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Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2015-16
Published:
17 Jan 2017
Summary of proceedings dealt with by courts, sentencing outcomes and characteristics of convicted offenders.
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Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2015-16
Table 16: Undertakings to appear in court, by gender and age, 2009-10 - 2015-161,2
Table 16: Undertakings to appear in court, by gender and age, 2009-10 - 2015-161,2
2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | ||||||||
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Number | Percentage of total | Number | Percentage of total | Number | Percentage of total | Number | Percentage of total | Number | Percentage of total | Number | Percentage of total | Number | Percentage of total | |
Gender | ||||||||||||||
Male | 20,661 | 79 | 21,384 | 78 | 20,244 | 77 | 17,328 | 76 | 16,642 | 75 | 12,738 | 76 | 11,769 | 75 |
Female | 5,461 | 21 | 5,912 | 22 | 5,953 | 23 | 5,489 | 24 | 5,465 | 25 | 4,015 | 24 | 3,870 | 25 |
Not known | 3 | * | 1 | * | 4 | * | 1 | * | 3 | * | 4 | * | 2 | * |
Age | ||||||||||||||
Under 21 | 6,499 | 25 | 6,297 | 23 | 5,484 | 21 | 4,244 | 19 | 3,992 | 18 | 2,812 | 17 | 2,542 | 16 |
21-30 | 8,807 | 34 | 9,468 | 35 | 8,978 | 34 | 7,824 | 34 | 7,203 | 33 | 5,356 | 32 | 4,829 | 31 |
31-40 | 5,251 | 20 | 5,629 | 21 | 5,712 | 22 | 5,086 | 22 | 5,095 | 23 | 3,918 | 23 | 3,686 | 24 |
Over 40 | 5,568 | 21 | 5,903 | 22 | 6,027 | 23 | 5,664 | 25 | 5,820 | 26 | 4,671 | 28 | 4,584 | 29 |
Not known | 1 | * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 26,126 | 100 | 27,297 | 100 | 26,201 | 100 | 22,818 | 100 | 22,110 | 100 | 16,757 | 100 | 15,641 | 100 |
1. Gender and date of birth were added to the main collection of bail data from 2009-10.
2. Excludes modifications to existing bail orders. People counted once only where more than one bail order on the same day.