Homicide in Scotland, 2012-13

Statistical bulletin on crimes of homicide recorded by the police in Scotland in 2012-13


Table 6: Age and gender of persons accused of homicide1 by rate per million population2, Scotland, 2003-04 to 2012-13

Age and gender of accused 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Number:
All accused 156 188 141 169 149 132 121 142 127 83
Under 16 4 8 4 7 3 4 5 4 3 -
16 to 20 29 35 45 49 32 30 28 34 27 4
21 to 30 70 71 44 60 50 43 44 42 45 37
31 to 50 48 62 44 42 55 48 31 58 46 29
51 and over 5 12 4 11 9 7 13 4 6 13
Male accused 146 169 123 156 131 114 101 114 117 66
Under 16 4 8 4 7 3 4 5 4 3 -
16 to 20 26 33 43 48 26 26 23 26 25 4
21 to 30 65 64 35 54 44 40 39 37 41 29
31 to 50 46 54 38 37 50 37 23 44 42 25
51 and over 5 10 3 10 8 7 11 3 6 8
Female accused 10 19 18 13 18 18 20 28 10 17
Under 16 - - - - - - - - - -
16 to 20 3 2 2 1 6 4 5 8 2 -
21 to 30 5 7 9 6 6 3 5 5 4 8
31 to 50 2 8 6 5 5 11 8 14 4 4
51 and over - 2 1 1 1 - 2 1 - 5
Rate per million population:
All accused 31 37 28 33 29 26 23 27 24 16
Under 16 4 9 4 8 3 4 5 4 3 -
16 to 20 90 107 135 147 96 90 84 102 79 12
21 to 30 114 116 71 94 76 63 63 59 64 52
31 to 50 32 41 29 28 37 33 21 40 31 20
51 and over 3 7 2 6 5 4 7 2 3 7
Male accused 60 69 50 63 53 46 40 45 46 26
Under 16 8 17 8 15 6 9 11 9 6 -
16 to 20 159 197 253 282 152 151 135 153 145 24
21 to 30 213 209 113 168 133 117 110 102 118 82
31 to 50 63 74 52 51 70 52 33 63 58 35
51 and over 7 13 4 13 10 9 13 4 7 9
Female accused 4 7 7 5 7 7 7 10 4 6
Under 16 - - - - - - - - - -
16 to 20 19 12 12 6 37 25 31 49 12 -
21 to 30 16 23 29 19 18 9 15 14 11 22
31 to 50 3 10 8 6 6 14 11 19 5 5
51 and over - 2 1 1 1 - 2 1 - 5

Notes:
1. Figures correct as at 1 October 2013.
2. Population data are derived from relevant mid-year population estimates prepared by the National Records of Scotland: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/population/estimates/mid-year/index.html.

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