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 16: Individuals given COPFS disposals and subsequent non-court disposals, by disposal type: 2008-09 to 2016-17 cohorts1,2

COPFS disposal Number of individuals Repeat non-court disposal rate3,4 Average number of repeat non-court disposals per individual3
Fiscal Fine
2008-09 30,031 25.7 0.40
2009-10 28,057 23.4 0.35
2010-11 28,150 22.9 0.34
2011-12 32,940 25.3 0.36
2012-13 37,246 25.7 0.37
2013-14 36,603 21.8 0.33
2014-15 28,765 22.3 0.33
2015-16 28,764 19.4 0.26
2016-17 18,565 18.5 0.24
Fiscal Fixed Penalty
2008-09 16,997 8.8 0.10
2009-10 17,427 9.4 0.11
2010-11 19,016 9.6 0.11
2011-12 19,707 9.6 0.11
2012-13 20,069 10.4 0.12
2013-14 21,884 9.1 0.10
2014-15 14,768 7.5 0.09
2015-16 10,262 5.6 0.06
2016-17 8,114 5.6 0.06
Fiscal Combined Fine with Compensation
2008-09 1,150 23.9 0.35
2009-10 1,734 18.9 0.24
2010-11 1,887 19.1 0.25
2011-12 2,265 19.6 0.24
2012-13 1,928 21.3 0.28
2013-14 1,574 19.3 0.27
2014-15 1,644 19.4 0.25
2015-16 2,185 20.0 0.24
2016-17 1,935 17.1 0.20
Fiscal Compensation
2008-09 1,644 25.9 0.37
2009-10 1,660 20.1 0.28
2010-11 1,530 20.0 0.26
2011-12 1,110 22.1 0.28
2012-13 841 20.7 0.27
2013-14 663 16.6 0.22
2014-15 508 16.5 0.23
2015-16 442 17.2 0.22
2016-17 585 14.9 0.18
Fiscal Warning
2008-09 - - -
2009-10 - - -
2010-11 - - -
2011-12 - - -
2012-13 12,970 16.0 0.21
2013-14 8,094 13.9 0.18
2014-15 7,993 13.1 0.17
2015-16 12,815 13.9 0.18
2016-17 7,833 13.5 0.18

1. Figures for previous cohorts may differ from previously published figures as updated information is fed into the Scottish Offenders Index.

2. The non-court disposals dataset is independent of the dataset on court convictions.

3. Includes any non-court disposal within one year of receiving a COPFS disposal, and therefore could include police disposals as well as COPFS disposals.

4. The percentage of individuals receiving a non-court disposal within a year of receiving a COPFS disposal.

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