Custodial sentences over 18 months: FOI release
- Published
- 17 September 2020
- Directorate
- Justice Directorate
- Topic
- Law and order, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202000071938
- Date received
- 6 August 2020
- Date responded
- 25 August 2020
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
The number of people receiving custodial sentences of 18 months or over for the years 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20.
Response
The answer to your question is provided in the table below.
Number of people receiving custodial sentences of 18 months or over (excluding life sentences), 2015-16 to 2018-19.
| 2015-16 |
1,907 |
| 2016-17 |
1,954 |
| 2017-18 |
1,878 |
| 2018-19 |
1,973 |
| Total |
7,712 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Number of life sentences are available in Table 10d of the latest Criminal Proceedings publication at the following link:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/criminal-proceedings-scotland-2018-19/pages/29/
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Contact
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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
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