Charges reported under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act (2012) in 2012-13

Annex A - Section 1 2011-12

The Act came into Force on 1 March 2012, which was the final month of the 2011-12 financial year. For completeness here are the main tables for charges reported in 2011-12.

Table 1: Number of Accused/Incident per Charge

	2011-12
Number of Charges	Number of Separate Accused	Number of Separate 'incidents'	% of 'incidents'
1	14	14	70.0
2	4	2	10.0
3	4	2	10.0
8	8	1	5.0
33	28	1	5.0
Total	58	20	100.0

Table 2: Age Breakdown of Accused

	2011-12
Age Group	Number of Charges	%
Under 16	0	0.0
16-20	7	10.8
21-30	21	32.3
31-40	17	26.2
41-50	19	29.2
51-60	1	1.5
Over 60	0	0.0
Total	65	100.0

Table 3: Alcohol and Drug Related Charges

	2011-12
	Number of Charges	%
Drink	41	63.1
Drugs	3	4.6

Table 4: Nature of Offence

		2011-12
		Number of Charges	%
Hateful Behaviour		19	29.2
of which:	Religion	16	24.6
	Race	3	4.6
	Sexual Indentity	0	0.0
	Disability	0	0.0
	Transgender	0	0.0
Threatening Behaviour		47	72.3
Otherwise Offensive Behaviour		2	3.1

Table 5: Method of Abuse

	2011-12
Method of Abuse	Number of Charges	%
Banner	1	1.5
Gesture	3	4.6
Speech	14	21.5
Singing	8	12.3
Generally Offensive Behaviour	44	67.7

Table 6: Location of Charges

	2011-12
Local Authority Area	Number of Charges	%	Number of Charges Per 100,000 Population
Aberdeen City	2	3.1	1
Dundee City	2	3.1	1
Edinburgh, City of	1	1.5	0
Falkirk	1	1.5	1
Glasgow City	51	78.5	9
South Ayrshire	8	12.3	7
Total	65	100.0

Table 7: Locus of Charges

	2011-12
Locus of Offence	Number of Charges	%
Football Stadium	13	20.0
Main Street	5	7.7
Railway Station	34	52.3
Residential Area	10	15.4
Other	3	4.6
Total	65	100.0

Table 8: Charges from Incidents at Football Stadiums

	2011-12
Football Stadium	Number of Charges	%
Ibrox Stadium	7	53.8
Other	6	46.2
Total	13	100.0

Table 9: Football Affiliation of the Accused

	2011-12
Football Affiliation	Number of Charges	%
Celtic	5	7.7
Hibs	36	55.4
Rangers	14	21.5
Other	5	7.7
Unknown	5	7.7
Total	65	100.0

Table 10: Football Fixtures Associated with Charges

		2011-12
Date of Fixture	Fixture	Number of Charges	%
10/03/2012	Ayr United v Hibs	43	66.2
18/03/2012	Celtic v Kilmarnock	5	7.7
25/03/2012	Rangers v Celtic	6	9.2
Other Fixture		11	16.9
Total		65	100.0

Table 11: Victims of the Offensive Behaviour

	2011-12
Victim	Number of Charges	%
Community	24	36.9
Member of the Public	42	64.6
Other	5	7.7

Table 12: Recorded Disposals

	2011-12
Disposal	Number of Charges	%
Community Penalty	4	16.0
Custody	4	16.0
Football Banning Order	1	4.0
Monetary Penalty	15	60.0
Warning	1	4.0
Total	25	100.0