Domestic abuse cases 2014-17: FOI release

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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