Publication - FOI/EIR release
Criminal proceedings data for stalking cases in 2016-17: FOI release
- Published
- 14 June 2018
- Directorate
- Safer Communities Directorate
- Topic
- Law and order, Public sector
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
FOI reference: FOI/18/01479
Date received: 23 May 2018
Date responded: 14 June 2018
Information requested
The criminal proceedings data for stalking cases in 2016-17 - records/convictions.
Response
The answer to your question is provided in the tables below:
| People proceeded/convicted for stalking¹, 2016-17. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Proceedings | Convictions | |
| Offence of stalking | 830 | 679 |
| 1 - where main crime | ||
| Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database. | ||
| People with a charge proved for stalking¹, by result, 2016-17. | ||
| Offence of stalking | Custody | 85 |
| Community sentence | 279 | |
| Monetary | 147 | |
| Other | 168 | |
| Total convicted | 679 | |
| 1 - where main crime | ||
| Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database. |
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