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Publication - Statistics

Civil justice statistics in Scotland 2022-23

Published
30 April 2024
From
Minister for Victims and Community Safety, +1 more … Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
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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Infographic

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.

Contact

Email: justice_analysts@gov.scot

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