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

Statistical bulletin showing information on the Scottish prison population.


Table 3: Average daily population of sentenced offenders by length of sentence: 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

4,975

5,184

5,245

5,367

5,552

5,605

5,614

5,814

6,147

6,441

5

Fine default

57

54

56

55

51

47

46

28

11

9

-16

Less than 3 months

75

83

88

68

81

101

124

116

98

89

-9

3 months - less than 6 months

416

440

433

403

451

443

444

426

402

350

-13

6 months - less than 2 years

1,060

1,187

1,175

1,163

1,161

1,214

1,159

1,226

1,568

1,768

13

2 years - less than 4 years

776

780

814

857

884

913

959

1,058

1,099

1,211

10

4 years or over (excluding life)

1,800

1,802

1,837

1,931

1,956

1,840

1,700

1,652

1,641

1,629

-1

Life/Section 205/206 sentences

592

606

601

593

614

652

668

698

728

764

5

Persons recalled from supervision/licence

164

195

234

291

350

396

514

610

599

621

4

Others

35

36

6

7

5

1

*

*

-

-

-

Young offenders

616

611

579

551

558

624

644

685

686

719

5

Fine default

7

7

7

6

5

5

4

2

1

1

-

Less than 3 months

12

13

13

9

9

14

13

13

11

8

-21

3 months - less than 6 months

79

77

63

51

55

57

58

59

50

45

-10

6 months - less than 2 years

246

243

231

216

212

241

241

243

267

307

15

2 years - less than 4 years

114

112

112

111

118

142

136

175

165

182

11

4 years or over (excluding life)

125

125

131

132

130

127

143

136

134

126

-6

Life/Section 205/206 sentences

27

24

19

19

19

26

30

31

30

22

-29

Persons recalled from supervision/licence

4

6

3

7

8

11

19

25

28

28

-2

Others

1

3

*

1

1

*

-

-

-

-

-

Adults

4,359

4,573

4,665

4,816

4,994

4,982

4,970

5,129

5,461

5,723

5

Fine default

50

47

49

49

46

43

41

26

10

8

-15

Less than 3 months

63

70

76

59

71

87

111

102

87

81

-8

3 months - less than 6 months

337

363

370

353

395

386

386

367

352

305

-13

6 months - less than 2 years

813

944

944

947

949

972

918

983

1,301

1,461

12

2 years - less than 4 years

662

669

702

746

766

771

823

883

935

1,029

10

4 years or over (excluding life)

1,675

1,677

1,707

1,798

1,826

1,712

1,557

1,516

1,507

1,503

*

Life/Section 205/206 sentences

565

582

582

574

595

625

639

666

698

742

6

Persons recalled from supervision/licence

159

189

231

284

342

384

495

585

571

594

4

Others

34

33

5

6

4

1

*

*

-

-

-

Men

4,815

4,989

5,045

5,142

5,305

5,355

5,362

5,559

5,869

6,122

4

Fine default

53

50

51

50

47

43

43

26

10

8

-18

Less than 3 months

69

78

83

62

75

94

116

108

91

83

-9

3 months - less than 6 months

394

416

407

378

421

415

419

402

375

323

-14

6 months - less than 2 years

1,007

1,119

1,118

1,084

1,075

1,120

1,070

1,133

1,465

1,645

12

2 years - less than 4 years

749

740

766

817

831

862

904

1,002

1,035

1,128

9

4 years or over (excluding life)

1,766

1,763

1,792

1,877

1,904

1,790

1,650

1,605

1,593

1,580

-1

Life/Section 205/206 sentences

581

596

588

576

598

635

651

680

709

740

4

Persons recalled from supervision/licence

163

193

233

289

348

394

510

603

592

615

4

Others

33

34

5

7

5

1

*

*

-

-

-

Women

160

195

200

226

247

250

252

254

278

319

15

Fine default

4

4

5

4

4

4

3

2

1

1

-

Less than 3 months

6

5

5

5

6

7

8

8

7

7

-11

3 months - less than 6 months

23

24

26

25

30

27

25

24

28

26

-4

6 months - less than 2 years

53

68

57

79

86

94

90

92

103

123

19

2 years - less than 4 years

27

40

48

41

52

51

55

56

64

83

28

4 years or over (excluding life)

34

38

46

54

52

49

49

47

48

49

2

Life/Section 205/206 sentences

11

11

13

17

16

17

18

18

19

24

24

Persons recalled from supervision/licence

1

1

1

2

1

2

4

7

7

6

-14

Others

2

3

1

*

*

*

-

-

-

-

-

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