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 3: Reconviction rate and average number of reconvictions per offender, by age: 1997-98 to 2016-17 cohorts1
Age2 | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate | Average number of reconvictions per offender |
---|---|---|---|
Under 21 | |||
1997-98 | 13,796 | 42.4 | 0.93 |
1998-99 | 12,988 | 42.1 | 0.92 |
1999-00 | 11,785 | 41.0 | 0.87 |
2000-01 | 11,004 | 41.5 | 0.87 |
2001-02 | 11,233 | 41.2 | 0.89 |
2002-03 | 11,054 | 41.3 | 0.88 |
2003-04 | 11,322 | 40.6 | 0.82 |
2004-05 | 11,639 | 39.4 | 0.79 |
2005-06 | 12,120 | 41.3 | 0.80 |
2006-07 | 12,686 | 40.6 | 0.78 |
2007-08 | 12,403 | 38.2 | 0.72 |
2008-09 | 10,757 | 37.9 | 0.72 |
2009-10 | 9,325 | 36.8 | 0.68 |
2010-11 | 8,239 | 36.1 | 0.66 |
2011-12 | 7,430 | 34.9 | 0.63 |
2012-13 | 6,090 | 33.4 | 0.59 |
2013-14 | 5,387 | 34.3 | 0.62 |
2014-15 | 5,151 | 35.5 | 0.65 |
2015-16 | 4,930 | 33.5 | 0.61 |
2016-17 | 4,340 | 32.2 | 0.59 |
21 to 25 | |||
1997-98 | 12,185 | 34.1 | 0.63 |
1998-99 | 10,763 | 34.4 | 0.66 |
1999-00 | 9,458 | 34.5 | 0.64 |
2000-01 | 8,993 | 35.5 | 0.66 |
2001-02 | 9,473 | 36.5 | 0.71 |
2002-03 | 9,925 | 37.1 | 0.74 |
2003-04 | 10,337 | 36.4 | 0.72 |
2004-05 | 10,591 | 36.5 | 0.71 |
2005-06 | 10,587 | 35.2 | 0.68 |
2006-07 | 11,240 | 35.2 | 0.66 |
2007-08 | 11,136 | 34.3 | 0.63 |
2008-09 | 10,105 | 34.2 | 0.65 |
2009-10 | 9,809 | 33.7 | 0.61 |
2010-11 | 9,001 | 32.9 | 0.59 |
2011-12 | 8,887 | 31.1 | 0.55 |
2012-13 | 8,398 | 31.0 | 0.53 |
2013-14 | 8,288 | 29.5 | 0.50 |
2014-15 | 8,123 | 29.7 | 0.51 |
2015-16 | 7,873 | 28.5 | 0.48 |
2016-17 | 6,901 | 29.6 | 0.49 |
26 to 30 | |||
1997-98 | 9,596 | 30.3 | 0.54 |
1998-99 | 8,678 | 30.4 | 0.54 |
1999-00 | 7,456 | 31.5 | 0.55 |
2000-01 | 6,942 | 31.2 | 0.56 |
2001-02 | 7,165 | 33.3 | 0.62 |
2002-03 | 7,127 | 34.5 | 0.64 |
2003-04 | 7,264 | 35.6 | 0.66 |
2004-05 | 7,522 | 34.5 | 0.66 |
2005-06 | 7,592 | 34.8 | 0.64 |
2006-07 | 8,011 | 34.7 | 0.65 |
2007-08 | 8,252 | 33.6 | 0.63 |
2008-09 | 7,989 | 34.9 | 0.68 |
2009-10 | 7,891 | 32.9 | 0.62 |
2010-11 | 7,484 | 33.5 | 0.65 |
2011-12 | 7,430 | 32.8 | 0.64 |
2012-13 | 7,411 | 31.5 | 0.59 |
2013-14 | 7,213 | 31.2 | 0.57 |
2014-15 | 7,454 | 30.1 | 0.53 |
2015-16 | 7,567 | 29.1 | 0.51 |
2016-17 | 6,918 | 29.3 | 0.51 |
31 to 40 | |||
1997-98 | 11,468 | 25.2 | 0.43 |
1998-99 | 10,810 | 25.4 | 0.44 |
1999-00 | 10,069 | 24.6 | 0.40 |
2000-01 | 9,436 | 24.9 | 0.41 |
2001-02 | 10,139 | 26.3 | 0.44 |
2002-03 | 10,569 | 27.4 | 0.48 |
2003-04 | 11,297 | 28.5 | 0.50 |
2004-05 | 12,071 | 28.9 | 0.50 |
2005-06 | 11,960 | 28.5 | 0.49 |
2006-07 | 12,640 | 29.0 | 0.50 |
2007-08 | 12,196 | 28.6 | 0.51 |
2008-09 | 11,638 | 30.2 | 0.57 |
2009-10 | 11,219 | 30.3 | 0.55 |
2010-11 | 10,841 | 29.8 | 0.55 |
2011-12 | 10,800 | 30.7 | 0.59 |
2012-13 | 10,573 | 30.2 | 0.58 |
2013-14 | 11,036 | 30.5 | 0.58 |
2014-15 | 11,532 | 30.4 | 0.57 |
2015-16 | 11,862 | 29.6 | 0.54 |
2016-17 | 11,222 | 29.7 | 0.54 |
Over 40 | |||
1997-98 | 6,409 | 18.7 | 0.34 |
1998-99 | 5,898 | 18.3 | 0.31 |
1999-00 | 5,467 | 16.8 | 0.29 |
2000-01 | 5,179 | 17.8 | 0.29 |
2001-02 | 5,634 | 17.5 | 0.30 |
2002-03 | 6,172 | 18.4 | 0.31 |
2003-04 | 6,781 | 17.4 | 0.30 |
2004-05 | 7,528 | 19.2 | 0.32 |
2005-06 | 8,084 | 19.1 | 0.31 |
2006-07 | 8,728 | 19.5 | 0.33 |
2007-08 | 9,057 | 19.5 | 0.33 |
2008-09 | 9,176 | 19.8 | 0.35 |
2009-10 | 9,172 | 19.2 | 0.35 |
2010-11 | 9,142 | 19.7 | 0.34 |
2011-12 | 9,272 | 20.1 | 0.36 |
2012-13 | 9,223 | 20.7 | 0.37 |
2013-14 | 10,253 | 20.7 | 0.38 |
2014-15 | 11,354 | 20.9 | 0.36 |
2015-16 | 11,819 | 20.3 | 0.35 |
2016-17 | 11,225 | 19.9 | 0.34 |
1. Figures for previous cohorts may differ from previously published figures as updated information is fed into the Scottish Offenders Index.
2. There were a small number of offenders (no more than 10 per cohort) prior to 2006-07 where age could not be determined. These offenders are not included here.
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