Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 2006/07

Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts 2006-07


Table 4(b)

: Persons with a charge proved by main crime/offence, 1997/08-2006/07

Index: 1997/98=100

Main Crime or Offence

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07 1

All crimes and offences

100

92

86

76

81

86

89

90

89

93

All crimes

100

96

88

83

88

89

90

93

90

97

Non-sexual crimes of violence

100

98

98

97

103

117

127

119

120

116

Homicide

100

88

101

96

99

95

126

138

103

100

Serious assault and attempted murder

100

100

101

105

113

131

142

132

150

138

Robbery

100

98

99

91

94

102

103

92

76

77

Other

100

96

81

80

83

104

131

130

118

137

Crimes of indecency

100

96

59

48

46

42

50

61

64

63

Rape and attempted rape

100

105

87

95

122

100

105

125

111

82

Indecent assault

100

91

92

66

53

71

102

96

92

90

Lewd and indecent behaviour

100

93

88

75

87

80

87

94

93

90

Other

100

98

42

32

24

20

26

40

46

48

Crimes of dishonesty

100

98

90

81

85

86

79

78

71

73

Housebreaking

100

97

90

84

84

87

79

75

65

64

Theft by opening a lockfast place

100

91

83

78

76

75

66

62

49

47

Theft of a motor vehicle

100

94

77

71

69

74

63

55

49

51

Shoplifting

100

103

106

100

114

121

111

115

112

117

Other theft

100

99

86

73

72

64

60

61

54

56

Fraud

100

96

80

73

74

73

72

68

63

59

Other

100

92

76

63

64

65

58

56

48

49

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc

100

94

82

81

83

86

98

103

103

111

Fire-raising

100

112

91

97

112

131

151

171

171

223

Vandalism, etc

100

94

81

81

82

85

96

102

101

109

Other crimes

100

94

89

86

95

96

106

115

117

136

Crimes against public justice

100

94

90

97

103

99

104

113

113

141

Handling an offensive weapon

100

94

97

108

121

128

132

159

161

163

Drugs

100

95

85

73

82

84

100

104

105

122

Other

100

61

50

22

43

52

65

67

237

437

All offences

100

90

85

73

78

84

89

89

88

91

Miscellaneous offences

100

86

75

73

76

81

87

93

97

103

Common assault

100

94

86

83

87

94

99

109

116

124

Breach of the peace

100

89

72

67

72

74

78

84

87

93

Drunkenness

100

67

48

46

40

39

45

33

31

28

Breach of social work orders

100

112

124

122

120

131

135

141

122

129

Other

100

60

46

53

54

60

72

80

86

90

Motor vehicle offences

100

93

93

73

81

86

91

86

82

81

Dangerous and careless driving

100

82

75

56

73

79

90

83

79

82

Drunk driving

100

89

90

77

80

116

100

98

98

99

Speeding

100

106

125

77

82

80

104

111

100

110

Unlawful use of vehicle

100

93

85

80

93

96

98

83

73

67

Vehicle defect offences

100

77

65

41

39

47

58

56

52

53

Other

100

90

90

65

71

59

58

51

69

64

1 Figures for some categories dealt with by the High Court - including homicide, rape and major drug cases - may be underestimated slightly due to late recording of disposals at SPSA - see Annexe note B2.

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