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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.

Cohort	Number of offenders¹	Reconviction rate¹	Average number of reconvictions per offender¹
1997-98	53,444	42.6	1.10
1998-99	49,144	42.5	1.08
1999-00	44,229	42.9	1.08
2000-01	41,568	43.8	1.13
2001-02	43,651	44.2	1.16
2002-03	44,858	45.3	1.18
2003-04	46,984	44.7	1.15
2004-05	49,367	44.5	1.13
2005-06	50,325	44.8	1.13
2006-07	53,301	44.1	1.09
2007-08	53,042	42.5	1.06
2008-09	49,653	42.4	1.08
2009-10	47,413	41.5	1.02
2010-11	44,712	41.0	1.00

1. Figures for previous cohorts may differ from previously published figures as updated information is fed into the Scottish Offenders Index.

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