Reconviction rates in Scotland: 2016-2017 offender cohort
This publication provides analyses of trends in reconviction statistics up to the latest cohort of 2016 to 2017.
Table 1: Reconviction rates and average number of reconvictions per offender: 1997-98 to 2016-17 cohorts1
Cohort | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate | Average number of reconvictions per offender |
---|---|---|---|
1997-98 | 53,460 | 31.8 | 0.62 |
1998-99 | 49,145 | 31.8 | 0.62 |
1999-00 | 44,245 | 31.3 | 0.59 |
2000-01 | 41,561 | 31.8 | 0.60 |
2001-02 | 43,647 | 32.4 | 0.63 |
2002-03 | 44,848 | 32.9 | 0.64 |
2003-04 | 47,003 | 32.7 | 0.62 |
2004-05 | 49,353 | 32.4 | 0.61 |
2005-06 | 50,344 | 32.4 | 0.60 |
2006-07 | 53,305 | 32.4 | 0.60 |
2007-08 | 53,044 | 31.2 | 0.57 |
2008-09 | 49,665 | 31.5 | 0.60 |
2009-10 | 47,416 | 30.6 | 0.56 |
2010-11 | 44,707 | 30.1 | 0.55 |
2011-12 | 43,819 | 29.6 | 0.55 |
2012-13 | 41,695 | 28.9 | 0.53 |
2013-14 | 42,177 | 28.5 | 0.52 |
2014-15 | 43,614 | 28.4 | 0.51 |
2015-16 | 44,051 | 27.2 | 0.48 |
2016-17 | 40,606 | 27.2 | 0.48 |
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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