Domestic abuse proceedings and convictions: FOI release

Information requested

You asked for:

1. The number of domestic abuse cases heard for tax year 2017-18, broken down by each sheriff court;
2. The number of domestic abuse convictions for tax year 2017-18, broken down by each sheriff court;

Response

The answer to your question is provided in the table below.
Number of people proceeded/convicted for an offence with a domestic aggravator recorded, by the Sheriff Court, 2017-18.

 

Sheriff Court	2017-18
	Proceedings	Convictions
Aberdeen	848	666
Airdrie	458	361
Alloa	127	113
Ayr	372	328
Banff	37	27
Campbeltown	24	24
Dumbarton	268	196
Dumfries	302	262
Dundee	481	375
Dunfermline	304	280
Dunoon	37	31
Edinburgh	1,165	981
Elgin	222	210
Falkirk	366	334
Forfar	260	237
Fort William	27	22
Glasgow	1,969	1,492
Greenock	174	141
Hamilton	792	642
Inverness	238	204
Jedburgh	99	93
Kilmarnock	591	534
Kirkcaldy	555	452
Kirkwall	26	25
Lanark	124	114
Lerwick	35	34
Livingston	456	431
Lochmaddy	5	5
Oban	38	33
Paisley	452	345
Perth	218	174
Peterhead	217	175
Portree	10	8
Selkirk	81	77
Stirling	157	132
Stornoway	24	22
Stranraer	96	77
Tain	55	48
Wick	65	56
Unknown	25	21

Source: Criminal Proceedings database

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