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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 16: Individuals convicted by number of previous convictions in 10 years from 2006-07 to 2015-16 1
| Number and type of previous convictions 2 |
1997-98 to 2006-07 | 1998-99 to 2007-08 | 1999-00 to 2008-09 | 2000-01 to 2009-10 | 2001-02 to 2010-11 | 2002-03 to 2011-12 | 2003-04 to 2012-13 | 2004-05 to 2013-14 | 2005-06 to 2014-15 | 2006-07 to 2015-16 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Number of persons with charge proved (=100%) |
53,819 | 53,557 | 50,555 | 48,358 | 45,656 | 44,942 | 42,529 | 43,150 | 44,789 | 45,230 | ||||||||||
| All previous convictions 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| None | 18,992 | 35 | 18,717 | 35 | 17,346 | 34 | 16,467 | 34 | 15,349 | 34 | 14,833 | 33 | 13,873 | 33 | 14,734 | 34 | 16,073 | 36 | 16,459 | 36 |
| 1 or 2 | 13,665 | 25 | 13,654 | 25 | 12,313 | 24 | 11,899 | 25 | 10,937 | 24 | 10,707 | 24 | 10,104 | 24 | 10,344 | 24 | 10,598 | 24 | 10,838 | 24 |
| 3 to 10 | 14,824 | 28 | 14,908 | 28 | 14,341 | 28 | 13,593 | 28 | 13,024 | 29 | 13,082 | 29 | 12,403 | 29 | 12,005 | 28 | 12,221 | 27 | 12,238 | 27 |
| Over 10 | 6,338 | 12 | 6,278 | 12 | 6,555 | 13 | 6,399 | 13 | 6,346 | 14 | 6,320 | 14 | 6,149 | 14 | 6,067 | 14 | 5,897 | 13 | 5,695 | 13 |
1. This table is compiled on a different basis to tables 1-12; using individuals convicted in 2015-16 and counting their previous convictions over 10 years.
2. The number and type of previous convictions in 10 year windows.
3. Convictions for crimes, and offences of common assault, breach of the peace, racially aggravated conduct or harassment, firearms offences or social security offences. Excludes convictions outside of Scotland.
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