Criminal proceedings in Scotland 2016-17: statistics
Statistics on criminal proceedings concluded in Scottish courts and alternatives to prosecution, issued by the police and by the Crown Office.
Table 11 People convicted by main penalty, gender and age, 2007-08 to 2016-17
2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | % change 15-16 to 16-17 |
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Total 1 | 133,608 | 125,893 | 121,041 | 115,581 | 108,424 | 101,019 | 105,664 | 106,583 | 99,962 | 92,334 | -8 | |
Males 2 | Total | 112,793 | 106,300 | 101,613 | 97,042 | 90,902 | 84,347 | 87,988 | 88,658 | 83,018 | 76,491 | -8 |
Under 21 | 24,526 | 20,536 | 17,328 | 15,145 | 13,135 | 10,358 | 9,187 | 8,628 | 8,417 | 7,596 | -10 | |
21-30 | 41,224 | 38,899 | 37,316 | 35,177 | 32,761 | 30,337 | 30,706 | 30,155 | 28,124 | 25,785 | -8 | |
31-40 | 25,146 | 24,755 | 24,149 | 23,564 | 22,467 | 21,568 | 22,837 | 23,762 | 22,104 | 20,709 | -6 | |
41-100 | 21,897 | 22,110 | 22,820 | 23,156 | 22,539 | 22,084 | 25,258 | 26,113 | 24,373 | 22,401 | -8 | |
Females 2 | Total | 20,565 | 19,581 | 19,424 | 18,531 | 17,437 | 16,557 | 17,590 | 17,920 | 16,944 | 15,842 | -7 |
Under 21 | 3,306 | 2,830 | 2,511 | 2,228 | 1,952 | 1,616 | 1,429 | 1,448 | 1,358 | 1,218 | -10 | |
21-30 | 7,387 | 7,314 | 7,010 | 6,573 | 5,989 | 5,873 | 5,656 | 5,514 | 5,178 | 4,660 | -10 | |
31-40 | 5,484 | 5,069 | 5,132 | 4,984 | 4,853 | 4,492 | 5,001 | 5,313 | 4,998 | 4,959 | -1 | |
41-100 | 4,388 | 4,368 | 4,771 | 4,746 | 4,643 | 4,576 | 5,504 | 5,645 | 5,410 | 5,005 | -7 | |
Custody 1 | 16,762 | 16,946 | 15,802 | 15,320 | 15,950 | 14,790 | 14,172 | 14,041 | 13,766 | 12,690 | -8 | |
Males 2 | Total | 15,487 | 15,593 | 14,522 | 14,018 | 14,582 | 13,500 | 12,959 | 12,748 | 12,574 | 11,695 | -7 |
Under 21 | 2,987 | 2,858 | 2,601 | 2,014 | 2,050 | 1,588 | 1,238 | 1,137 | 1,190 | 1,002 | -16 | |
21-30 | 6,864 | 6,718 | 6,156 | 6,074 | 6,059 | 5,486 | 5,021 | 4,984 | 4,755 | 4,419 | -7 | |
31-40 | 3,700 | 3,841 | 3,582 | 3,776 | 4,094 | 3,974 | 4,025 | 3,904 | 3,916 | 3,665 | -6 | |
41-100 | 1,936 | 2,176 | 2,183 | 2,154 | 2,379 | 2,452 | 2,675 | 2,723 | 2,713 | 2,609 | -4 | |
Females 2 | Total | 1,275 | 1,353 | 1,280 | 1,302 | 1,368 | 1,290 | 1,213 | 1,293 | 1,192 | 995 | -17 |
Under 21 | 182 | 182 | 175 | 168 | 160 | 116 | 83 | 84 | 72 | 53 | -26 | |
21-30 | 615 | 682 | 581 | 588 | 620 | 599 | 491 | 483 | 400 | 326 | -19 | |
31-40 | 312 | 325 | 295 | 324 | 349 | 345 | 395 | 488 | 462 | 377 | -18 | |
41-100 | 166 | 164 | 229 | 222 | 239 | 230 | 244 | 238 | 258 | 239 | -7 | |
Community sentence 1 | 16,709 | 17,921 | 16,349 | 15,615 | 16,937 | 17,263 | 18,276 | 18,584 | 18,949 | 18,600 | -2 | |
Males 2 | Total | 13,886 | 14,954 | 13,483 | 12,977 | 14,090 | 14,395 | 15,249 | 15,507 | 15,863 | 15,588 | -2 |
Under 21 | 4,471 | 4,607 | 3,640 | 3,446 | 3,292 | 2,743 | 2,635 | 2,522 | 2,497 | 2,348 | -6 | |
21-30 | 4,935 | 5,303 | 5,036 | 4,696 | 5,249 | 5,590 | 5,674 | 5,763 | 5,762 | 5,730 | -1 | |
