Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 2006/07

Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts 2006-07


Table 7: Persons with a charge proved by main penalty, 1997/98-2006/07

Number

Main penalty

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

% change
05/06-06/07

Total 6

149,334

137,174

128,104

113,206

121,598

127,772

133,614

135,045

132,784

138,830

5

Custody

16,299

16,027

15,895

15,656

16,499

17,326

16,584

16,717

16,670

18,157

9

Prison

11,754

11,456

11,519

11,390

12,418

13,560

13,153

13,499

13,247

14,382

9

Young offenders institution

4,521

4,547

4,363

4,253

4,067

3,741

3,406

3,198

3,399

3,752

10

Other custody

24

24

13

13

14

25

25

20

24

23

-4

Community sentence 5

12,515

12,921

12,366

12,488

13,800

15,942

15,565

17,013

17,314

17,376

0

Probation

6,817

7,464

7,258

7,344

8,496

9,438

8,902

9,437

9,418

9,209

-2

Community service order

5,605

5,254

4,776

4,744

4,726

5,279

4,881

5,432

5,669

5,787

2

Supervised attendance order 8

93

78

97

64

58

54

38

43

111

122

10

Restriction of liberty order

-

125

230

189

193

743

1,048

1,313

1,273

1,309

3

Drug treatment & testing order

-

-

5

147

327

428

696

788

831

926

11

Community reparation order

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11

17

55

Anti Social Behaviour Order

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

6

500

Financial penalty

104,399

93,165

85,949

72,191

77,805

80,319

86,586

85,496

82,625

85,119

3

Fine

103,091

91,904

84,778

71,104

76,641

78,957

84,797

83,782

81,147

83,737

3

Compensation order

1,308

1,261

1,171

1,087

1,164

1,362

1,789

1,714

1,478

1,382

-6

Other sentence 6

16,121

15,061

13,894

12,871

13,494

14,185

14,879

15,819

16,175

18,178

12

Insanity, hospital, guardianship order

160

130

136

128

104

105

132

95

113

76

-33

Admonition

14,707

13,841

12,647

11,649

12,176

12,829

13,445

14,279

14,607

16,354

12

Absolute discharge 9

1,046

914

991

978

1,055

1,020

1,102

1,211

1,190

1,436

21

Remit to children's hearing

208

176

120

116

159

230

196

221

260

311

20

Average amount of penalty 1

Custody (days) 4

230

224

230

229

228

236

239

223

215

201

Community service order (hours)

151

151

152

152

152

153

152

148

148

147

Fine 2,7 (£)

164

167

172

177

188

206

208

215

210

211

Compensation order 3,7 (£)

246

252

250

264

234

219

209

242

282

335

1 Excludes indeterminate/not known sentences.
2. Excludes company fines.
3. As main or secondary penalty.
4. Figures for 2005/06 and 2006/07 may be underestimates.
5. Includes a small number of Community Reparation Orders and Anti Social Behaviour Orders
6. Includes a small number of sentence unknown.
7. excludes a small number of large fines which were having a disproportionate impact on the average value
8. Of first instance 9. Includes a small number of court cautions and dog-related disposals

Percentage

Main penalty

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Custody

11

12

12

14

14

14

12

12

13

13

Prison

8

8

9

10

10

11

10

10

10

10

Young offenders institution

3

3

3

4

3

3

3

2

3

3

Other custody

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Community sentence

8

9

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

13

Probation

5

5

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

Community service order

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Supervised attendance order

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Restriction of liberty order

-

*

*

*

*

1

1

1

1

1

Drug treatment & testing order

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

Financial penalty

70

68

67

64

64

63

65

63

62

61

Fine

69

67

66

63

63

62

63

62

61

60

Compensation order

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Other sentence

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

Insanity, hospital, guardianship order

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Caution or admonition

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

Absolute discharge

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Remit to children's hearing

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

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