Homicide in Scotland, 2002

Crime and sentence

Year recorded

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

All accused with charge proved

85

95

119

123

77

90

103

85

84

90

Murder

36

47

57

56

29

53

59

37

43

51

Insanity/ hospital order ⁽²⁾

3

3

1

-

1

2

2

-

4

2

Imprisonment/YOI - Life

33

44

56

56

28

51

57

37

39

49

Culpable Homicide

39

43

51

53

43

27

38

44

36

35

Probation or community service

4

6

4

4

6

1

5

2

2

-

Insanity/Guardianship/Hospital order ⁽²⁾

-

1

1

4

4

3

3

2

2

3

Imprisonment/YOI - Up to 4 yrs

17

7

12

17

5

9

5

13

8

5

Imprisonment/YOI - 4 to 10 yrs

12

24

29

25

26

14

19

25

21

24

Imprisonment/YOI - Over 10 yrs

3

3

2

2

-

-

2

-

2

3

Imprisonment/YOI - Life

-

1

-

-

1

-

1

1

-

-

Other sentence ⁽³⁾

3

1

3

1

1

-

3

1

1

-

Other Crime

10

5

11

14

5

10

6

4

5

4

Probation or community service

1

1

-

4

-

2

3

-

3

2

Imprisonment/YOI - Up to 4 yrs

6

3

10

8

5

3

3

4

1

1

Imprisonment/YOI - 4 to 10 yrs

-

1

1

1

-

2

-

-

-

1

Other sentence ⁽³⁾

3

-

-

1

-

3

-

-

1

-