | 707 | 636 | 3,253 | 157 | 267 | 244 | 221 | 889 | 4,142 |
| Malicious mischief | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| percent by offence type | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Riotous behaviour while drunk in licensed premises | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Refusing to leave licensed premises | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Urinating etc. | 19 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| Drunk & incapable | * | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Drunk in charge of child | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loud music etc. | * | * | * | * | * | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Vandalism | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Consuming alcohol in public place | 20 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 17 |
| Breach of the peace etc. | 56 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 56 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 59 |
| Malicious mischief | - | * | - | - | * | - | - | - | - | - | * |
1. Excludes a small number of records where age and / or sex are unknown.
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