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Publication - Statistics

Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Prison Statistics Scotland: 2009-10

Published
20 December 2010
ISBN
9780755998722

Statistical bulletin showing information on the Scottish prison population.

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Table 9: Receptions to penal establishments by type of custody: 2000-01 to 2009-10

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

% change over past year

Total

34,082

36,120

39,782

39,076

38,349

38,749

43,502

40,453

38,978

36,528

-6

Remand

14,097

15,673

18,596

18,385

18,538

19,106

22,811

22,136

22,300

20,640

-7

Unruly certificate

17

30

25

22

20

24

29

15

10

5

-50

Sentenced

19,926

20,328

20,956

20,437

19,655

19,490

20,427

18,232

16,561

15,828

-4

Young offenders

3,651

3,585

3,299

2,877

2,674

2,934

2,982

2,759

2,449

2,325

-5

Direct sentenced

2,492

2,391

2,225

2,002

1,948

2,163

2,285

2,356

2,264

2,145

-5

Fine defaulters

1,159

1,194

1,074

875

726

771

697

403

185

180

-3

Adults

16,106

16,557

17,437

17,297

16,709

16,209

16,977

15,061

13,691

13,064

-5

Direct sentenced

9,103

9,785

10,603

10,520

10,628

10,759

11,705

11,848

12,370

11,911

-4

Fine defaulters

7,003

6,772

6,834

6,777

6,081

5,450

5,272

3,213

1,321

1,153

-13

Recalls from supervision/licence

169

186

220

263

272

347

468

412

421

439

4

Sentenced by court martial

2

2

3

1

6

-

-

2

1

-

n/a

Civil prisoners

10

8

11

12

6

4

4

11

4

12

200

Legalised police cells

30

79

191

219

124

125

231

57

102

43

-58

Men

31,799

33,472

36,673

35,856

35,204

35,695

40,085

37,062

35,595

33,552

-6

Remand

13,047

14,330

16,881

16,601

16,786

17,375

20,809

19,966

20,054

18,795

-6

Unruly certificate

17

28

24

21

19

24

26

14

10

5

-50

Sentenced

18,695

19,032

19,568

19,020

18,269

18,173

19,039

17,016

15,428

14,703

-5

Young offenders

3,446

3,391

3,126

2,704

2,520

2,819

2,808

2,628

2,321

2,194

-5

Direct sentenced

2,360

2,257

2,102

1,883

1,827

2,075

2,155

2,243

2,145

2,020

-6

Fine defaulters

1,086

1,134

1,024

821

693

744

653

385

176

174

-1

Adults

15,084

15,455

16,223

16,057

15,481

15,012

15,775

13,986

12,696

12,083

-5

Direct sentenced

8,669

9,230

10,013

9,861

9,898

10,015

10,902

11,019

11,464

11,014

-4

Fine defaulters

6,415

6,225

6,210

6,196

5,583

4,997

4,873

2,967

1,232

1,069

-13

Recalls from supervision/licence

165

186

219

259

268

342

456

402

411

426

4

Sentenced by court martial

2

2

3

1

6

-

-

2

1

-

n/a

Civil prisoners

10

8

11

12

6

4

3

10

3

11

267

Legalised police cells

28

72

186

201

118

119

208

54

99

38

-62

Women

2,283

2,648

3,109

3,220

3,145

3,054

3,417

3,391

3,383

2,976

-12

Remand

1,050

1,343

1,715

1,784

1,752

1,731

2,002

2,170

2,246

1,845

-18

Unruly certificate

-

2

1

1

1

-

3

1

-

-

-

Sentenced

1,231

1,296

1,388

1,417

1,386

1,317

1,388

1,216

1,133

1,125

-1

Young offenders

205

194

173

173

154

115

174

131

128

131

2

Direct sentenced

132

134

123

119

121

88

130

113

119

125

5

Fine defaulters

73

60

50

54

33

27

44

18

9

6

-33

Adults

1,022

1,102

1,214

1,240

1,228

1,197

1,202

1,075

995

981

-1

Direct sentenced

434

555

590

659

730

744

803

829

906

897

-1

Fine defaulters

588

547

624

581

498

453

399

246

89

84

-6

Recalls from supervision/licence

4

-

1

4

4

5

12

10

10

13

30

Sentenced by court martial

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Civil prisoners

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

1

-

Legalised police cells

2

7

5

18

6

6

23

3

3

5

67

Notes: Receptions do not equate to persons received since someone receiving a custodial sentence after a period on remand, or several custodial sentences at different times or from different courts, will be counted more than once. Counting conventions are described in more detail in Section 5.

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