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Criminal proceedings in Scotland: 2018-2019
Published:
31 Mar 2020
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.
Criminal proceedings in Scotland: 2018-2019
Table 10(b) People receiving a custodial sentence by gender, main crime/offence and length of sentence, 2018-191
Table 10(b) People receiving a custodial sentence by gender, main crime/offence and length of sentence, 2018-191
| Main crime or offence | Male | Female | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | (Percentages) | Total | (Percentages) | |||||||||||
| Up to 3 months | Over 3 months to 6 months | Over 6 months to 1 year | Over 1 year to less than 2 years | Over 2 years to less than 4 years | 4 years and over including life etc | Up to 3 months | Over 3 months to 6 months | Over 6 months to 1 year | Over 1 year to less than 2 years | Over 2 years to less than 4 years | 4 years and over including life etc | |||
| All crimes and offences | 11,092 | 24 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1,103 | 39 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| All crimes | 7,421 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 838 | 41 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 961 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 21 | 22 | 65 | - | 5 | 18 | 42 | 20 | 15 |
| Homicide etc | 54 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 91 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 83 |
| Attempted murder and serious assault | 617 | - | 6 | 13 | 40 | 21 | 20 | 32 | - | 3 | 6 | 59 | 22 | 9 |
| Robbery | 256 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 22 | - | 5 | 36 | 36 | 23 | - |
| Other non-sexual crimes of violence | 34 | - | 15 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 5 | - | 20 | 40 | - | - | 40 |
| Sexual crimes | 464 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 36 | 3 | - | 33 | - | 33 | 33 | - |
| Rape and attempted rape | 141 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 89 | 1 | - | - | - | 100 | - | - |
| Sexual assault | 122 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other sexual crimes | 201 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 1 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 2,854 | 32 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 3 | - | 551 | 49 | 37 | 10 | 4 | - | - |
| Housebreaking | 477 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 34 | 10 | - | 22 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 32 | - | - |
| Theft by opening lockfast places | 70 | 13 | 49 | 30 | 7 | 1 | - | 4 | 25 | 75 | - | - | - | - |
| Theft from a motor vehicle | 54 | 24 | 44 | 19 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 78 | 13 | 51 | 24 | 9 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Shoplifting | 1,426 | 44 | 45 | 10 | - | - | - | 396 | 57 | 36 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| Other theft | 446 | 22 | 49 | 24 | 4 | 1 | - | 89 | 39 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Fraud | 88 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 31 | 35 | 19 | 4 | - |
| Other dishonesty | 215 | 53 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 1 | - | 12 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 42 | - | 8 |
| Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. | 313 | 25 | 37 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 29 | 19 | 29 | - | 10 |
| Fire-raising | 63 | - | 8 | 22 | 49 | 13 | 8 | 9 | - | 11 | 22 | 44 | - | 22 |
| Vandalism etc. | 250 | 31 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 17 | 17 | - | - |
| Other crimes | 2,829 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 198 | 38 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Crimes against public justice | 1,424 | 50 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | 109 | 53 | 37 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| Handling offensive weapons | 583 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 8 | - | 18 | 17 | 28 | 44 | 11 | - | - |
| Drugs | 788 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 68 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 1 |
| Other crime | 34 | 12 | 53 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 3 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| All offences | 3,671 | 23 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 32 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Miscellaneous offences | 3,231 | 24 | 47 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 259 | 32 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Common assault | 1,495 | 15 | 45 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 142 | 28 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Breach of the peace etc. | 1,509 | 33 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 1 | - | 92 | 45 | 48 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other miscellaneous, including urinating | 227 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 12 | 48 | 32 | 8 | - | - |
| Motor vehicle offences | 440 | 13 | 43 | 35 | 8 | 2 | - | 6 | 17 | 67 | 17 | - | - | - |
| Dangerous and careless driving | 154 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Driving under the influence | 69 | 14 | 67 | 19 | - | - | - | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Speeding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unlawful use of motor vehicle | 214 | 14 | 44 | 40 | 2 | - | - | 5 | - | 80 | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vehicle defect offences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other motor vehicle offences2 | 3 | 67 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1. Excludes a small number of cases which resulted in detention of a child aged under 16, recall sentences and a small number of records we do not have sentence information for.
2. Includes seat belt and mobile phone offences.
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