Table 8: Reconviction rates and average number of reconvictions per offender, by index disposal: 1997-98 to 2013-14 cohorts
| Index disposal 1 |
Number of offenders |
Reconviction rate |
Average number of reconvictions per offender |
| Discharged from custody |
| 1997-98 |
6,118 |
48.4 |
1.04 |
| 1998-99 |
5,821 |
49.1 |
1.09 |
| 1999-00 |
5,744 |
46.3 |
0.99 |
| 2000-01 |
5,573 |
47.4 |
1.00 |
| 2001-02 |
5,950 |
47.9 |
1.06 |
| 2002-03 |
6,010 |
49.9 |
1.13 |
| 2003-04 |
5,886 |
50.1 |
1.11 |
| 2004-05 |
6,127 |
47.9 |
1.06 |
| 2005-06 |
6,239 |
47.4 |
1.03 |
| 2006-07 |
6,909 |
48.5 |
1.06 |
| 2007-08 |
7,060 |
46.8 |
1.00 |
| 2008-09 |
7,406 |
47.1 |
0.98 |
| 2009-10 |
7,433 |
45.9 |
0.94 |
| 2010-11 |
7,290 |
45.2 |
0.91 |
| 2011-12 |
7,313 |
44.3 |
0.92 |
| 2012-13 |
7,433 |
43.6 |
0.89 |
| 2013-14 |
7,108 |
43.8 |
0.84 |
| Restriction of Liberty Order 2 |
| 1997-98 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1998-99 |
25 |
60.0 |
1.56 |
| 1999-00 |
54 |
68.5 |
1.78 |
| 2000-01 |
62 |
62.9 |
1.71 |
| 2001-02 |
58 |
72.4 |
1.62 |
| 2002-03 |
224 |
54.0 |
1.21 |
| 2003-04 |
371 |
58.2 |
1.27 |
| 2004-05 |
442 |
57.7 |
1.24 |
| 2005-06 |
524 |
54.0 |
1.22 |
| 2006-07 |
548 |
52.4 |
1.07 |
| 2007-08 |
556 |
50.9 |
1.04 |
| 2008-09 |
594 |
47.8 |
0.98 |
| 2009-10 |
511 |
49.5 |
0.96 |
| 2010-11 |
461 |
45.1 |
0.86 |
| 2011-12 |
496 |
40.1 |
0.76 |
| 2012-13 |
559 |
36.3 |
0.68 |
| 2013-14 |
643 |
35.0 |
0.59 |
| Legacy community order ( CSO, PO) 3 |
| 1997-98 |
6,084 |
39.6 |
0.85 |
| 1998-99 |
5,949 |
40.3 |
0.88 |
| 1999-00 |
5,594 |
38.5 |
0.78 |
| 2000-01 |
5,645 |
38.9 |
0.82 |
| 2001-02 |
6,085 |
40.5 |
0.86 |
| 2002-03 |
6,557 |
40.7 |
0.84 |
| 2003-04 |
6,451 |
39.0 |
0.78 |
| 2004-05 |
7,093 |
39.7 |
0.79 |
| 2005-06 |
7,772 |
38.3 |
0.74 |
| 2006-07 |
7,611 |
38.1 |
0.72 |
| 2007-08 |
8,115 |
36.5 |
0.68 |
| 2008-09 |
8,853 |
37.1 |
0.70 |
| 2009-10 |
8,658 |
33.6 |
0.62 |
| 2010-11 |
8,245 |
33.7 |
0.61 |
| 2011-12 |
3,773 |
27.6 |
0.47 |
| 2012-13 |
660 |
14.5 |
0.21 |
| 2013-14 |
202 |
5.9 |
0.07 |
| Community Payback Order 4 |
| 1997-98 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1998-99 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1999-00 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2000-01 |
|
|
|
| 2001-02 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2002-03 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2003-04 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2004-05 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2005-06 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2006-07 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2007-08 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2008-09 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2009-10 |
- |
- |
- |
| 2010-11 |
174 |
54.6 |
1.15 |
| 2011-12 |
6,110 |
36.6 |
0.68 |
| 2012-13 |
9,466 |
32.5 |
0.57 |
| 2013-14 |
10,551 |
30.4 |
0.55 |
| Drug Treatment and Testing Order 5 |
