Publication - Statistics

CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTLAND 2014-15

Published: 23 February 2016
ISBN: 9781786520364

Summary of offences dealt with by courts, sentencing outcomes and characteristics of convicted offenders. Additional information on non-court penalties issued by the Police and Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service.

Criminal proceedings in Scotland statistics

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Table 24: Fiscal fixed penalties by main crime/offence and age and gender, 2014-15

Main crime or offence	Under 21	21-30	Over 30	Total	Under 21	21-30	Over 30	Total
	Number				Per cent
Total Male¹	517	3,192	8,304	12,013	100	100	100	100
Serious driving offences ²	18	35	75	128	3	1	1	1
Speeding offences	108	1,054	3,151	4,313	21	33	38	36
Signal and direction offences	53	307	1,032	1,392	10	10	12	12
Lighting, construction & use offences	87	238	396	721	17	7	5	6
Documentation offences	127	577	1,446	2,150	25	18	17	18
Other motor vehicle offences³	123	980	2,197	3,300	24	31	26	27
Non-motor vehicle offences⁴	1	1	7	9	*	*	*	*
Main crime or offence	Under 21	21-30	Over 30	Total	Under 21	21-30	Over 30	Total
Total Female¹	122	967	2,368	3,457	100	100	100	100
Serious driving offences ²	2	7	27	36	2	1	1	1
Speeding offences	32	365	988	1,385	26	38	42	40
Signal and direction offences	23	131	356	510	19	14	15	15
Lighting, construction & use offences	8	50	64	122	7	5	3	4
Documentation offences	30	182	489	701	25	19	21	20
Other motor vehicle offences³	27	231	442	700	22	24	19	20
Non-motor vehicle offences⁴	-	1	2	3	-	*	*	*

1. Excludes a small number of records where age and / or gender are unknown.

2. In some circumstances fiscal fixed penalties can be issued for contraventions of Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (driving without due care and attention).

3. Contains a number of other offences, however around a half of fixed penalties given for this group were for mobile phone offences and half were seatbelt offences.

4. Contains bicycle offences and road-works offences.

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