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

Statistical bulletin showing information on the Scottish prison population.


Table 16: Fine default receptions to penal establishments by age, sex, length of sentence and amount of fine outstanding: 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

Total

8,162

7,966

7,908

7,652

6,807

6,221

5,969

3,616

1,506

1,333

Under 21

1,159

1,194

1,074

875

726

771

697

403

185

180

21 - 30

4,026

3,974

3,898

3,758

3,184

2,913

2,735

1,706

707

627

31 - 40

2,171

1,954

2,072

2,181

1,967

1,734

1,680

999

406

350

41 - 50

607

637

666

624

719

617

703

425

171

141

Over 50

199

207

198

214

211

186

154

83

37

35

Men

7,501

7,359

7,234

7,017

6,276

5,741

5,526

3,352

1,408

1,243

Under 21

1,086

1,134

1,024

821

693

744

653

385

176

174

21 - 30

3,682

3,678

3,539

3,442

2,919

2,680

2,537

1,575

664

582

31 - 40

1,982

1,761

1,862

1,980

1,800

1,581

1,534

920

376

324

41 - 50

560

592

623

575

663

563

654

396

158

129

Over 50

191

194

186

199

201

173

148

76

34

34

Women

661

607

674

635

531

480

443

264

98

90

Under 21

73

60

50

54

33

27

44

18

9

6

21 - 30

344

296

359

316

265

233

198

131

43

45

31 - 40

189

193

210

201

167

153

146

79

30

26

41 - 50

47

45

43

49

56

54

49

29

13

12

Over 50

8

13

12

15

10

13

6

7

3

1

Length of sentence

Less than 7 days

1,368

1,397

1,274

1,169

1,110

995

927

521

129

86

7 days

3,529

3,440

3,328

3,128

2,566

2,323

2,269

1,357

558

540

8-13 days

944

936

921

951

935

850

804

473

155

95

14 days

1,665

1,592

1,797

1,790

1,551

1,483

1,397

860

405

375

15-29 days

537

483

489

513

539

484

475

337

213

188

30-59 days

110

93

87

90

94

73

90

59

40

37

Over 60 days

9

25

12

11

12

13

7

9

6

12

Average sentence imposed (days)

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

13

15

Fine outstanding

Less than £50

296

315

218

192

174

137

128

73

25

11

£50 - less than £100

1,298

1,256

1,147

1,011

834

689

732

438

126

113

£100 - less than £200

2,687

2,612

2,578

2,399

2,095

1,892

1,810

1,021

369

307

£200 - less than £500

3,058

2,999

3,130

3,184

2,816

2,723

2,554

1,593

660

591

£500 - less than £1,000

633

598

654

701

720

655

626

399

260

238

£1,000 - less than £2,500

121

105

109

110

134

114

110

84

62

59

£2,500 - less than £5,000

4

8

12

8

9

8

5

4

4

6

£5,000 or more

3

6

1

5

3

3

3

2

-

8

Non-offence

62

67

59

42

22

-

1

2

-

-

Average fine outstanding (£)

238

242

249

263

278

277

277

286

339

536

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 and fine default are described in more detail in Section 5. A breakdown by crime type is published on the web in Table 16a.

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