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.

Supporting documents

Table 4: Offenders in custody by age, ethnic origin, religion, and supervision level: 30 June 2009

Age
	Male	Female	All
Total	7,767	416	8,183
Under 16	-	-	-
16	44	2	46
17	146	13	159
18	248	7	255
19	290	8	298
20	320	16	336
21	309	10	319
22	320	14	334
23 - 24	677	32	709
25 - 29	1,467	94	1,561
30 - 34	1,169	61	1,230
35 - 39	905	57	962
40 - 44	768	52	820
45 - 49	500	28	528
50 - 54	284	13	297
55 - 59	162	8	170
60 - 64	85	1	86
65 or over	73	-	73
Ethnic background
White	7,433	396	7,829
Black-Caribbean	37	6	43
Black-African	51	3	54
Black-Other	26	1	27
Indian	10	1	11
Pakistani	71	1	72
Bangladeshi	6	-	6
Chinese	72	7	79
Other Asian	24	-	24
Mixed	17	1	18
Other	20	-	20
Religion
Church Of Scotland	2,446	92	2,538
Roman Catholic	1,820	85	1,905
Church Of England	76	3	79
Baptist	8	-	8
Episcopalian	2	-	2
Christian	237	15	252
Muslim	165	2	167
Buddhist	45	2	47
Jehovah's Witness	2	-	2
Sikh	8	1	9
Hindu	2	-	2
Jewish	4	-	4
Mormon	4	-	4
Other	68	9	77
None	2,880	207	3,087
Supervision level
High	728	11	739
Medium	4,386	298	4,684
Low	2,653	107	2,760

Note: See Section 5 for details on supervision levels.

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