Criminal proceedings data for stalking cases in 2016-17: FOI release

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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