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Reconviction rates in Scotland: 2014-2015 offender cohort
Analysis of trends in reconviction statistics up to the latest cohort of 2014 to 2015.
Table 9: Reconviction rates and average number of reconvictions per offender, by custodial sentence length: 1997-98 to 2014-15 cohorts
| Custodial sentence length | Total offenders | Reconviction rate | Average number of reconvictions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months or less | |||
| 1997-98 | 2,724 | 56.7 | 1.33 |
| 1998-99 | 2,555 | 59.3 | 1.42 |
| 1999-00 | 2,540 | 55.5 | 1.28 |
| 2000-01 | 2,393 | 58.0 | 1.31 |
| 2001-02 | 2,463 | 58.2 | 1.37 |
| 2002-03 | 2,639 | 61.4 | 1.49 |
| 2003-04 | 2,472 | 63.0 | 1.51 |
| 2004-05 | 2,563 | 61.5 | 1.44 |
| 2005-06 | 2,724 | 59.1 | 1.37 |
| 2006-07 | 3,066 | 60.7 | 1.40 |
| 2007-08 | 2,870 | 59.0 | 1.35 |
| 2008-09 | 2,362 | 59.7 | 1.38 |
| 2009-10 | 2,067 | 58.9 | 1.32 |
| 2010-11 | 1,824 | 61.7 | 1.35 |
| 2011-12 | 1,406 | 59.7 | 1.36 |
| 2012-13 | 1,405 | 60.5 | 1.39 |
| 2013-14 | 1,306 | 60.8 | 1.33 |
| 2014-15 | 1,294 | 60.0 | 1.25 |
| Over 3 months to 6 months | |||
| 1997-98 | 1,459 | 58.0 | 1.22 |
| 1998-99 | 1,403 | 57.9 | 1.31 |
| 1999-00 | 1,330 | 56.7 | 1.23 |
| 2000-01 | 1,325 | 58.0 | 1.24 |
| 2001-02 | 1,431 | 57.2 | 1.33 |
| 2002-03 | 1,382 | 60.1 | 1.37 |
| 2003-04 | 1,346 | 59.8 | 1.33 |
| 2004-05 | 1,338 | 57.3 | 1.31 |
| 2005-06 | 1,371 | 56.9 | 1.31 |
| 2006-07 | 1,470 | 58.0 | 1.29 |
| 2007-08 | 1,454 | 57.9 | 1.34 |
| 2008-09 | 1,901 | 55.1 | 1.20 |
| 2009-10 | 1,935 | 54.1 | 1.15 |
| 2010-11 | 2,024 | 53.2 | 1.11 |
| 2011-12 | 2,332 | 53.3 | 1.19 |
| 2012-13 | 2,304 | 51.8 | 1.13 |
| 2013-14 | 2,212 | 54.6 | 1.09 |
| 2014-15 | 2,021 | 54.5 | 1.16 |
| Over 6 months to 1 year | |||
| 1997-98 | 596 | 35.6 | 0.65 |
| 1998-99 | 533 | 33.0 | 0.61 |
| 1999-00 | 540 | 37.4 | 0.71 |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 34.5 | 0.64 |
| 2001-02 | 578 | 40.7 | 0.74 |
| 2002-03 | 518 | 36.1 | 0.67 |
| 2003-04 | 563 | 36.4 | 0.72 |
| 2004-05 | 558 | 33.3 | 0.69 |
| 2005-06 | 575 | 36.0 | 0.67 |
| 2006-07 | 629 | 37.2 | 0.70 |
| 2007-08 | 771 | 36.7 | 0.67 |
| 2008-09 | 1,032 | 44.3 | 0.83 |
| 2009-10 | 1,181 | 42.4 | 0.82 |
| 2010-11 | 1,217 | 41.6 | 0.80 |
| 2011-12 | 1,250 | 42.7 | 0.81 |
| 2012-13 | 1,343 | 42.4 | 0.80 |
| 2013-14 | 1,290 | 43.2 | 0.78 |
| 2014-15 | 1,176 | 40.8 | 0.75 |
| Over 1 year to 2 years | |||
| 1997-98 | 566 | 30.4 | 0.52 |
