Publication - Statistics

Civil justice statistics in Scotland 2022-23

Published: 30 April 2024
From: Minister for Victims and Community Safety, +2 more … Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, Minister for Housing
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Housing, Law and order
ISBN: 9781836012146

Statistics on civil law cases in the Scottish courts together with other related information, such as statistics from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey.

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Top stacked bar chart showing the downward trend in initiated cases for the period 2013-14 to 2022-23. The bottom left picture is showing that there were 3,900 evictions initiated in 2022-23, which is a 128% increase from 1,700 in 2021-22. The middle bottom picture is showing that there were 1,700 damages cases initiated in 2022-23, which is a 28% increase from 1,300 in 2021-22. The bottom right picture is showing that there were 11,400 family cases initiated in 2022-23, which is a decrease of 7% from 13,900 in 2021-22.

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