Domestic abuse cases 2014-17: FOI release
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- 11 July 2018
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- Safer Communities Directorate
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- Law and order, Public sector
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
FOI reference: FOI/18/01757
Date received: 26 June 2018
Date responded: 10 July 2018
Information requested
Number of domestic abuse cases were heard at the sheriff courts in Aberdeen, Elgin, Fort William, Inverness, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Lochmaddy, Oban, Peterhead, Stornoway, Tain and Wick in each of 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014?
Number of domestic abuse convictions were made at the sheriff courts in Aberdeen, Elgin, Fort William, Inverness, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Lochmaddy, Oban, Peterhead, Stornoway, Tain and Wick in each of 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014?
Number of prison sentences were handed out to those convicted of domestic abuse made at the sheriff courts in Aberdeen, Elgin, Fort William, Inverness, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Lochmaddy, Oban, Peterhead, Stornoway, Tain and Wick in each of 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014?
Response
The answer to your question is provided in the tables below:
| Number of people proceeded for an offence with a domestic aggravator recorded, by selected Sheriff Court, 2013-14 to 2016-17 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff Court | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
| Aberdeen | 649 | 912 | 949 | 874 |
| Elgin | 171 | 212 | 235 | 238 |
| Fort William | 47 | 32 | 39 | 40 |
| Inverness | 193 | 279 | 303 | 306 |
| Kirkwall | 32 | 35 | 39 | 32 |
| Lerwick | 26 | 21 | 36 | 46 |
| Lochmaddy | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Oban | 53 | 34 | 34 | 37 |
| Peterhead | 174 | 180 | 206 | 215 |
| Stornoway | 21 | 25 | 28 | 40 |
| Tain | 53 | 50 | 47 | 57 |
| Wick | 33 | 62 | 61 | 66 |
| Total | 1,453 | 1,846 | 1,979 | 1,954 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database.
| Number of people convicted for an offence with a domestic aggravator recorded, by selected Sheriff Court, 2013-14 to 2016-17 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff Court | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
| Aberdeen | 509 | 736 | 703 | 662 |
| Elgin | 153 | 187 | 206 | 219 |
| Fort William | 40 | 29 | 28 | 33 |
| Inverness | 142 | 190 | 212 | 259 |
| Kirkwall | 29 | 31 | 33 | 29 |
| Lerwick | 25 | 20 | 34 | 45 |
| Lochmaddy | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Oban | 47 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| Peterhead | 160 | 148 | 174 | 178 |
| Stornoway | 18 | 21 | 22 | 32 |
| Tain | 49 | 45 | 46 | 51 |
| Wick | 25 | 52 | 55 | 54 |
| Total | 1,198 | 1,491 | 1,545 | 1,596 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database.
| Number of people with custodial sentence for an offence with a domestic aggravator recorded, by selected Sheriff Court, 2013-14 to 2016-17 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff Court | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
| Aberdeen | 46 | 80 | 74 | 52 |
| Elgin | 15 | 23 | 15 | 29 |
| Fort William | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Inverness | 10 | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| Kirkwall | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Lerwick | 2 | - | 9 | 5 |
| Lochmaddy | - | - | - | - |
| Oban | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| Peterhead | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Stornoway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tain | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Wick | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Total | 111 | 152 | 146 | 162 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database.
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