31-40 | 2,641 | 2,988 | 2,768 | 2,724 | 3,168 | 3,403 | 3,797 | 3,970 | 4,136 | 4,064 | -2 | |
41-100 | 1,839 | 2,056 | 2,039 | 2,111 | 2,381 | 2,659 | 3,143 | 3,252 | 3,468 | 3,446 | -1 | |
Females 2 | Total | 2,823 | 2,967 | 2,866 | 2,638 | 2,847 | 2,868 | 3,027 | 3,077 | 3,086 | 3,012 | -2 |
Under 21 | 667 | 593 | 559 | 453 | 433 | 428 | 340 | 378 | 341 | 309 | -9 | |
21-30 | 1,092 | 1,177 | 1,013 | 1,020 | 1,014 | 1,063 | 1,030 | 1,014 | 967 | 897 | -7 | |
31-40 | 651 | 735 | 773 | 661 | 769 | 735 | 882 | 862 | 949 | 949 | 0 | |
41-100 | 413 | 462 | 521 | 504 | 631 | 642 | 775 | 823 | 829 | 857 | 3 | |
Financial penalty 1 | 83,344 | 73,991 | 72,491 | 67,576 | 59,320 | 53,429 | 57,797 | 56,779 | 49,872 | 44,999 | -10 | |
Males 2 | Total | 71,061 | 63,240 | 61,480 | 57,359 | 50,260 | 45,144 | 48,436 | 47,734 | 42,012 | 37,625 | -10 |
Under 21 | 13,597 | 9,886 | 8,462 | 7,071 | 5,365 | 4,061 | 3,697 | 3,343 | 3,037 | 2,683 | -12 | |
21-30 | 25,792 | 23,102 | 22,258 | 20,360 | 17,798 | 15,812 | 16,479 | 15,553 | 13,867 | 12,339 | -11 | |
31-40 | 16,147 | 15,074 | 14,942 | 14,085 | 12,261 | 11,185 | 12,005 | 12,455 | 10,727 | 9,894 | -8 | |
41-100 | 15,525 | 15,178 | 15,818 | 15,843 | 14,836 | 14,086 | 16,255 | 16,383 | 14,381 | 12,709 | -12 | |
Females 2 | Total | 12,047 | 10,739 | 11,007 | 10,210 | 8,983 | 8,174 | 9,282 | 9,041 | 7,860 | 7,373 | -6 |
Under 21 | 1,569 | 1,206 | 1,061 | 909 | 746 | 530 | 519 | 533 | 444 | 382 | -14 | |
21-30 | 4,140 | 3,754 | 3,818 | 3,382 | 2,907 | 2,705 | 2,772 | 2,604 | 2,311 | 2,120 | -8 | |
31-40 | 3,357 | 2,890 | 3,011 | 2,843 | 2,463 | 2,192 | 2,551 | 2,557 | 2,177 | 2,169 | 0 | |
41-100 | 2,981 | 2,889 | 3,117 | 3,076 | 2,867 | 2,747 | 3,440 | 3,347 | 2,928 | 2,702 | -8 | |
Other sentence 1 | 16,793 | 17,035 | 16,399 | 17,070 | 16,217 | 15,537 | 15,419 | 17,179 | 17,375 | 16,045 | -8 | |
Males 2 | Total | 12,359 | 12,513 | 12,128 | 12,688 | 11,970 | 11,308 | 11,344 | 12,669 | 12,569 | 11,583 | -8 |
Under 21 | 3,471 | 3,185 | 2,625 | 2,614 | 2,428 | 1,966 | 1,617 | 1,626 | 1,693 | 1,563 | -8 | |
21-30 | 3,633 | 3,776 | 3,866 | 4,047 | 3,655 | 3,449 | 3,532 | 3,855 | 3,740 | 3,297 | -12 | |
31-40 | 2,658 | 2,852 | 2,857 | 2,979 | 2,944 | 3,006 | 3,010 | 3,433 | 3,325 | 3,086 | -7 | |
41-100 | 2,597 | 2,700 | 2,780 | 3,048 | 2,943 | 2,887 | 3,185 | 3,755 | 3,811 | 3,637 | -5 | |
Females 2 | Total | 4,420 | 4,522 | 4,271 | 4,381 | 4,239 | 4,225 | 4,068 | 4,509 | 4,806 | 4,462 | -7 |
Under 21 | 888 | 849 | 716 | 698 | 613 | 542 | 487 | 453 | 501 | 474 | -5 | |
21-30 | 1,540 | 1,701 | 1,598 | 1,583 | 1,448 | 1,506 | 1,363 | 1,413 | 1,500 | 1,317 | -12 | |
31-40 | 1,164 | 1,119 | 1,053 | 1,156 | 1,272 | 1,220 | 1,173 | 1,406 | 1,410 | 1,464 | 4 | |
41-100 | 828 | 853 | 904 | 944 | 906 | 957 | 1,045 | 1,237 | 1,395 | 1,207 | -13 |
1. Includes a small number of cases for companies and where age and gender are unknown.
2. Gender totals exclude companies and where age and gender are unknown. The sum of gender totals may not equal disposal totals.