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Reconviction Rates in Scotland: 2011-12 Offender Cohort
This publication provides analyses of trends in reconviction figures up to the latest cohort of 2011-12.
Table 3 Reconviction rates and average number of reconvictions per offender, by age
| Age: under 21 |
Number of offenders |
Reconviction rate | Average number of reconvictions per offender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 13,790 | 42.4 | 0.93 |
| 1998-99 | 12,984 | 42.1 | 0.92 |
| 1999-00 | 11,784 | 41.0 | 0.87 |
| 2000-01 | 11,005 | 41.5 | 0.87 |
| 2001-02 | 11,232 | 41.2 | 0.89 |
| 2002-03 | 11,057 | 41.3 | 0.88 |
| 2003-04 | 11,316 | 40.6 | 0.82 |
| 2004-05 | 11,646 | 39.4 | 0.79 |
| 2005-06 | 12,114 | 41.4 | 0.80 |
| 2006-07 | 12,687 | 40.6 | 0.78 |
| 2007-08 | 12,402 | 38.2 | 0.72 |
| 2008-09 | 10,754 | 37.9 | 0.72 |
| 2009-10 | 9,323 | 36.8 | 0.68 |
| 2010-11 | 8,243 | 36.0 | 0.65 |
| 2011-12 | 7,432 | 34.5 | 0.61 |
| Age: 21 to 25 | |||
| 1997-98 | 12,183 | 34.1 | 0.63 |
| 1998-99 | 10,762 | 34.4 | 0.66 |
| 1999-00 | 9,455 | 34.5 | 0.64 |
| 2000-01 | 8,993 | 35.5 | 0.66 |
| 2001-02 | 9,477 | 36.5 | 0.71 |
| 2002-03 | 9,926 | 37.1 | 0.74 |
| 2003-04 | 10,336 | 36.4 | 0.72 |
| 2004-05 | 10,592 | 36.5 | 0.71 |
| 2005-06 | 10,584 | 35.2 | 0.68 |
| 2006-07 | 11,240 | 35.2 | 0.66 |
| 2007-08 | 11,137 | 34.3 | 0.63 |
| 2008-09 | 10,105 | 34.2 | 0.65 |
| 2009-10 | 9,807 | 33.7 | 0.61 |
| 2010-11 | 9,002 | 32.8 | 0.59 |
| 2011-12 | 8,885 | 30.7 | 0.54 |
| Age: 26 to 30 | |||
| 1997-98 | 9,595 | 30.3 | 0.54 |
| 1998-99 | 8,674 | 30.4 | 0.54 |
| 1999-00 | 7,453 | 31.5 | 0.55 |
| 2000-01 | 6,942 | 31.2 | 0.56 |
| 2001-02 | 7,168 | 33.3 | 0.62 |
| 2002-03 | 7,129 | 34.5 | 0.64 |
| 2003-04 | 7,258 | 35.6 | 0.66 |
| 2004-05 | 7,527 | 34.5 | 0.66 |
| 2005-06 | 7,588 | 34.8 | 0.64 |
| 2006-07 | 8,009 | 34.7 | 0.65 |
| 2007-08 | 8,249 | 33.6 | 0.63 |
| 2008-09 | 7,988 | 34.9 | 0.68 |
| 2009-10 | 7,894 | 32.9 | 0.62 |
| 2010-11 | 7,484 | 33.6 | 0.65 |
| 2011-12 | 7,434 | 32.4 | 0.62 |
| Age: over 30 | |||
| 1997-98 | 17,876 | 22.8 | 0.40 |
| 1998-99 | 16,724 | 22.9 | 0.40 |
| 1999-00 | 15,537 | 21.8 | 0.36 |
| 2000-01 | 14,628 | 22.4 | 0.37 |
| 2001-02 | 15,774 | 23.1 | 0.39 |
| 2002-03 | 16,746 | 24.1 | 0.42 |
| 2003-04 | 18,074 | 24.4 | 0.42 |
| 2004-05 | 19,602 | 25.2 | 0.43 |
| 2005-06 | 20,039 | 24.7 | 0.42 |
| 2006-07 | 21,365 | 25.2 | 0.43 |
| 2007-08 | 21,254 | 24.7 | 0.44 |
| 2008-09 | 20,806 | 25.6 | 0.47 |
| 2009-10 | 20,389 | 25.3 | 0.46 |
| 2010-11 | 19,983 | 25.2 | 0.45 |
| 2011-12 | 20,075 | 25.4 | 0.47 |
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