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Reconviction rates in Scotland: 2015-2016 offender cohort
Trends in reconviction statistics up to the latest cohort of 2015-2016.
Table 12: Reconviction rates and average number of reconvictions per offender, by local authority based on residence of offenders: 2015-16 cohort1
| Local Authority | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate | Average number of reconvictions per offender |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 44,036 | 27.0 | 0.47 |
| Aberdeen City | 2,078 | 29.9 | 0.64 |
| Aberdeenshire | 1,004 | 22.0 | 0.35 |
| Angus | 644 | 24.7 | 0.43 |
| Argyll & Bute | 399 | 22.1 | 0.31 |
| Clackmannanshire | 440 | 26.8 | 0.49 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 1,113 | 28.1 | 0.47 |
| Dundee City | 1,439 | 26.3 | 0.46 |
| East Ayrshire | 823 | 28.1 | 0.52 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 337 | 17.2 | 0.23 |
| East Lothian | 517 | 22.1 | 0.38 |
| East Renfrewshire | 346 | 20.8 | 0.33 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 2,667 | 24.7 | 0.42 |
| Falkirk | 1,037 | 27.7 | 0.45 |
| Fife | 2,317 | 24.2 | 0.43 |
| Glasgow City | 5,078 | 27.2 | 0.46 |
| Highland | 1,078 | 24.5 | 0.38 |
| Inverclyde | 440 | 31.8 | 0.51 |
| Midlothian | 508 | 22.2 | 0.36 |
| Moray | 541 | 21.4 | 0.36 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 84 | 11.9 | 0.18 |
| North Ayrshire | 839 | 28.0 | 0.41 |
| North Lanarkshire | 2,259 | 26.5 | 0.44 |
| Orkney Islands | 83 | 16.9 | 0.22 |
| Perth & Kinross | 776 | 23.3 | 0.37 |
| Renfrewshire | 1,021 | 23.9 | 0.38 |
| Scottish Borders | 490 | 22.9 | 0.40 |
| Shetland Islands | 105 | 21.0 | 0.29 |
| South Ayrshire | 515 | 24.1 | 0.44 |
| South Lanarkshire | 2,200 | 27.1 | 0.47 |
| Stirling | 468 | 25.2 | 0.38 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 714 | 27.0 | 0.45 |
| West Lothian | 1,057 | 19.8 | 0.29 |
| Unknown2 | 10,619 | 31.4 | 0.58 |
1. These data are classed as Experimental Statistics: Data being developed, as the data are not yet of sufficient quality to be labelled as National Statistics.
2. Unknown local authority is where data wasn’t available on the first part of an offenders' postcode so they could not be assigned to a local authority. This also includes a small number where postcodes were supplied, but they were not valid Scottish postcodes.
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