Criminal proceedings in Scotland: 2018-2019
Statistics are presented on criminal proceedings concluded in Scottish courts and on a range of measures available as alternatives to prosecution, which are issued by the police and by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
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Table 7(a) People convicted by main penalty, 2009-10 to 2018-19
Main penalty | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | % change 2017-18 to 2018-19 |
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Total | 121,041 | 115,581 | 108,424 | 101,019 | 105,664 | 106,584 | 99,962 | 92,347 | 83,179 | 78,503 | -6 |
Custody | 15,802 | 15,320 | 15,950 | 14,790 | 14,172 | 14,041 | 13,766 | 12,705 | 11,980 | 12,220 | 2 |
Prison | 12,760 | 12,810 | 13,356 | 12,728 | 12,402 | 12,324 | 12,031 | 11,160 | 10,755 | 10,988 | 2 |
Young offenders institution | 2,679 | 2,082 | 2,105 | 1,606 | 1,244 | 1,155 | 1,184 | 998 | 763 | 761 | * |
Supervised release order | 179 | 230 | 267 | 265 | 286 | 325 | 351 | 316 | 287 | 270 | -6 |
Extended sentence | 175 | 185 | 212 | 174 | 223 | 217 | 190 | 222 | 162 | 185 | 14 |
Order for life-long restriction | 9 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 23 |
Community sentence | 16,349 | 15,615 | 16,937 | 17,263 | 18,276 | 18,585 | 18,949 | 18,647 | 17,303 | 15,206 | -12 |
Community payback order | - | 461 | 10,380 | 14,940 | 16,379 | 16,770 | 16,763 | 15,979 | 14,074 | 11,803 | -16 |
Restriction of liberty order | 931 | 831 | 845 | 919 | 1,078 | 1,174 | 1,643 | 2,205 | 2,712 | 2,840 | 5 |
Drug treatment & testing order | 807 | 806 | 642 | 607 | 589 | 525 | 474 | 418 | 497 | 541 | 9 |
Community service order | 5,471 | 5,306 | 2,642 | 479 | 141 | 68 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 6 | - |
Probation and other community sentences1 | 9,140 | 8,211 | 2,428 | 318 | 89 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Financial penalty | 72,491 | 67,576 | 59,320 | 53,429 | 57,797 | 56,779 | 49,872 | 44,946 | 39,235 | 37,294 | -5 |
Fine | 71,452 | 66,492 | 58,395 | 52,661 | 56,923 | 55,939 | 49,100 | 44,221 | 38,447 | 36,507 | -5 |
Compensation order | 1,039 | 1,084 | 925 | 768 | 874 | 840 | 772 | 725 | 788 | 787 | * |
Other sentence | 16,399 | 17,070 | 16,217 | 15,537 | 15,419 | 17,179 | 17,375 | 16,049 | 14,661 | 13,783 | -6 |
Admonition2 | 15,687 | 16,421 | 15,577 | 15,011 | 14,839 | 16,427 | 16,501 | 15,233 | 13,874 | 13,072 | -6 |
Absolute discharge, no order made | 522 | 460 | 476 | 361 | 465 | 660 | 788 | 688 | 677 | 604 | -11 |
Remit to children's hearing | 175 | 170 | 140 | 133 | 94 | 67 | 77 | 100 | 86 | 89 | 3 |
Insanity, hospital, guardianship order | 15 | 19 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 18 | -25 |
Average amount of penalty | |||||||||||
Custody (days)3 | 281 | 277 | 289 | 284 | 295 | 287 | 291 | 314 | 317 | 326 | |
Fine (£)4,5 | 180 | 180 | 200 | 200 | 180 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 230 | 230 | |
Compensation order (£)5,6 | 180 | 190 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 250 | 290 | 250 |
1. Includes supervised attendance orders, community reparation orders and anti-social behaviour orders. 2. Includes a small number of court cautions and dog-related disposals.
3. Excludes life-long restriction orders. 4. Excludes company fines. 5. Calculated as the median. 6. As main or secondary penalty
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