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Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2015-16
Summary of proceedings dealt with by courts, sentencing outcomes and characteristics of convicted offenders.
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Table 8(a): People convicted by main crime/offence and main penalty, 2015-16
| Main crime or offence | Prison | Young offenders institution | Supervised release order | Extended sentence | Order for lifelong restriction | Community payback order | Restriction of liberty order | Drug treatment and testing order | Community service order | Probation and other community sentences | Fine | Compensation order | Admonition | Absolute discharge | Remit to Children's hearing | Insanity, guardianship, hospital order | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All crimes and offences | 12,023 | 1,183 | 350 | 169 | 10 | 16,742 | 1,646 | 486 | 40 | 29 | 49,147 | 771 | 16,496 | 774 | 76 | 8 | 99,950 |
| All crimes | 7,831 | 787 | 269 | 167 | 10 | 8,072 | 931 | 444 | 15 | 23 | 8,927 | 449 | 7,530 | 216 | 45 | 5 | 35,721 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 706 | 107 | 158 | 44 | 6 | 470 | 98 | 7 | - | 1 | 84 | 17 | 59 | 3 | 5 | - | 1,765 |
| Homicide etc | 53 | 6 | - | 2 | - | 14 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 84 |
| Attempted murder and serious assault | 410 | 77 | 107 | 31 | 5 | 320 | 76 | 1 | - | 1 | 59 | 16 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 1,112 |
| Robbery | 219 | 23 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 8 | 5 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 11 | - | 4 | - | 379 |
| Other non-sexual crimes of violence | 24 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | 91 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 13 | - | 40 | 2 | - | - | 190 |
| Sexual crimes | 248 | 11 | 4 | 115 | 4 | 536 | 31 | - | 4 | 20 | 94 | 4 | 66 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1,156 |
| Rape and attempted rape | 53 | 5 | - | 33 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 104 |
| Sexual assault | 84 | 1 | 1 | 35 | - | 120 | 10 | - | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 279 |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 40 | - | 41 | - | - | - | 86 |
| Other sexual crimes | 110 | 5 | 3 | 47 | - | 404 | 21 | - | 2 | 11 | 47 | - | 23 | 13 | - | 1 | 687 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 3,397 | 261 | 41 | - | - | 2,387 | 219 | 298 | 10 | 1 | 2,188 | 236 | 2,491 | 38 | 13 | - | 11,580 |
| Housebreaking | 425 | 77 | 28 | - | - | 194 | 35 | 27 | - | - | 25 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 3 | - | 853 |
| Theft by opening lockfast places | 63 | 9 | - | - | - | 58 | 8 | 7 | - | - | 25 | 8 | 18 | - | 1 | - | 197 |
| Theft from a motor vehicle | 37 | 2 | - | - | - | 24 | 6 | 5 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | - | 100 |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 77 | 18 | - | - | - | 98 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 62 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 1 | - | 298 |
| Shoplifting | 1,803 | 69 | 3 | - | - | 1,083 | 71 | 195 | - | 1 | 1,361 | 101 | 1,875 | 20 | 1 | - | 6,583 |
| Other theft | 557 | 51 | 6 | - | - | 512 | 49 | 37 | 1 | - | 422 | 76 | 367 | 10 | 3 | - | 2,091 |
| Fraud | 156 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 148 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 125 | 32 | 50 | 2 | - | - | 544 |
| Other dishonesty | 279 | 27 | 3 | - | - | 270 | 27 | 18 | 4 | - | 160 | 9 | 112 | 2 | 3 | - | 914 |
| Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. | 284 | 57 | 17 | 1 | - | 598 | 63 | 7 | 1 | - | 605 | 184 | 383 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2,229 |
| Fire-raising | 25 | 8 | 16 | - | - | 35 | 8 | - | - | - | 13 | - | 8 | - | 1 | 1 | 115 |
| Vandalism etc. | 259 | 49 | 1 | 1 | - | 563 | 55 | 7 | 1 | - | 592 | 184 | 375 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2,114 |
| Other crimes | 3,196 | 351 | 49 | 7 | - | 4,081 | 520 | 132 | - | 1 | 5,956 | 8 | 4,531 | 137 | 21 | 1 | 18,991 |
| Crimes against public justice | 1,774 | 260 | 7 | 4 | - | 2,284 | 272 | 42 | - | 1 | 2,299 | 2 | 3,165 | 70 | 15 | - | 10,195 |
| Handling offensive weapons | 419 | 54 | 36 | - | - | 523 | 82 | 16 | - | - | 224 | - | 120 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1,493 |
| Drugs | 970 | 34 | 5 | 1 | - | 1,233 | 160 | 74 | - | - | 3,410 | - | 1,212 | 52 | 1 | - | 7,152 |
| Other crime | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 41 | 6 | - | - | - | 23 | 6 | 34 | 2 | - | - | 151 |
| All offences | 4,192 | 396 | 81 | 2 | - | 8,670 | 715 | 42 | 25 | 6 | 40,220 | 322 | 8,966 | 558 | 31 | 3 | 64,229 |
| Miscellaneous offences | 3,783 | 371 | 78 | 2 | - | 7,597 | 646 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 10,310 | 315 | 7,949 | 506 | 31 | 3 | 31,660 |
| Common assault | 1,623 | 199 | 58 | 1 | - | 3,335 | 302 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3,666 | 188 | 2,448 | 223 | 16 | 1 | 12,079 |
| Breach of the peace etc. | 1,822 | 163 | 19 | 1 | - | 3,516 | 272 | 21 | 1 | - | 5,418 | 83 | 4,738 | 232 | 10 | 2 | 16,298 |
| Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct | 3 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 67 | - | 70 | 2 | - | - | 148 |
| Other miscellaneous, including urinating | 335 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 740 | 72 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1,159 | 44 | 693 | 49 | 5 | - | 3,135 |
| Motor vehicle offences | 409 | 25 | 3 | - | - | 1,073 | 69 | 4 | - | - | 29,910 | 7 | 1,017 | 52 | - | - | 32,569 |
| Dangerous and careless driving | 125 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 217 | 23 | 1 | - | - | 3,118 | 5 | 64 | 1 | - | - | 3,572 |
| Driving under the influence | 96 | 1 | - | - | - | 559 | 29 | 3 | - | - | 2,820 | - | 28 | 3 | - | - | 3,539 |
| Speeding | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | 12,282 | - | 64 | 5 | - | - | 12,365 |
| Unlawful use of motor vehicle | 182 | 7 | - | - | - | 246 | 16 | - | - | - | 5,224 | - | 620 | 36 | - | - | 6,331 |
| Vehicle defect offences | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1,426 | - | 98 | 3 | - | - | 1,534 |
| Other motor vehicle offences1 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 30 | 1 | - | - | - | 5,040 | 2 | 143 | 4 | - | - | 5,228 |
1. Includes seat belt and mobile phone offences.
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