| 1998-99 | 489 | 33.1 | 0.55 |
| 1999-00 | 511 | 29.2 | 0.48 |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 32.3 | 0.54 |
| 2001-02 | 553 | 30.0 | 0.50 |
| 2002-03 | 506 | 30.0 | 0.53 |
| 2003-04 | 559 | 31.1 | 0.52 |
| 2004-05 | 636 | 32.9 | 0.55 |
| 2005-06 | 552 | 28.8 | 0.48 |
| 2006-07 | 643 | 30.2 | 0.54 |
| 2007-08 | 803 | 35.1 | 0.59 |
| 2008-09 | 944 | 34.2 | 0.53 |
| 2009-10 | 1,072 | 34.4 | 0.60 |
| 2010-11 | 1,025 | 32.0 | 0.53 |
| 2011-12 | 1,029 | 32.8 | 0.59 |
| 2012-13 | 1,170 | 33.0 | 0.54 |
| 2013-14 | 1,125 | 30.6 | 0.50 |
| 2014-15 | 1,070 | 29.7 | 0.47 |
| Over 2 years to less than 4 years | |||
| 1997-98 | 371 | 27.5 | 0.37 |
| 1998-99 | 359 | 25.6 | 0.41 |
| 1999-00 | 352 | 21.9 | 0.32 |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 20.8 | 0.30 |
| 2001-02 | 378 | 27.5 | 0.44 |
| 2002-03 | 396 | 27.0 | 0.46 |
| 2003-04 | 364 | 27.7 | 0.46 |
| 2004-05 | 423 | 22.9 | 0.41 |
| 2005-06 | 397 | 23.2 | 0.38 |
| 2006-07 | 483 | 25.9 | 0.43 |
| 2007-08 | 535 | 22.1 | 0.35 |
| 2008-09 | 614 | 27.0 | 0.44 |
| 2009-10 | 622 | 29.3 | 0.48 |
| 2010-11 | 732 | 27.0 | 0.43 |
| 2011-12 | 760 | 27.2 | 0.43 |
| 2012-13 | 708 | 26.4 | 0.40 |
| 2013-14 | 659 | 25.6 | 0.39 |
| 2014-15 | 639 | 23.5 | 0.36 |
| Over 4 years | |||
| 1997-98 | 305 | 23.9 | 0.35 |
| 1998-99 | 384 | 21.9 | 0.29 |
| 1999-00 | 346 | 15.3 | 0.17 |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 14.8 | 0.16 |
| 2001-02 | 424 | 17.2 | 0.24 |
| 2002-03 | 449 | 16.7 | 0.21 |
| 2003-04 | 444 | 18.5 | 0.24 |
| 2004-05 | 444 | 16.4 | 0.20 |
| 2005-06 | 464 | 18.8 | 0.22 |
| 2006-07 | 495 | 13.7 | 0.16 |
| 2007-08 | 497 | 13.3 | 0.16 |
| 2008-09 | 460 | 15.0 | 0.19 |
| 2009-10 | 440 | 16.4 | 0.17 |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 12.6 | 0.15 |
| 2011-12 | 422 | 13.0 | 0.15 |
| 2012-13 | 418 | 10.0 | 0.11 |
| 2013-14 | 425 | 7.8 | 0.09 |
| 2014-15 | 373 | 12.3 | 0.13 |
1. Figures for previous cohorts may differ from previously published figures as updated information is fed into the Scottish Offenders Index.
2. Caution is needed when comparing reconvictions between different sentence lengths. The length of a sentence may affect the reconviction rates, but different lengths of sentence are given for different types of offending behaviour, which are themselves also likely to affect reconviction rates.
Contact
Email: Mariken Schipper
Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit
The Scottish Government
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