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 8a: Reconviction rates for domestic abuse and non-domestic abuse crimes and offences, 2009-10 to 2016-17 cohorts

Index year Number of offenders Percentage reconvicted for a domestic abuse crime or offence1 Percentage reconvicted for any crime or offence
DA index1 Non-DA index All index DA index1 Non-DA index All index DA index1 Non-DA index All index
2009-10 6,466 40,950 47,416 7.9 2.9 3.6 19.0 32.4 30.6
2010-11 6,061 38,646 44,707 7.4 2.8 3.5 19.1 31.9 30.1
2011-12 6,142 37,677 43,819 8.5 2.9 3.7 20.7 31.1 29.6
2012-13 6,227 35,468 41,695 9.6 3.3 4.2 21.0 30.3 28.9
2013-14 7,439 34,738 42,177 9.6 3.9 4.9 20.7 30.2 28.5
2014-15 8,448 35,166 43,614 9.5 4.0 5.0 20.4 30.3 28.4
2015-16 8,399 35,652 44,051 8.8 3.8 4.7 19.1 29.2 27.2
2016-17 7,418 33,188 40,606 9.2 3.4 4.5 20.4 28.7 27.2

DA = domestic abuse

1. Domestic abuse crimes and offences are those marked with a domestic abuse identifier.

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