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Prison statistics and population projections Scotland: 2011-12
This publication shows data up to 2011-12 on Scottish prison population levels and characteristics, receptions to/liberations from Scottish prisons, and international comparisons. This year it includes prison population projections to 2020-21 which were previously published separately, as well as additional background information and analyses.
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Direct sentenced receptions by age and sex: 2002-03 to 2011-12 Table A.11
| 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | % change over past year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 12,829 | 12,521 | 12,575 | 12,921 | 13,992 | 14,203 | 14,638 | 14,051 | 13,170 | 13,677 | 4 |
| Under 16 | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 16 | 135 | 96 | 122 | 134 | 159 | 130 | 109 | 89 | 73 | 71 | -3 |
| 17 | 373 | 354 | 318 | 372 | 388 | 407 | 375 | 323 | 223 | 230 | 3 |
| 18 | 483 | 455 | 498 | 513 | 554 | 585 | 583 | 572 | 428 | 386 | -10 |
| 19 | 600 | 511 | 537 | 568 | 582 | 619 | 590 | 546 | 447 | 482 | 8 |
| 20 | 630 | 583 | 473 | 573 | 601 | 611 | 602 | 613 | 538 | 519 | -4 |
| 21 - 30 | 6,285 | 6,154 | 5,917 | 5,690 | 6,099 | 6,370 | 6,419 | 6,130 | 5,692 | 5,737 | 1 |
| 31 - 40 | 3,056 | 3,073 | 3,192 | 3,412 | 3,639 | 3,526 | 3,784 | 3,545 | 3,601 | 3,865 | 7 |
| 41 - 50 | 882 | 919 | 1,155 | 1,211 | 1,518 | 1,457 | 1,640 | 1,691 | 1,654 | 1,811 | 9 |
| Over 50 | 381 | 371 | 363 | 446 | 449 | 493 | 531 | 541 | 514 | 576 | 12 |
| Men | 12,116 | 11,743 | 11,724 | 12,089 | 13,059 | 13,261 | 13,613 | 13,029 | 12,144 | 12,633 | 4 |
| Under 16 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 16 | 129 | 94 | 116 | 134 | 147 | 125 | 104 | 84 | 71 | 70 | -1 |
| 17 | 353 | 336 | 300 | 363 | 376 | 384 | 351 | 293 | 208 | 221 | 6 |
| 18 | 452 | 439 | 473 | 487 | 517 | 563 | 553 | 543 | 377 | 370 | -2 |
| 19 | 571 | 469 | 507 | 544 | 552 | 583 | 566 | 514 | 420 | 441 | 5 |
| 20 | 593 | 543 | 431 | 544 | 562 | 584 | 566 | 584 | 500 | 486 | -3 |
| 21 - 30 | 5,931 | 5,755 | 5,490 | 5,285 | 5,639 | 5,913 | 5,935 | 5,676 | 5,244 | 5,290 | 1 |
| 31 - 40 | 2,869 | 2,892 | 2,982 | 3,160 | 3,411 | 3,289 | 3,501 | 3,279 | 3,325 | 3,583 | 8 |
| 41 - 50 | 845 | 858 | 1,083 | 1,146 | 1,428 | 1,365 | 1,534 | 1,557 | 1,523 | 1,652 | 8 |
| Over 50 | 369 | 353 | 342 | 424 | 424 | 450 | 498 | 498 | 476 | 520 | 9 |
| Women | 713 | 778 | 851 | 832 | 933 | 942 | 1,025 | 1,022 | 1,026 | 1,044 | 2 |
| Under 16 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | - | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -50 |
| 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 15 | 9 | -40 |
| 18 | 31 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 37 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 51 | 16 | -69 |
| 19 | 29 | 42 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 24 | 32 | 27 | 41 | 52 |
| 20 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 29 | 39 | 27 | 36 | 29 | 38 | 33 | -13 |
| 21 - 30 | 354 | 399 | 427 | 405 | 460 | 457 | 484 | 454 | 448 | 447 | * |
| 31 - 40 | 187 | 181 | 210 | 252 | 228 | 237 | 283 | 266 | 276 | 282 | 2 |
| 41 - 50 | 37 | 61 | 72 | 65 | 90 | 92 | 106 | 134 | 131 | 159 | 21 |
| Over 50 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 43 | 33 | 43 | 38 | 56 | 47 |
Notes: Receptions do not equate to persons received since someone receiving a custodial sentence after a period on remand, or several custodial sentences at different times or from different courts, will be counted more than once. Counting conventions are described in more detail in Section 5.
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