The number of convictions at named courts: FOI release

Information requested

After we sought clarification of your request, you confirmed that you would like the number of prosecutions for both Sheriff Court Solemn and Summary level (&JP Court) particularly in the following courts: Hamilton, Lanark, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Livingston, Airdrie, Alloa, Falkirk.

Response

The information requested is provided in the following tables. Please note that we are unable to breakdown Justice of the Peace courts by individual court place.

People prosecuted and convicted in all Scottish courts by type of court, 2018-19

	High court	Sheriff solemn	Sheriff summary	Justice of the Peace	Total - Scotland
Total prosecuted	1,057	5,195	53,949	29,532	89,733
Total convicted	585	4,215	46,559	27,144	78,503

People prosecuted and convicted in specific Sheriff courts in 2018-19

Court name	Prosecutions		Convictions
	Sheriff solemn	Sheriff summary	Sheriff solemn	Sheriff summary
Alloa	-	633	-	550
Falkirk	118	1,737	101	1,525
Edinburgh	515	5,947	434	5,147
Livingston	76	1,589	66	1,427
Glasgow	1,173	9,335	948	7,731
Airdrie	217	2,119	166	1,790
Hamilton	376	3,601	296	3,086
Lanark	26	541	19	458
Total	2,501	25,502	2,030	21,714

Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database

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