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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 13: Direct sentenced receptions to penal establishments by main crime/offence: 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 crimes & offences

11,595

12,176

12,828

12,522

12,576

12,922

13,990

14,204

14,634

14,056

-4

Crimes

8,317

8,914

9,104

8,834

8,657

8,668

9,296

9,556

9,887

9,701

-2

Non-sexual crimes of violence

1,313

1,461

1,583

1,710

1,555

1,483

1,509

1,675

1,766

1,772

*

Homicide

122

134

118

154

153

114

127

146

126

119

-6

Serious assault and attempted murder

681

785

891

994

898

898

920

1,041

1,154

1,131

-2

Robbery

469

513

514

503

440

396

396

409

428

426

*

Other

41

29

60

59

64

75

66

79

58

96

66

Crimes of indecency

205

223

213

236

220

247

207

180

197

221

12

Rape and attempted rape

39

48

54

54

54

63

54

50

43

54

26

Indecent assault

32

25

24

33

35

22

14

11

9

7

-22

Lewd and indecent behaviour

96

126

106

113

90

117

104

72

109

118

8

Other

38

24

29

36

41

45

35

47

36

42

17

Crimes of dishonesty

4,739

5,041

4,850

4,396

4,198

3,926

3,994

3,747

3,928

3,709

-6

Housebreaking

1,258

1,246

1,174

1,108

1,012

891

929

781

780

774

-1

Theft by opening lockfast places ( OLP)

162

197

175

173

113

126

115

136

138

126

-9

Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP)

108

105

155

153

159

120

111

139

127

90

-29

Theft of a motor vehicle

472

367

360

241

212

164

181

146

171

124

-27

Shoplifting

1,028

1,298

1,650

1,523

1,491

1,528

1,488

1,403

1,450

1,391

-4

Other theft

1,229

1,330

826

727

790

689

666

646

709

686

-3

Fraud

123

144

133

133

115

137

180

186

239

210

-12

Other

359

354

377

338

306

271

324

310

314

308

-2

Fire-raising,vandalism etc

222

246

282

325

331

360

367

397

411

389

-5

Fire-raising

34

40

45

60

50

72

70

77

82

60

-27

Vandalism etc

188

206

237

265

281

288

297

320

329

329

-

Other crimes

1,838

1,943

2,176

2,167

2,353

2,652

3,219

3,557

3,585

3,610

1

Crimes against public justice

394

448

498

494

558

672

930

1,036

1,010

1,009

*

Handling offensive weapons

587

555

715

662

781

918

1,081

1,117

1,170

1,075

-8

Drugs

839

924

951

996

989

1,005

1,121

1,292

1,328

1,463

10

Other

18

16

12

15

25

57

87

112

77

63

-18

Offences

3,187

3,199

3,671

3,620

3,863

4,227

4,660

4,613

4,727

4,326

-8

Miscellaneous offences

1,970

2,052

2,241

2,235

2,642

3,054

3,503

3,566

3,839

3,639

-5

Common assault

1,090

1,095

1,162

1,171

1,426

1,601

1,782

1,865

2,038

1,956

-4

Breach of the peace

778

819

911

875

1,014

1,167

1,400

1,411

1,424

1,387

-3

Drunkenness

-

2

4

2

1

-

3

1

2

1

-50

Breach of social work orders

48

53

54

59

60

89

132

80

102

61

-40

Other

54

83

110

128

141

197

186

209

273

234

-14

Motor vehicle offences

1,217

1,147

1,430

1,385

1,221

1,173

1,157

1,047

888

687

-23

Dangerous and careless driving

135

114

176

174

153

142

170

175

154

123

-20

Drunk driving

176

149

196

179

188

163

194

168

164

130

-21

Speeding

2

1

1

-

-

-

4

-

-

3

n/a

Unlawful use of vehicle

898

871

1,041

1,020

867

851

775

690

560

420

-25

Vehicle defect offences

-

1

-

-

2

-

2

-

2

2

-

Other

6

11

16

12

11

17

12

14

8

9

13

Unknown charge

1

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

Other jurisdiction charge

90

63

53

68

56

25

34

35

20

29

45

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. Prior to 2004-05, shoplifting is included in other theft and breaches of social work orders are included in other. Further breakdowns for adults and young offenders by sex are published on the web in Tables 13a-f.

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