Homicide in Scotland, 2002

Statistics on homicide in Scotland, 2002


Statistical Bulletin Criminal Justice Series CrJ/2003/9 HOMICIDE IN SCOTLAND, 2002

Persons accused in homicide cases (1), by age and sex: number of accused persons and rates per million population, 1993-2002 Table 7

Sex and age of accused

Year recorded

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Number:

All accused

163

166

197

171

126

140

173

126

151

186

Under 16

1

8

3

9

3

8

6

4

5

8

16 to 20

42

47

54

47

29

43

37

29

26

46

21 to 29

61

53

73

51

41

49

52

32

57

46

30 to 49

52

51

58

58

47

37

69

52

54

73

50 and over

7

7

9

6

6

3

9

9

9

13

Male

152

148

182

152

117

119

156

109

134

165

Under 16

1

8

2

9

3

7

5

4

3

7

16 to 20

41

45

53

43

27

37

32

27

21

41

21 to 29

59

46

70

47

40

47

49

28

54

43

30 to 49

46

43

49

47

41

26

62

43

47

62

50 and over

5

6

8

6

6

2

8

7

9

12

Female

11

18

15

19

9

21

17

17

17

21

Under 16

-

-

1

-

-

1

1

-

2

1

16 to 20

1

2

1

4

2

6

5

2

5

5

21 to 29

2

7

3

4

1

2

3

4

3

3

30 to 49

6

8

9

11

6

11

7

9

7

11

50 and over

2

1

1

-

-

1

1

2

-

1

Rate of accused per million population:

All accused

35.6

36.2

42.9

37.3

27.5

30.5

37.7

27.4

32.8

40.3

Under 16

2.0

15.5

5.8

17.4

5.8

15.6

11.6

7.7

9.7

15.7

16 to 20

130.6

151.1

174.9

152.0

93.0

135.8

115.4

90.6

81.1

144.2

21 to 29

84.2

74.6

105.9

76.5

63.9

80.0

88.4

56.0

101.4

83.0

30 to 49

36.5

35.2

39.5

39.1

31.7

24.9

46.3

34.8

36.0

48.5

50 and over

4.4

4.4

5.6

3.7

3.7

1.8

5.4

5.3

5.3

7.5

Male

69.6

67.6

83.0

69.4

53.5

54.4

71.2

49.7

60.9

74.9

Under 16

3.9

30.4

7.6

34.1

11.5

26.7

19.0

15.1

11.4

26.8

16 to 20

251.8

286.9

340.7

275.9

171.6

231.8

198.0

167.3

129.5

253.2

21 to 29

163.7

130.1

204.5

142.3

126.5

155.9

169.6

99.8

195.3

156.2

30 to 49

65.3

60.1

67.6

64.4

56.3

35.7

85.0

59.0

64.3

84.9

50 and over

7.2

8.6

11.3

8.5

8.3

2.7

10.7

9.3

11.7

15.5

Female

4.6

7.5

6.2

7.9

3.8

8.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

8.7

Under 16

-

-

3.9

-

-

4.0

4.0

-

7.9

4.0

16 to 20

6.3

13.0

6.5

26.1

12.9

38.2

31.5

12.6

31.6

31.8

21 to 29

5.5

19.6

8.6

11.9

3.1

6.4

10.0

13.7

10.5

10.7

30 to 49

8.3

10.9

12.1

14.6

8.0

14.5

9.2

11.8

9.1

14.2

50 and over

2.2

1.1

1.1

-

-

1.1

1.1

2.1

-

1.1

1. Currently (as at 30 October 2003) recorded as homicide.

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