| 1997-98 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1998-99 |
- |
- |
- |
| 1999-00 |
1 |
- |
- |
| 2000-01 |
36 |
58.3 |
1.31 |
| 2001-02 |
95 |
74.7 |
2.12 |
| 2002-03 |
143 |
75.5 |
2.41 |
| 2003-04 |
201 |
79.1 |
2.21 |
| 2004-05 |
231 |
78.4 |
2.20 |
| 2005-06 |
268 |
70.1 |
1.88 |
| 2006-07 |
303 |
75.2 |
2.03 |
| 2007-08 |
327 |
70.9 |
1.94 |
| 2008-09 |
361 |
67.6 |
1.76 |
| 2009-10 |
362 |
66.3 |
1.68 |
| 2010-11 |
373 |
66.8 |
1.62 |
| 2011-12 |
279 |
62.0 |
1.65 |
| 2012-13 |
315 |
65.1 |
1.58 |
| 2013-14 |
328 |
62.8 |
1.66 |
| Monetary disposal |
| 1997-98 |
32,894 |
29.5 |
0.54 |
| 1998-99 |
29,560 |
29.4 |
0.53 |
| 1999-00 |
25,604 |
28.9 |
0.52 |
| 2000-01 |
23,817 |
28.9 |
0.51 |
| 2001-02 |
24,864 |
29.0 |
0.52 |
| 2002-03 |
24,851 |
29.1 |
0.52 |
| 2003-04 |
26,685 |
29.5 |
0.51 |
| 2004-05 |
27,462 |
29.2 |
0.50 |
| 2005-06 |
27,037 |
29.3 |
0.50 |
| 2006-07 |
28,500 |
29.0 |
0.49 |
| 2007-08 |
27,496 |
27.6 |
0.46 |
| 2008-09 |
22,844 |
26.7 |
0.47 |
| 2009-10 |
20,961 |
26.6 |
0.45 |
| 2010-11 |
18,679 |
25.6 |
0.44 |
| 2011-12 |
17,123 |
24.1 |
0.40 |
| 2012-13 |
14,801 |
23.3 |
0.39 |
| 2013-14 |
14,829 |
23.0 |
0.38 |
| Other disposal 6 |
| 1997-98 |
8,348 |
23.0 |
0.42 |
| 1998-99 |
7,790 |
21.5 |
0.38 |
| 1999-00 |
7,234 |
21.7 |
0.37 |
| 2000-01 |
6,436 |
22.2 |
0.37 |
| 2001-02 |
6,596 |
22.5 |
0.40 |
| 2002-03 |
7,075 |
23.0 |
0.41 |
| 2003-04 |
7,391 |
22.1 |
0.39 |
| 2004-05 |
8,017 |
22.3 |
0.39 |
| 2005-06 |
8,487 |
23.7 |
0.41 |
| 2006-07 |
9,439 |
23.7 |
0.42 |
| 2007-08 |
9,500 |
23.2 |
0.41 |
| 2008-09 |
9,603 |
23.6 |
0.44 |
| 2009-10 |
9,492 |
22.1 |
0.39 |
| 2010-11 |
9,483 |
21.9 |
0.39 |
| 2011-12 |
8,739 |
22.6 |
0.40 |
| 2012-13 |
8,481 |
21.2 |
0.38 |
| 2013-14 |
8,532 |
20.7 |
0.38 |
1. Caution is needed when comparing reconvictions between different disposals. A disposal may affect the reconviction rates, but different disposals are given for different types of offending behaviour, which are themselves also likely to affect reconviction rates.
2. Restriction of Liberty Orders were not available nationally until 2002.
3. Legacy community order refers to Community Service Orders ( CSOs) and Probation Orders ( POs) which were replaced by Community Payback Orders for crimes or offences committed after 1 February 2011. Legacy community orders given after 1 February are for crimes or offences committed prior to 1 February 2011.
4. Community Payback Orders ( CPOs) were introduced by the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 and came into effect from 1 February 2011. The CPO replaces provisions for Community Service Orders, Probation Orders, and Supervised Attendance Orders.
5. Drug Treatment and Testing Orders were first introduced on a pilot basis in Glasgow and Fife in 1999, and were subsequently rolled out across Scotland in phases, concluding with Argyll and Bute in 2006.
6. Includes Supervised Attendance Orders.
Contact
Email: Mark Bell
Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
