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Publication - Statistics

Statistical Bulletin: Crime and Justice Series: Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2010-11

Published
13 December 2011
ISBN
97878055600

Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2010-11

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Table 8(c) People with a charge proved by gender, main crime/offence and main penalty, 2010-11

Main crime or offence Male Female
Total (percentages) Total (percentages)
Custody Community sentence Monetary Other Custody Community sentence Monetary Other
All crimes and offences 1 96,886 14 13 59 13 18,492 7 14 55 24
All crimes 34,292 28 21 33 18 6,630 14 24 29 33
Non-sexual crimes of violence 2,196 57 30 8 4 321 29 36 10 25
Homicide 100 81 12 6 1 16 94 - - 6
Serious assault and attempted murder 1,297 55 36 8 2 109 32 50 9 8
Robbery 459 75 20 3 3 60 48 35 3 13
Other 340 34 29 20 17 136 10 29 15 46
Crimes of indecency 575 30 39 24 8 191 2 8 35 54
Rape and attempted rape 36 89 8 - 3 - - - - -
Sexual assault 276 37 50 10 3 4 50 50 - -
Prostitution 1 - - - 100 109 - 4 35 61
Other 262 15 31 41 13 28 7 25 43 25
Crimes of dishonesty 12,440 34 20 29 17 3,166 15 23 30 32
Housebreaking 1,464 53 27 11 8 72 29 42 11 18
Theft by opening a lockfast place 607 38 26 23 13 56 16 46 20 18
Theft of a motor vehicle 464 28 37 27 8 18 11 33 33 22
Shoplifting 5,772 31 15 31 23 2,070 15 19 29 37
Other theft 2,355 31 22 33 15 494 15 26 32 27
Fraud 612 29 21 39 11 291 10 35 33 22
Other 1,166 33 25 27 14 165 12 35 33 21
Fire-raising, vandalism etc 2,991 14 21 50 15 359 9 22 41 28
Fire-raising 133 37 37 17 9 24 17 50 8 25
Vandalism etc 2,858 13 20 52 15 335 9 20 43 28
Other crimes 16,090 23 20 37 21 2,593 13 25 29 34
Crimes against public justice 7,209 23 19 28 31 1,281 11 22 23 44
Handling an offensive weapon 2,296 32 35 21 12 177 19 45 15 21
Drugs 6,439 19 15 52 14 1,061 14 25 38 23
Other 146 34 30 24 12 74 9 28 35 27
All offences 62,594 7 9 74 11 11,862 3 9 70 18
Miscellaneous offences 25,268 15 19 44 23 5,135 7 18 36 38
Common assault 11,154 18 24 39 19 2,486 9 21 34 36
Breach of the peace 9,524 13 15 44 28 1,479 6 11 36 47
Drunkenness 130 1 3 68 28 30 3 13 37 47
Other 4,460 11 15 54 20 1,140 5 21 42 31
Motor vehicle offences 37,326 1 2 94 2 6,727 * 2 95 3
Dangerous and careless driving 2,739 4 6 89 2 423 * 3 91 5
Drink/drug driving 4,446 3 9 87 1 901 * 9 89 1
Speeding 11,041 - * 100 * 1,900 - - 100 *
Unlawful use of vehicle 9,084 3 3 88 6 1,949 * 1 92 7
Vehicle defect offences 1,580 - - 94 6 142 - - 94 6
Other 8,436 * * 98 2 1,412 - * 98 2

1. Excludes companies and gender not known.

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