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Publication - Statistics

Criminal proceedings in Scotland 2017-2018

Published
29 January 2019
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Part of
Law and order
ISBN
9781787815186

Summary of offences dealt with by courts, sentencing outcomes and characteristics of convicted offenders. Additional information on non-court penalties issued by the Police and Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service.

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Table 4(b) People convicted by main crime/offence, 2008-09 to 2017-18

Main crime or offence 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-181 % change 2016-17 to 2017-18 All offences proved, 2017-18 2
All crimes and offences 125,893 121,041 115,581 108,424 101,019 105,664 106,584 99,962 92,347 82,716 -10 115,671
All crimes 46,799 43,552 42,288 40,671 36,979 36,210 36,505 35,738 32,570 29,486 -9 41,722
Non-sexual crimes of violence 2,659 2,463 2,540 2,461 2,143 1,803 1,745 1,776 1,724 1,812 5 2,044
Homicide etc 116 118 117 111 115 93 81 84 77 90 17 92
Attempted murder and serious assault 1,709 1,511 1,419 1,365 1,285 1,043 1,053 1,118 1,115 1,168 5 1,256
Robbery 563 533 526 606 520 448 386 384 370 404 9 473
Other non-sexual crimes of violence 271 301 478 379 223 219 225 190 162 150 -7 223
Sexual crimes 914 832 756 784 866 1,066 1,153 1,163 1,040 1,053 1 2,220
Rape and attempted rape 42 57 36 49 77 91 125 105 99 107 8 223
Sexual assault 182 159 160 151 204 236 276 278 266 302 14 778
Crimes associated with prostitution 333 250 245 200 142 169 145 86 84 47 -44 53
Other sexual crimes 357 366 315 384 443 570 607 694 591 597 1 1,166
Crimes of dishonesty 17,429 15,951 15,613 14,772 13,250 12,579 12,526 11,605 10,809 9,801 -9 14,162
Housebreaking 1,860 1,604 1,540 1,498 1,365 1,037 979 858 873 809 -7 1,116
Theft by opening lockfast places 349 312 284 291 247 218 212 196 184 148 -20 228
Theft from a motor vehicle 387 297 270 250 200 143 112 101 94 82 -13 152
Theft of a motor vehicle 733 572 483 450 373 272 318 302 270 245 -9 555
Shoplifting 8,287 8,098 7,853 7,267 6,500 6,532 6,942 6,596 6,248 5,629 -10 7,633
Other theft 3,113 2,768 2,871 2,961 2,720 2,577 2,341 2,093 1,796 1,627 -9 2,361
Fraud 1,438 1,142 1,067 811 624 681 602 545 545 469 -14 963
Other dishonesty 1,262 1,158 1,245 1,244 1,221 1,119 1,020 914 799 792 -1 1,154
Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. 4,375 3,836 3,362 3,016 2,583 2,504 2,442 2,233 1,972 1,812 -8 2,350
Fire-raising 244 190 159 146 133 130 133 116 114 125 10 163
Vandalism etc. 4,131 3,646 3,203 2,870 2,450 2,374 2,309 2,117 1,858 1,687 -9 2,187
Other crimes 21,422 20,470 20,017 19,638 18,137 18,258 18,639 18,961 17,025 15,008 -12 20,946
Crimes against public justice 10,350 9,744 9,822 10,170 9,767 9,672 10,013 10,177 9,033 8,054 -11 11,631
Handling offensive weapons 3,516 2,838 2,445 2,265 1,709 1,684 1,586 1,489 1,436 1,451 1 1,876
Drugs 7,318 7,699 7,531 6,990 6,449 6,720 6,868 7,144 6,371 5,390 -15 7,264
Other crime 238 189 219 213 212 182 172 151 185 113 -39 175
All offences 79,094 77,489 73,293 67,753 64,040 69,454 70,079 64,224 59,777 53,230 -11 73,949
Miscellaneous offences 34,165 31,508 29,187 29,470 28,587 29,169 31,120 31,659 29,198 25,593 -12 37,105
Common assault 13,647 12,966 12,600 12,762 11,648 11,213 11,762 12,080 11,240 9,810 -13 13,906
Breach of the peace etc. 16,003 14,077 12,114 12,544 12,961 13,731 15,585 16,298 15,304 13,555 -11 20,046
Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct 898 705 624 309 220 306 250 148 69 42 -39 138
Urinating etc. 81 47 43 20 32 41 43 29 13 14 8 43
Other miscellaneous 3,536 3,713 3,806 3,835 3,726 3,878 3,480 3,104 2,572 2,172 -16 2,972
Motor vehicle offences 44,929 45,981 44,106 38,283 35,453 40,285 38,959 32,565 30,579 27,637 -10 36,844
Dangerous and careless driving 3,696 3,405 3,167 2,858 2,811 3,574 3,411 3,569 3,759 3,805 1 4,397
Driving under the influence 7,222 6,232 5,351 5,287 4,735 4,091 3,681 3,537 3,634 3,649 0 4,291
Speeding 13,589 14,357 12,955 12,381 12,034 14,125 14,007 12,370 10,686 9,405 -12 9,698
Unlawful use of motor vehicle 12,740 12,175 11,052 9,001 7,855 8,515 8,303 6,324 7,164 6,917 -3 12,357
Vehicle defect offences 1,483 1,662 1,723 1,504 1,243 1,611 1,580 1,537 1,335 980 -27 1,716
Seat belt offences 1,257 2,199 2,673 1,982 2,052 2,539 2,172 481 312 86 -72 139
Mobile phone offences 2,265 2,856 3,603 2,641 2,663 3,096 3,162 2,281 1,477 859 -42 910
Other motor vehicle offences 2,677 3,095 3,582 2,629 2,060 2,734 2,643 2,466 2,212 1,936 -12 3,336

1. Figures for some categories dealt with by the high court - including homicide, rape and major drug cases - may be underestimated due to late recording of disposals - see annex notes B16 to B19.
2. Number of individual offences relating to people with a charge proved, whether or not the main crime/offence involved.

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