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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 8(a) People convicted by main crime/offence and main penalty, 2018-19
| Main crime or offence | Prison | Young offenders institution | Supervised release order | Extended sentence | Order for lifelong restriction | Community payback order | Restriction of liberty order | Drug treatment and testing order | Community service order | Probation and other community sentences | Fine | Compensation order | Admonition | Absolute discharge | Remit to Children's hearing | Insanity, guardianship, hospital order | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All crimes and offences | 10,988 | 761 | 270 | 185 | 16 | 11,803 | 2,840 | 541 | 6 | 16 | 36,507 | 787 | 13,072 | 604 | 89 | 18 | 78,503 |
| All crimes | 7,380 | 491 | 216 | 179 | 14 | 5,350 | 1,587 | 463 | 2 | 13 | 5,782 | 426 | 6,282 | 207 | 55 | 11 | 28,458 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 735 | 92 | 115 | 82 | 10 | 363 | 150 | 6 | - | 2 | 114 | 25 | 76 | 7 | 4 | - | 1,781 |
| Homicide etc | 50 | 7 | - | 3 | - | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 81 |
| Attempted murder and serious assault | 435 | 55 | 86 | 70 | 10 | 257 | 108 | 2 | - | 1 | 93 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 3 | - | 1,172 |
| Robbery | 216 | 29 | 28 | 6 | - | 36 | 27 | 3 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 361 |
| Other non-sexual crimes of violence | 34 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 56 | 14 | 1 | - | 1 | 11 | - | 45 | - | - | - | 167 |
| Sexual crimes | 351 | 22 | 1 | 90 | 4 | 492 | 59 | 1 | - | 10 | 104 | 9 | 41 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1,215 |
| Rape and attempted rape | 79 | 11 | - | 49 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 152 |
| Sexual assault | 106 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 119 | 20 | - | - | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | - | 1 | 292 |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 24 | - | 9 | 1 | - | - | 37 |
| Other sexual crimes | 166 | 7 | - | 29 | - | 366 | 36 | 1 | - | 4 | 73 | 6 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 734 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 3,262 | 125 | 24 | 1 | - | 1,497 | 462 | 307 | - | - | 1,568 | 208 | 2,242 | 60 | 15 | - | 9,771 |
| Housebreaking | 442 | 40 | 19 | - | - | 108 | 61 | 31 | - | - | 23 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 5 | - | 766 |
| Theft by opening lockfast places | 71 | 3 | - | - | - | 22 | 17 | 5 | - | - | 17 | 8 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 161 |
| Theft from a motor vehicle | 53 | - | 1 | - | - | 21 | 13 | 6 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | 111 |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 66 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 46 | 20 | 3 | - | - | 48 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | - | 221 |
| Shoplifting | 1,788 | 35 | 1 | - | - | 761 | 147 | 203 | - | - | 1,070 | 110 | 1,770 | 36 | 2 | - | 5,923 |
| Other theft | 512 | 25 | - | - | - | 261 | 99 | 31 | - | - | 234 | 57 | 254 | 15 | 3 | - | 1,491 |
| Fraud | 113 | 2 | - | - | - | 108 | 43 | 8 | - | - | 76 | 15 | 42 | 1 | - | - | 408 |
| Other dishonesty | 217 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 170 | 62 | 20 | - | - | 95 | 7 | 103 | 4 | 2 | - | 690 |
| Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. | 269 | 45 | 20 | - | - | 384 | 100 | 12 | - | 1 | 409 | 173 | 323 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1,773 |
| Fire-raising | 49 | 10 | 13 | - | - | 25 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 120 |
| Vandalism etc. | 220 | 35 | 7 | - | - | 359 | 95 | 11 | - | 1 | 404 | 172 | 315 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1,653 |
| Other crimes | 2,763 | 207 | 56 | 6 | - | 2,614 | 816 | 137 | 2 | - | 3,587 | 11 | 3,600 | 94 | 21 | 4 | 13,918 |
| Crimes against public justice | 1,390 | 125 | 15 | 4 | - | 1,389 | 359 | 31 | - | - | 1,408 | 6 | 2,450 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 7,243 |
| Handling offensive weapons | 502 | 62 | 37 | - | - | 414 | 191 | 16 | 1 | - | 179 | - | 147 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1,576 |
| Drugs | 839 | 17 | 4 | - | - | 797 | 258 | 89 | 1 | - | 1,987 | 1 | 979 | 25 | - | - | 4,997 |
| Other crime | 32 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 14 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 4 | 24 | 1 | - | - | 102 |
| All offences | 3,608 | 270 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 6,453 | 1,253 | 78 | 4 | 3 | 30,725 | 361 | 6,790 | 397 | 34 | 7 | 50,045 |
| Miscellaneous offences | 3,188 | 248 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 5,347 | 1,015 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 6,306 | 343 | 5,565 | 358 | 33 | 7 | 22,541 |
| Common assault | 1,447 | 146 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 2,316 | 503 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 2,158 | 185 | 1,724 | 144 | 24 | 3 | 8,726 |
| Breach of the peace etc. | 1,502 | 91 | 10 | 1 | - | 2,639 | 422 | 35 | - | - | 3,440 | 110 | 3,460 | 182 | 9 | 3 | 11,904 |
| Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | 11 | 1 | - | - | 31 |
| Other miscellaneous, including urinating | 239 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 388 | 90 | 6 | 1 | - | 693 | 48 | 370 | 31 | - | 1 | 1,880 |
| Motor vehicle offences | 420 | 22 | 5 | - | - | 1,106 | 238 | 10 | 1 | - | 24,419 | 18 | 1,225 | 39 | 1 | - | 27,504 |
| Dangerous and careless driving | 143 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 253 | 67 | 3 | - | - | 2,541 | 9 | 83 | 5 | 1 | - | 3,117 |
| Driving under the influence | 68 | 2 | - | - | - | 510 | 89 | 4 | - | - | 2,848 | - | 32 | 5 | - | - | 3,558 |
| Speeding | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | 8,996 | - | 51 | 3 | - | - | 9,067 |
| Unlawful use of motor vehicle | 206 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 300 | 82 | 3 | 1 | - | 6,152 | 8 | 860 | 23 | - | - | 7,648 |
| Vehicle defect offences | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1,051 | - | 74 | 1 | - | - | 1,128 |
| Other motor vehicle offences1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | 2,831 | 1 | 125 | 2 | - | - | 2,986 |
1. Includes seat belt and mobile phone offences.
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