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Criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2015-2016
National-level information on criminal justice social work activity in Scotland, including data on criminal justice social work services and social work orders.
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Table 9 Community payback orders commenced by age, gender, employment status and ethnicity: 2011-12 to 2015-16
2011-12 | 2012-13 4 | 2013-14 4 | 2014-15 4 | 2015-16 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | |||||
Total | 10,228 | 16,063 | 18,689 | 19,064 | 19,410 |
Age group 1 | |||||
16-17 | 584 | 788 | 684 | 610 | 607 |
18-20 | 1,601 | 2,263 | 2,375 | 2,314 | 2,272 |
21-25 | 2,218 | 3,546 | 4,093 | 3,874 | 3,818 |
26-30 | 1,667 | 2,831 | 3,166 | 3,384 | 3,489 |
31-40 | 2,337 | 3,754 | 4,626 | 4,859 | 5,057 |
Over 40 | 1,821 | 2,881 | 3,745 | 4,023 | 4,167 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 8,826 | 13,680 | 15,812 | 16,116 | 16,457 |
Female | 1,402 | 2,383 | 2,877 | 2,948 | 2,953 |
Employment status | |||||
Full-time education | 201 | 293 | 314 | 313 | 314 |
Employed/self employed | 1,954 | 3,139 | 3,869 | 4,107 | 4,358 |
Unemployed | 6,362 | 9,959 | 11,430 | 11,502 | 11,477 |
Government training scheme | 62 | 89 | 68 | 74 | 72 |
Economically inactive 2 | 1,116 | 1,260 | 1,621 | 1,822 | 1,873 |
Other 3 | 533 | 1,323 | 1,387 | 1,246 | 1,316 |
Ethnicity | |||||
White | 9,189 | 14,537 | 16,396 | 16,596 | 17,640 |
Asian | 93 | 127 | 193 | 173 | 203 |
African, Caribbean or Black | 32 | 51 | 57 | 99 | 94 |
Mixed | 25 | 69 | 81 | 58 | 48 |
Other | 85 | 156 | 145 | 164 | 178 |
Not known/provided | 804 | 1,123 | 1,817 | 1,974 | 1,247 |
Percentage | |||||
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Age group 1 | |||||
16-17 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
18-20 | 15.7 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
21-25 | 21.7 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 20.3 | 19.7 |
26-30 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 17.8 | 18.0 |
31-40 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 24.8 | 25.5 | 26.1 |
Over 40 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 20.0 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 86.3 | 85.2 | 84.6 | 84.5 | 84.8 |
Female | 13.7 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.2 |
Employment status | |||||
Full-time education | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Employed/self employed | 19.1 | 19.5 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 22.5 |
Unemployed | 62.2 | 62.0 | 61.2 | 60.3 | 59.1 |
Government training scheme | 0.6 | 0.6 | * | * | * |
Economically inactive 2 | 10.9 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 |
Other 3 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
Ethnicity (where known) | |||||
White | 97.5 | 97.3 | 97.2 | 97.1 | 97.1 |
Asian | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
African, Caribbean or Black | * | * | * | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Mixed | * | * | * | * | * |
Other | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1. Age is at commencement of order. Figures may include a small number of under 16s.
2. Includes those who are retired, supported by family, caring for home/family or long-term sick/disabled.
3. For 2012-13 to 2015-16, includes some orders where employment status was not known.
4. Figures for the years 2012-13 to 2014-15 have been revised from those previously published due to the receipt of updated information from some councils. The breakdown by employment status for 2014-15 has changed particularly markedly due to the receipt of an amended breakdown for Aberdeen City.