Statistical Bulletin: Crime and Justice Series: Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2010-11

Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2010-11


Table 11 People with a charge proved by main penalty, gender and age, 2010-11

Main penalty Number
Total Male Female
All males Under 16 16 to 20 21 to 30 Over 30 All females Under 16 16 to 20 21 to 30 Over 30
Total 1 115,398 96,885 53 15,064 35,109 46,659 18,490 14 2,209 6,558 9,709
Custody 15,268 13,966 12 1,988 6,052 5,914 1,301 - 169 586 546
Community sentence 15,550 12,927 12 3,427 4,670 4,818 2,623 4 447 1,015 1,157
Financial penalty 67,525 57,310 12 7,054 20,343 29,901 10,195 2 907 3,378 5,908
Other sentence 17,055 12,682 17 2,595 4,044 6,026 4,371 8 686 1,579 2,098
Row per cent
Main penalty Total Male Female
All males Under 16 16 to 20 21 to 30 Over 30 All females Under 16 16 to 20 21 to 30 Over 30
Total 100 84 * 13 30 40 16 * 2 6 8
Custody 100 91 * 13 40 39 9 - 1 4 4
Community sentence 100 83 * 22 30 31 17 * 3 7 7
Financial penalty 100 85 * 10 30 44 15 * 1 5 9
Other sentence 100 74 * 15 24 35 26 * 4 9 12
Column per cent
Main penalty Total Total Male Female
All males Under 16 16 to 20 21 to 30 Over 30 All females Under 16 16 to 20 21 to 30 Over 30
100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Custody 13 14 23 13 17 13 7 - 8 9 6
Community sentence 13 13 23 23 13 10 14 29 20 15 12
Financial penalty 59 59 23 47 58 64 55 14 41 52 61
Other sentence 15 13 32 17 12 13 24 57 31 24 22

1. Includes a small number of cases where gender is unknown, and companies.

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