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Publication - Statistics

Statistical bulletin - Crime and Justice series: Prison statistics Scotland 2010-11

Published
19 August 2011
ISBN
978178045346

This bulletin shows data up to 2010-11 on Scottish prison population level and characteristics, receptions to/liberations from Scottish prisons, and international comparisons.

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Direct sentenced receptions to penal establishments by length of sentence, age and sex: 2001-02 to 2010-11 Table 13

2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 % change over past year
Total 12,176 12,827 12,522 12,576 12,920 13,989 14,201 14,634 14,041 13,109 -7
Less than 30 days 345 355 328 355 380 465 485 530 528 413 -22
30-59 days 925 989 951 817 910 1,136 1,020 898 703 662 -6
60-89 days 1,090 1,201 1,149 1,540 1,977 2,264 2,112 1,682 1,520 1,344 -12
90 days/3 months 2,360 2,396 2,277 2,182 1,902 1,777 1,583 1,178 841 592 -30
Over 3 months - less than 6 months 2,454 2,549 2,498 2,842 2,818 2,982 2,977 2,979 2,753 2,902 5
6 months - less than 2 years 3,537 3,744 3,633 3,364 3,460 3,810 4,304 5,551 5,788 5,477 -5
2 years - less than 4 years 678 777 862 800 872 962 1,063 1,166 1,285 1,144 -11
4 years & over (excluding life) 695 743 726 585 530 518 582 560 530 493 -7
Life/Section 205 92 73 98 91 71 75 75 90 93 82 -12
Average sentence imposed (days) 315 326 336 306 295 291 313 324 343 343 *
Young offenders 2,391 2,225 2,004 1,948 2,162 2,287 2,354 2,265 2,143 1,700 -21
Less than 30 days 64 74 58 59 57 58 76 69 50 43 -14
30-59 days 146 149 142 101 110 137 153 127 87 78 -10
60-89 days 217 189 158 201 321 301 287 223 191 158 -17
90 days/3 months 525 405 382 322 315 283 240 193 135 78 -42
Over 3 months - less than 6 months 487 410 353 412 410 483 466 414 396 335 -15
6 months - less than 2 years 754 768 691 653 706 809 861 977 996 771 -23
2 years - less than 4 years 122 135 121 136 154 151 175 187 224 167 -25
4 years & over (excluding life) 74 82 87 55 74 54 82 60 52 60 15
Life/Section 205 2 13 12 9 15 11 14 15 12 10 -17
Average sentence imposed (days) 259 290 304 286 301 283 316 314 348 350 1
Adults 9,785 10,602 10,518 10,628 10,758 11,702 11,847 12,369 11,898 11,409 -4
Less than 30 days 281 281 270 296 323 407 409 461 478 370 -23
30-59 days 779 840 809 716 800 999 867 771 616 584 -5
60-89 days 873 1,012 991 1,339 1,656 1,963 1,825 1,459 1,329 1,186 -11
90 days/3 months 1,835 1,991 1,895 1,860 1,587 1,494 1,343 985 706 514 -27
Over 3 months - less than 6 months 1,967 2,139 2,145 2,430 2,408 2,499 2,511 2,565 2,357 2,567 9
6 months - less than 2 years 2,783 2,976 2,942 2,711 2,754 3,001 3,443 4,574 4,792 4,706 -2
2 years - less than 4 years 556 642 741 664 718 811 888 979 1,061 977 -8
4 years & over (excluding life) 621 661 639 530 456 464 500 500 478 433 -9
Life/Section 205 90 60 86 82 56 64 61 75 81 72 -11
Average sentence imposed (days) 329 333 342 309 293 293 312 326 342 342 *
Men 11,487 12,114 11,744 11,725 12,088 13,056 13,259 13,609 13,020 12,091 -7
Less than 30 days 313 334 304 335 346 419 439 486 479 361 -25
30-59 days 865 934 883 745 833 1,040 940 809 633 608 -4
60-89 days 1,016 1,126 1,064 1,427 1,848 2,118 1,972 1,561 1,401 1,254 -10
90 days/3 months 2,215 2,255 2,126 2,034 1,763 1,659 1,494 1,099 780 546 -30
Over 3 months - less than 6 months 2,318 2,394 2,347 2,649 2,681 2,796 2,801 2,769 2,536 2,659 5
6 months - less than 2 years 3,351 3,546 3,406 3,118 3,214 3,539 3,983 5,159 5,393 5,043 -6
2 years - less than 4 years 642 736 818 758 821 910 994 1,097 1,202 1,073 -11
4 years & over (excluding life) 675 720 703 569 515 501 561 543 507 470 -7
Life/Section 205 92 69 93 90 67 74 75 86 89 77 -13
Average sentence imposed (days) 319 330 341 311 299 295 316 328 347 347 *
Women 689 713 778 851 832 933 942 1,025 1,021 1,018 *
Less than 30 days 32 21 24 20 34 46 46 44 49 52 6
30-59 days 60 55 68 72 77 96 80 89 70 54 -23
60-89 days 74 75 85 113 129 146 140 121 119 90 -24
90 days/3 months 145 141 151 148 139 118 89 79 61 46 -25
Over 3 months - less than 6 months 136 155 151 193 137 186 176 210 217 243 12
6 months - less than 2 years 186 198 227 246 246 271 321 392 395 434 10
2 years - less than 4 years 36 41 44 42 51 52 69 69 83 71 -14
4 years & over (excluding life) 20 23 23 16 15 17 21 17 23 23 -
Life/Section 205 - 4 5 1 4 1 - 4 4 5 25
Average sentence imposed (days) 242 257 263 227 238 237 275 271 291 295 1

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. Average sentence imposed excludes life and Section 205 sentences.

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