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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.

Cohort	Number of offenders ¹	Reconviction rate ¹	Average number of reconvictions per offender ¹
1997-98	53,445	31.8	0.62
1998-99	49,145	31.8	0.62
1999-00	44,229	31.3	0.59
2000-01	41,568	31.8	0.60
2001-02	43,650	32.4	0.63
2002-03	44,863	32.9	0.64
2003-04	46,984	32.7	0.62
2004-05	49,371	32.4	0.61
2005-06	50,330	32.5	0.60
2006-07	53,309	32.4	0.60
2007-08	53,053	31.2	0.57
2008-09	49,663	31.5	0.60
2009-10	47,415	30.6	0.56
2010-11	44,704	30.1	0.55
2011-12	43,828	29.6	0.55
2012-13	41,705	28.9	0.53
2013-14	42,191	28.5	0.52
2014-15	43,634	28.2	0.50

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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