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

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


Length of sentence imposed for direct sentenced receptions by main crime/offence, age and sex: 2010-11 Table 14

Number received Average sentence (days) Percentage sentenced to
< 30 days 30-59 days 60-89 days 90 days-3 months Over 3 months - less than 6 months 6 months - less than 2 years 2 years - less than 4 years 4 years & over (excluding life)
Total
Serious assault and attempted murder 1,080 761 1 1 1 2 9 49 24 14
Robbery 387 803 * 1 * 1 5 46 34 14
Housebreaking 731 303 1 1 4 3 21 61 8 *
Theft by opening lockfast places ( OLP) 114 207 3 3 8 6 31 47 3 -
Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP) 88 194 2 3 11 5 24 55 - -
Theft of a motor vehicle 113 202 3 4 9 6 25 50 3 -
Shoplifting 1,350 140 6 9 20 6 30 29 * -
Fraud 186 277 5 3 10 4 26 46 5 3
Drugs 1,372 633 2 2 5 1 9 44 27 9
Common assault 1,887 226 1 3 11 6 28 47 3 1
Breach of the peace 1,052 158 6 10 15 9 28 31 1 *
Unlawful use of a motor vehicle 329 210 4 3 3 2 24 64 1 -
Young offenders
Serious assault and attempted murder 304 678 * * 1 1 8 52 26 12
Robbery 83 656 - - - - 4 52 41 4
Housebreaking 104 265 1 2 8 - 28 58 4 -
Theft by opening lockfast places ( OLP) 5 220 - - - - 20 80 - -
Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP) 7 172 - - 14 14 29 43 - -
Theft of a motor vehicle 28 167 7 7 14 7 18 46 - -
Shoplifting 47 146 9 13 21 11 21 23 2 -
Fraud 4 91 - 25 - 25 50 - - -
Drugs 56 585 4 2 4 - 13 43 27 9
Common assault 315 257 1 4 10 5 26 49 5 1
Breach of the peace 116 148 7 9 21 10 24 28 2 -
Unlawful use of a motor vehicle 27 209 - 7 4 - 15 74 - -
Adults
Serious assault and attempted murder 776 793 1 1 1 2 9 49 23 15
Robbery 304 843 * 1 * 1 5 44 33 16
Housebreaking 627 310 1 1 4 4 20 61 9 *
Theft by opening lockfast places ( OLP) 109 206 3 3 8 6 31 46 3 -
Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP) 81 196 2 4 11 4 23 56 - -
Theft of a motor vehicle 85 214 1 4 7 6 27 52 4 -
Shoplifting 1,303 140 6 9 20 6 31 29 * -
Fraud 182 281 5 2 10 3 25 47 5 3
Drugs 1,316 635 2 3 5 2 9 44 27 9
Common assault 1,572 220 1 3 11 6 28 47 3 1
Breach of the peace 936 159 6 10 15 8 28 31 1 *
Unlawful use of a motor vehicle 302 210 4 3 3 2 25 63 1 -
Men
Serious assault and attempted murder 966 804 1 1 1 1 7 49 25 15
Robbery 356 829 * 1 * 1 4 45 34 15
Housebreaking 717 304 1 1 4 3 21 61 8 *
Theft by opening lockfast places ( OLP) 108 205 3 3 8 6 30 47 3 -
Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP) 88 194 2 3 11 5 24 55 - -
Theft of a motor vehicle 111 202 3 5 9 6 24 50 3 -
Shoplifting 1,173 137 6 9 22 6 30 28 * -
Fraud 158 290 3 3 9 4 27 46 4 3
Drugs 1,213 649 2 2 5 1 9 43 28 9
Common assault 1,760 228 1 3 11 5 28 48 3 1
Breach of the peace 1,004 160 6 10 15 9 27 32 1 *
Unlawful use of a motor vehicle 323 211 4 3 3 2 24 64 1 -
Women
Serious assault and attempted murder 114 397 1 4 3 3 21 56 8 5
Robbery 31 498 - - - 3 10 52 35 -
Housebreaking 14 269 - - 7 7 21 57 7 -
Theft by opening lockfast places ( OLP) 6 245 - - - - 50 50 - -
Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP) - - - - - - - - - -
Theft of a motor vehicle 2 214 - - - - 50 50 - -
Shoplifting 177 162 6 5 13 7 35 34 - -
Fraud 28 206 18 - 11 - 21 43 7 -
Drugs 159 509 4 3 4 2 13 48 23 4
Common assault 127 199 3 6 11 6 29 42 3 -
Breach of the peace 48 113 6 17 21 6 33 17 - -
Unlawful use of a motor vehicle 6 127 - 33 - - 17 50 - -

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. Figures exclude life and Section 205 sentences.

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