Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2021-22

Coronavirus restrictions

Coronavirus restrictions

• Coronavirus restrictions

Offences

Group 6 – Antisocial offences

Threatening and abusive behaviour

• Breach of the peace
• Threatening or abusive behaviour

Racially aggravated conduct

• Racially aggravated harassment
• Racially aggravated conduct

Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct

• Drunk and disorderly
• Drunk and incapable
• Drunk in charge of a child
• Drunk and attempting to enter licensed premises
• Drunk or drinking in unlicensed premises
• Disorderly on licensed premises
• Drunk and attempting to enter a sports ground
• Refusing to quit licensed premises
• Consumption of alcohol in designated places, byelaws prohibited

Urinating etc.

• Urinating etc.

Group 7 – Miscellaneous offences

Community and public order offences

• False/Hoax calls
• Offences involving children

Environmental offences

• Labour laws
• Offences against environmental legislation

Licensing offences

• Offences against liquor licensing laws
• Naval military and air force laws

Wildlife offences

• Offences involving animals/plants

Other miscellaneous offences

• Offences against local legislation
• Consumer protection acts

Group 8 – Road traffic offences

Dangerous and careless driving

• Dangerous driving offences
• Driving carelessly

Driving under the influence

• Driving or in charge of motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs
• Blood alcohol content above limit
• Failing to provide breath, blood or urine specimens

Speeding

• Speeding in restricted areas
• Other speeding offences

Unlawful use of vehicle

• Driving whilst disqualified
• Driving without a licence
• Offences relating to driving without insurance
• Vehicle excise license offences

Vehicle defect offences

• Offences relating to faulty lights on vehicles
• Other vehicle defects relating to tyres, brakes etc.
• Weight contraventions for goods vehicles

Seat belt offences

• Drivers and passengers failing to wear seatbelts
• Failure to restrain children in appropriate seatbelts

Mobile phone offences

• Driving whilst using a mobile phone

Other road traffic offences

• Accident offences including failing to stop/provide details
• Parking offences
• Motor Vehicle Records of Work (eg Tachograph) Offences

Changes to crime groups

Old crime groups

Non-sexual crimes of violence

• Homicide etc. (incl. causing death by driving)
• Attempted murder and serious assault
• Robbery
• Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
• Other violence

Sexual crimes

• Rape and attempted rape
• Sexual assault
• Crimes associated with prostitution
• Other sexual crimes

Crimes of dishonesty

• Housebreaking
• Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP)
• Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP
• Theft of a motor vehicle
• Shoplifting
• Other theft
• Fraud
• Other dishonesty

Fire-raising, vandalism etc.

• Fire-raising
• Vandalism etc.

Other crimes

• Crimes against public justice
• Handling offensive weapons
• Drugs
• Other

Coronavirus restrictions

• Coronavirus restrictions

New crime groups

Non-sexual crimes of violence

• Murder and culpable homicide
• Death by dangerous driving
• Serious assault and attempted murder
• Common assault
• Robbery
• Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
• Other non-sexual violence

Sexual crimes

• Rape and attempted rape
• Sexual assault
• Causing to view sexual activity or images
• Communicating indecently
• Threatening to or disclosing intimate images
• Indecent photos of children
• Crimes associated with prostitution
• Other sexual crimes

Crimes of dishonesty

• Housebreaking
• Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP)
• Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP
• Theft of a motor vehicle
• Shoplifting
• Other theft
• Fraud
• Other dishonesty

Damage and reckless behaviour

• Vandalism
• Reckless conduct
• Fire-raising

Crimes against society

• Crimes against public justice
• Handling offensive weapons [note 1]
• Drugs – Supply
• Drugs – Possession
• Other crimes against society

Coronavirus restrictions

• Coronavirus restrictions

Changes to offence groups

Old offence groups

Miscellaneous offences

• Common assault
• Breach of the peace etc.
• Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct
• Urinating etc.
• Other

Motor vehicle offences

• Dangerous and careless driving
• Driving under the influence
• Speeding
• Unlawful use of a motor vehicle
• Vehicle defect offences
• Seat belt offences
• Mobile phone offences
• Other

New offence groups

Antisocial offences

• Threatening and abusive behaviour
• Racially aggravated conduct
• Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct
• Urinating etc.

Miscellaneous offences

• Community and public order offences
• Environmental offences
• Licensing offences
• Wildlife offences
• Other miscellaneous offences

Road traffic offences

• Dangerous and careless driving
• Driving under the influence
• Speeding
• Unlawful use of a motor vehicle
• Vehicle defect offences
• Seat belt offences
• Mobile phone offences
• Other road traffic offences

Notes for new grouping structure

Note 1. In the National Statistics on Recorded Crime in Scotland, the category of Handling Offensive Weapons is further split into two further categories: ‘Used in other criminal activity’ and ‘Not used in other criminal activity’. Due to the nature of the data used to produce these statistics, this breakdown is not possible and Criminal Proceedings in Scotland includes only a single value for these two categories.