Reconviction Rates in Scotland: 2018-19 Offender Cohort
Analyses of trends in reconviction statistics up to the latest cohort of 2018-19.
Table 7: Reconviction rates for crimes by index crime: 2018-19 cohort
| Index crime3 2018-19 | Total number (=100%) | Percentage reconvicted within 1 year for1: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any crime2 | Violent crime | Sexual crime4 | Crimes of dishonesty | Criminal damage | Drug offences | Breach of the peace5 | Other crimes and offences | ||
| All offenders | 32,912 | 28.3 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 9.8 | 4.5 |
| Violent crime | 8,801 | 21.8 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 8.7 | 3.7 |
| Sexual crime4 | 1,006 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 5,329 | 45.6 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 32.9 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 4.6 |
| Criminal damage | 1,308 | 30.0 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 12.2 | 5.0 |
| Drug offences | 4,037 | 25.2 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 3.4 |
| Breach of the peace5 | 9,632 | 26.5 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 13.2 | 4.5 |
| Other crimes and offences | 2,799 | 31.4 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 11.3 | 8.2 |
1. Shading has been added to the table for the reconvictions of each crime type to visually distinguish the different reconviction rates. The darker the shading, the higher the reconviction rate. White numbers are used on darker backgrounds for contrast.
2. Offenders may be reconvicted for more than one type of crime in a year, so the row totals for the specific crime groups will not necessarily equal the overall percentage in "Any crime".
3. More detailed breakdowns can be found in the additional datasets which will be published to accompany this bulletin.
4. Sexual crime excludes offences associated with prostitution. The latter are included in other crimes and offences. Breach of sexual offender order and breach of sexual harm order are included in other crimes and offences.
5. Breach of the peace grouping, in line with the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland publication, includes the offences of "threatening or abusive behaviour" and "offence of stalking", which are part of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010; and "offensive behaviour at football" and "threatening communications" (under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communication Scotland Act 2012 which was repealed on 20 April 2018, although prosecutions under the act were informally ended during 2017).
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