Publication - Statistics

Wildlife crime in Scotland: 2019 annual report

The eighth wildlife crime annual report, with new data from the financial year 2018 to 2019.

Appendix 2A - Further information on COPFS Case Outcomes

*= data suppressed. See Appendix 2.

Table A: Outcomes of all fish poaching cases
	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19
No action	9	10	8	5	*
Alternative to prosecution	21	15	20	*	10
Prosecuted	8	5	7	*	*
of which convicted	8	*	*	*	*
No. of reports received	38	30	35	18	15

Table B: Outcomes of all other wildlife cases
	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19
No action	15	30	19	25	16
Alternative to prosecution	13	12	15	*	8
Prosecuted	32	18	25	*	15
of which convicted	20	*	*	*	9
No. of reports received	60	60	59	49	39

Outcomes by Individual Case Category

Table C: Offences relating to badgers

For the period 2014-2019, a total of 10 cases relating to badgers were reported to COPFS.

Table D: Offences relating to birds
	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19
No action	*	9	10	*	*
Alternative to prosecution	*	*	5	*	*
Prosecuted	10	*	9	*	6
of which convicted	*	*	*	*	*
No. of reports received	17	15	24	13	12

Table E: Offences relating to cruelty to wild animals
	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19
No. of reports received	11	*	8	0	*

Table F: Offences relating to deer
	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19
No. of reports received	5	*	*	*	*

Table G: Offences relating to hunting with dogs
	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19
No action	*	8	*	*	*
Alternative to prosecution	0	*	*	*	0
Prosecuted	*	*	*	9	*
of which convicted	*	*	*	*	0
No. of reports received	6	15	7	22	7

Table H: Other wildlife offences
	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19
No action	*	9	*	5	*
Alternative to prosecution	*	6	*	*	5
Prosecuted	7	5	6	*	*
of which convicted	*	*	*	0	*
No. of reports received	17	20	14	10	11

Table I: Other conservation offences

For the period 2014-19, fewer than five cases relating to other conservation offences were reported to COPFS.

Thanks for your feedback

Was this helpful?

Yes

Your comments

Your feedback helps us to improve this website. Do not give any personal information because we cannot reply to you directly.

Choose a reason for your feedback

Your comments

Your feedback helps us to improve this website. Do not give any personal information because we cannot reply to you directly.

Yes, but

Choose a reason for your feedback

Your comments

Your feedback helps us to improve this website. Do not give any personal information because we cannot reply to you directly.