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Prison statistics and population projections Scotland: 2011-12
This publication shows data up to 2011-12 on Scottish prison population levels and characteristics, receptions to/liberations from Scottish prisons, and international comparisons. This year it includes prison population projections to 2020-21 which were previously published separately, as well as additional background information and analyses.
Sentence length for direct sentenced receptions by main crime/offence, age and sex: 2011-12 Table A.14
| Number received | Average sentence (days) | Percentage sentenced to | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 30 days | 30-59 days | 60-89 days | 90 days-3 months | Over 3 months - less than 6 months | 6 months - less than 2 years | 2 years - less than 4 years | 4 years & over (excluding life) | |||
| Total | ||||||||||
| Serious assault and attempted murder | 908 | 964 | 1 | - | * | * | 2 | 45 | 30 | 22 |
| Robbery | 506 | 849 | 1 | * | * | - | 5 | 45 | 33 | 16 |
| Housebreaking | 785 | 321 | * | * | 3 | 2 | 19 | 66 | 9 | 1 |
| Theft by opening lockfast places (OLP) | 102 | 242 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 59 | 2 | - |
| Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP) | 100 | 190 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 43 | 3 | - |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 109 | 271 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 54 | 7 | - |
| Shoplifting | 1,362 | 155 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 33 | 1 | - |
| Fraud | 184 | 255 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 49 | 5 | 1 |
| Drugs | 1,271 | 587 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 24 | 8 |
| Common assault | 2,147 | 243 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 53 | 4 | 1 |
| Breach of the peace | 539 | 174 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 1 | * |
| Unlawful use of a motor vehicle | 304 | 226 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 71 | * | - |
| Young offenders | ||||||||||
| Serious assault and attempted murder | 199 | 867 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 54 | 27 | 17 |
| Robbery | 118 | 640 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 62 | 31 | 3 |
| Housebreaking | 107 | 264 | 1 | - | 6 | 6 | 21 | 62 | 6 | - |
| Theft by opening lockfast places (OLP) | 10 | 283 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 90 | - | - |
| Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP) | 9 | 231 | - | 11 | - | - | 33 | 56 | - | - |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 24 | 326 | - | - | - | 13 | 17 | 58 | 13 | - |
| Shoplifting | 50 | 144 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 24 | 32 | - | - |
| Fraud | 9 | 177 | 11 | 22 | - | - | 22 | 33 | 11 | - |
| Drugs | 58 | 516 | 2 | - | - | - | 14 | 57 | 24 | 3 |
| Common assault | 377 | 268 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 58 | 4 | 1 |
| Breach of the peace | 69 | 205 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| Unlawful use of a motor vehicle | 19 | 240 | 5 | - | - | - | 11 | 84 | - | - |
| Adults | ||||||||||
| Serious assault and attempted murder | 709 | 991 | 1 | - | 1 | * | 2 | 43 | 30 | 23 |
| Robbery | 388 | 912 | 1 | * | * | - | 5 | 40 | 34 | 20 |
| Housebreaking | 678 | 330 | * | * | 3 | 2 | 19 | 67 | 9 | 1 |
| Theft by opening lockfast places (OLP) | 92 | 237 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 55 | 2 | - |
| Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP) | 91 | 186 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 42 | 3 | - |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 85 | 256 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 53 | 6 | - |
| Shoplifting | 1,312 | 155 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 33 | 1 | - |
| Fraud | 175 | 259 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 50 | 5 | 1 |
| Drugs | 1,213 | 590 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 24 | 8 |
| Common assault | 1,770 | 238 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 52 | 4 | * |
| Breach of the peace | 470 | 169 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 34 | 35 | 1 | - |
| Unlawful use of a motor vehicle | 285 | 225 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 70 | * | - |
| Men | ||||||||||
| Serious assault and attempted murder | 857 | 959 | 1 | - | * | * | 2 | 46 | 29 | 22 |
| Robbery | 473 | 874 | 1 | * | * | - | 4 | 44 | 33 | 17 |
| Housebreaking | 770 | 323 | * | * | 3 | 2 | 18 | 66 | 9 | 1 |
| Theft by opening lockfast places (OLP) | 98 | 239 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 58 | 2 | - |
| Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP) | 100 | 190 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 43 | 3 | - |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 108 | 274 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 55 | 7 | - |
| Shoplifting | 1,137 | 153 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 32 | 1 | - |
| Fraud | 157 | 264 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 50 | 6 | 1 |
| Drugs | 1,154 | 597 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 25 | 8 |
| Common assault | 1,961 | 248 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 53 | 4 | 1 |
| Breach of the peace | 510 | 175 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 1 | * |
| Unlawful use of a motor vehicle | 300 | 227 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 71 | * | - |
| Women | ||||||||||
| Serious assault and attempted murder | 51 | 1,043 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 35 | 37 | 25 |
| Robbery | 33 | 488 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 58 | 30 | - |
| Housebreaking | 15 | 213 | - | - | - | 13 | 47 | 40 | - | - |
| Theft by opening lockfast places (OLP) | 4 | 314 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 75 | - | - |
| Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 1 | 34 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shoplifting | 225 | 165 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 36 | * | - |
| Fraud | 27 | 199 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 4 | - |
| Drugs | 117 | 483 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 54 | 23 | 4 |
| Common assault | 186 | 196 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 49 | 1 | - |
| Breach of the peace | 29 | 156 | 7 | - | 14 | 7 | 41 | 31 | - | - |
| Unlawful use of a motor vehicle | 4 | 138 | - | - | 25 | - | 50 | 25 | - | - |
Notes: Receptions do not equate to persons received since someone receiving a custodial sentence after a period on remand, or several custodial sentences at different times or from different courts, will be counted more than once. Counting conventions are described in more detail in Section 5. Figures exclude life and Section 205 sentences.
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