Reconviction Rates in Scotland: 2011-12 Offender Cohort

1 Introduction

1.1 This publication provides analyses of trends in reconviction figures up to the latest cohort of 2011-12.

1.2 The reconviction rate has fallen by 0.9 percentage points, from 30.1 for the 2010-11 cohort to 29.2 per cent for the 2011-12 cohort. (Chart 1 and Table 1).

1.3 The average number of reconvictions per offender has fallen by 0.02 reconvictions, or nearly 4 per cent, from 0.55 for the 2010-11 cohort to 0.53 for the 2011-12 cohort (Chart 1 and Table 1).

Chart 1 Reconviction rates and the average number of reconvictions per offender: 1997-98 to 2011-12