Reconviction Rates in Scotland: 2009-10 Offender Cohort

Analysis of one year reconviction rates for the cohort of offenders released from a custodial sentence or receiving a non-custodial disposal in 2009-10

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Table 12 One year reconviction rates by offender characteristics: 2009-10 cohort

Index disposal in 2009-10 by age Percentage of Male offenders reconvicted Percentage of Female offenders reconvicted
Number of previous convictions Number of previous convictions
None 1 or 2 3 to 10 Over 10 None 1 or 2 3 to 10 Over 10
All 14 23 35 57 10 21 35 56
under 21 24 42 58 76 16 34 53 58
21 to 25 12 24 43 69 10 24 46 64
26 to 30 7 17 33 60 10 23 37 60
over 30 6 12 23 51 6 15 27 52
Discharged from custody 10 24 41 63 ** 28 41 68
under 21 23 39 57 76 ** ** 55 **
21 to 25 7 26 46 71 ** ** 60 78
26 to 30 ** 11 37 61 ** ** 33 72
over 30 7 15 27 58 ** ** 28 61
Community Service Order 15 22 32 52 3 13 31 49
under 21 23 38 54 74 ** ** ** -
21 to 25 11 25 38 57 ** ** ** **
26 to 30 10 12 29 63 ** ** ** **
over 30 6 8 19 43 ** ** 28 **
Probation Order 29 36 40 56 28 30 44 57
under 21 46 60 67 82 41 34 63 **
21 to 25 18 31 48 68 ** 32 52 67
26 to 30 ** 24 36 60 ** 36 38 50
over 30 9 16 25 50 18 24 38 59
Restriction of Liberty Order 42 57 45 57 - ** ** **
under 21 44 77 78 ** - ** ** **
21 to 25 ** ** 51 73 - ** ** **
26 to 30 ** ** 45 77 - - ** **
over 30 ** ** ** 39 - - - **
Drug Treatment and Testing Order - ** 51 70 ** ** 60 59
under 21 - ** ** ** ** ** - -
21 to 25 - ** 74 96 ** ** ** **
26 to 30 - - ** 62 ** ** ** **
over 30 - - 41 68 ** ** ** 59
Monetary 13 21 33 53 10 21 33 55
under 21 21 36 58 76 13 33 47 **
21 to 25 13 23 40 66 11 24 47 52
26 to 30 7 18 32 59 12 26 37 66
over 30 6 12 23 48 6 16 25 52
Other 10 18 30 50 9 18 29 49
under 21 18 38 52 71 13 30 48 **
21 to 25 9 21 41 64 10 18 36 58
26 to 30 6 16 29 52 9 16 32 53
over 30 5 10 20 45 5 14 22 45

1. Convictions since the start of 1989.

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