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Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2019-20
A total of 85,726 people were proceeded against in Scottish criminal courts in 2019-20, a fall of 4% from 89,725 proceedings in 2018-19 The number of convictions was 75,251 in 2019-20, which is also a fall of 4% from 78,488 in 2018-19. This continues the general downward trend of the last ten years,
Table 8(c) People convicted by sex, main crime/offence and main penalty, 2019-20
| Main crime or offence | Male | Female | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | (percentages) | Total | (percentages) | |||||||
| Custody | Community sentence | Financial penalty | Other | Custody | Community sentence | Financial penalty | Other | |||
| All crimes and offences | 62,126 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 15 | 13,123 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 27 |
| All crimes | 23,343 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 4,690 | 15 | 28 | 19 | 38 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 1,908 | 55 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 234 | 28 | 46 | 8 | 18 |
| Homicide etc | 76 | 84 | 14 | - | 1 | 5 | 60 | 40 | - | - |
| Attempted murder and serious assault | 1,200 | 53 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 98 | 28 | 50 | 11 | 11 |
| Robbery | 350 | 77 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 57 | 35 | 3 | 5 |
| Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act | 202 | 19 | 61 | 13 | 6 | 4 | - | 50 | - | 50 |
| Other non-sexual crimes of violence | 80 | 41 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 3 | 49 | 7 | 40 |
| Sexual crimes | 1,174 | 36 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 27 | 20 | 40 |
| Rape and attempted rape | 130 | 98 | 1 | - | 1 | . | - | - | - | - |
| Sexual assault | 302 | 41 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 33 | - | - |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | 39 | 3 | - | 82 | 15 | 6 | 17 | - | 17 | 67 |
| Other sexual crimes | 703 | 24 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 38 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 6,845 | 35 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 2,231 | 18 | 26 | 19 | 37 |
| Housebreaking | 755 | 63 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 51 | - | 20 |
| Theft by opening lockfast places | 107 | 39 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 4 | - | 50 | 25 | 25 |
| Theft from a motor vehicle | 88 | 36 | 44 | 5 | 15 | 1 | - | 100 | - | - |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 192 | 29 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 63 | - | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 3,696 | 30 | 23 | 17 | 30 | 1,699 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 42 |
| Other theft | 1,196 | 35 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 264 | 22 | 32 | 26 | 20 |
| Fraud | 272 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 138 | 13 | 38 | 25 | 24 |
| Other dishonesty | 539 | 31 | 38 | 14 | 16 | 76 | 20 | 45 | 12 | 24 |
| Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. | 1,472 | 20 | 33 | 29 | 18 | 221 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
| Fire-raising | 107 | 59 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 57 | - | - |
| Vandalism etc. | 1,365 | 17 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 207 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| Other crimes | 11,944 | 22 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 1,974 | 11 | 28 | 19 | 42 |
| Crimes against public justice | 6,470 | 20 | 27 | 21 | 32 | 1,182 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 49 |
| Handling offensive weapons | 1,590 | 37 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 145 | 12 | 59 | 8 | 21 |
| Drugs | 3,808 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 20 | 622 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 34 |
| Other crime | 76 | 57 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 44 |
| All offences | 38,783 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 12 | 8,433 | 3 | 15 | 61 | 21 |
| Miscellaneous offences | 17,802 | 17 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 3,735 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 42 |
| Common assault | 6,613 | 21 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 1,688 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 37 |
| Breach of the peace etc. | 9,840 | 14 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 1,609 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 50 |
| Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct | 21 | - | - | 52 | 48 | 10 | - | 20 | 40 | 40 |
| Other miscellaneous, including urinating | 1,328 | 19 | 23 | 40 | 19 | 428 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 33 |
| Motor vehicle offences | 20,981 | 2 | 6 | 88 | 4 | 4,698 | * | 4 | 91 | 5 |
| Dangerous and careless driving | 2,850 | 5 | 12 | 80 | 2 | 510 | - | 6 | 91 | 3 |
| Driving under the influence | 2,668 | 2 | 18 | 79 | 1 | 717 | * | 18 | 80 | 1 |
| Speeding | 7,478 | * | * | 99 | 1 | 1,693 | - | - | 99 | 1 |
| Unlawful use of motor vehicle | 5,112 | 3 | 6 | 79 | 11 | 1,173 | * | 3 | 83 | 13 |
| Vehicle defect offences | 979 | - | * | 94 | 5 | 87 | - | - | 86 | 14 |
| Other motor vehicle offences[1] | 1,894 | * | 1 | 94 | 5 | 518 | - | * | 95 | 5 |
1. Includes seat belt and mobile phone offences.
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