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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,
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Table 10(b) People receiving a custodial sentence by sex, main crime/offence and length of sentence, 2019-10[1]
| 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 | 10,132 | 22 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 944 | 38 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| All crimes | 6,721 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 716 | 38 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 1,036 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 22 | 24 | 66 | - | 6 | 15 | 52 | 14 | 14 |
| Homicide etc | 64 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 97 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Attempted murder and serious assault | 631 | - | 2 | 10 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 27 | - | 4 | 4 | 59 | 22 | 11 |
| Robbery | 271 | - | 3 | 17 | 44 | 25 | 12 | 34 | - | 9 | 26 | 53 | 9 | 3 |
| Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act | 37 | 8 | 24 | 35 | 24 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other non-sexual crimes of violence | 33 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 15 | 21 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Sexual crimes | 421 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 4 | 25 | - | - | 25 | 50 | - |
| Rape and attempted rape | 128 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sexual assault | 124 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 2 | - | - | - | 50 | 50 | - |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | 1 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Other sexual crimes | 168 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 2,383 | 29 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 3 | - | 405 | 41 | 41 | 13 | 4 | - | - |
| Housebreaking | 471 | 3 | 17 | 32 | 34 | 14 | - | 12 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 33 | 8 | - |
| Theft by opening lockfast places | 42 | 26 | 33 | 29 | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Theft from a motor vehicle | 32 | 13 | 53 | 19 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 55 | 13 | 45 | 27 | 13 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Shoplifting | 1,116 | 41 | 49 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 301 | 49 | 40 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Other theft | 412 | 22 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 1 | - | 57 | 18 | 58 | 21 | 4 | - | - |
| Fraud | 89 | 17 | 30 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 28 | - | - |
| Other dishonesty | 166 | 45 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 1 | - | 15 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 20 | 7 | - |
| Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. | 292 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 41 | 11 | 22 | 4 | - |
| Fire-raising | 63 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 6 | - | 17 | 17 | 67 | - | - |
| Vandalism etc. | 229 | 32 | 44 | 17 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 29 | 48 | 10 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Other crimes | 2,589 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 214 | 44 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Crimes against public justice | 1,275 | 47 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 1 | - | 129 | 60 | 31 | 9 | 1 | - | - |
| Handling offensive weapons | 590 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 36 | 6 | - | 17 | 18 | 47 | 29 | 6 | - | - |
| Drugs | 681 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 65 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 3 |
| Other crime | 43 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 9 | - | 42 | 3 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| All offences | 3,411 | 21 | 44 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 38 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Miscellaneous offences | 3,030 | 22 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 220 | 38 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Common assault | 1,418 | 15 | 41 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 116 | 28 | 45 | 22 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Breach of the peace etc. | 1,366 | 29 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 1 | - | 84 | 51 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other miscellaneous, including urinating | 246 | 24 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 45 | 15 | - | - | - |
| Motor vehicle offences | 381 | 9 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 2 | - | 8 | 25 | 63 | 13 | - | - | - |
| Dangerous and careless driving | 151 | 4 | 32 | 44 | 15 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Driving under the influence | 54 | 22 | 63 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 33 | 67 | - | - | - | - |
| Speeding | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unlawful use of motor vehicle | 172 | 9 | 48 | 42 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 20 | 60 | 20 | - | - | - |
| Vehicle defect offences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other motor vehicle offences[2] | 3 | 33 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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