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Reconviction Rates in Scotland: 2011-12 Offender Cohort

This publication provides analyses of trends in reconviction figures up to the latest cohort of 2011-12.

Cohort	Number of offenders¹	Reconviction rate¹	Average number of reconvictions per offender¹
1997-98	53,444	31.8	0.62
1998-99	49,144	31.8	0.62
1999-00	44,229	31.3	0.59
2000-01	41,568	31.8	0.60
2001-02	43,651	32.4	0.63
2002-03	44,858	32.9	0.64
2003-04	46,984	32.7	0.62
2004-05	49,367	32.4	0.61
2005-06	50,325	32.5	0.60
2006-07	53,301	32.4	0.60
2007-08	53,042	31.2	0.57
2008-09	49,653	31.5	0.60
2009-10	47,413	30.6	0.56
2010-11	44,712	30.1	0.55
2011-12	43,826	29.2	0.53

1. Figures for previous cohorts may differ from previously published figures as updated information is fed into the Scottish Offenders Index.

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