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Publication - Statistics

Reconviction Rates in Scotland: 2018-19 Offender Cohort

Published
4 October 2021
Directorate
Justice Directorate, +1 more … Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order
ISBN
9781802014594

Analyses of trends in reconviction statistics up to the latest cohort of 2018-19.

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Table 19: Repeat non-court disposal rates by characteristics: 2018-19 cohort

1,2,3

Index non-court disposal in 2018-19 by sex Age
All Under 21 21 to 25 26 to 30 31 to 40 Over 40
All 16 21 17 16 16 13
Male 17 22 18 17 16 13
Female 14 16 13 14 16 13
Police Disposals 18 21 17 17 18 15
Male 19 22 18 17 18 16
Female 15 17 13 15 18 12
ASBFPN 19 21 16 17 21 21
Male 20 21 17 18 21 21
Female 18 21 15 16 19 20
Formal Adult Warning 36 ** ** ** ** 46
Male 53 ** ** ** ** **
Female 10 ** ** ** ** **
Restorative Justice Warning 23 23 ** ** ** **
Male 25 25 ** ** ** **
Female 16 16 ** ** ** **
Early and Effective Interventions 23 23 ** ** ** **
Male 24 24 ** ** ** **
Female 19 19 ** ** ** **
Recorded Police Warning 16 19 17 16 17 13
Male 17 21 19 17 17 13
Female 14 14 12 15 17 11
COPFS Disposals 15 21 17 16 15 12
Male 15 23 18 17 15 12
Female 14 13 14 13 15 13
Fiscal Fine 19 25 19 18 19 18
Male 20 27 20 20 20 18
Female 17 15 17 15 18 17
Fiscal Fixed Penalty 5 12 8 7 5 3
Male 6 13 10 8 6 4
Female 3 6 4 4 3 2
Fiscal Combined Fine with Compensation 19 29 20 20 20 15
Male 20 31 24 22 20 16
Female 16 19 9 16 20 14
Fiscal Compensation 13 19 16 12 15 8
Male 14 20 18 16 15 9
Female 9 15 9 - 15 6
Fiscal Warning 12 18 16 14 12 8
Male 12 21 16 16 12 7
Female 11 12 14 10 13 8

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

2. Includes police and COPFS disposals.

3. The table shows repeat non-court disposal rates, which is the percentage of individuals receiving a non-court disposal within a year of receiving a non-court disposal.

Contact

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