Table 6: Reconviction rates and average number of reconvictions per offender, by index crime: 1997-98 to 2013-14 cohorts
| Index crime |
Number of offenders |
Reconviction rate |
Average number of reconvictions per offender |
| Violent crime |
| 1997-98 |
11,432 |
25.5 |
0.43 |
| 1998-99 |
10,850 |
23.5 |
0.39 |
| 1999-00 |
10,276 |
22.9 |
0.37 |
| 2000-01 |
9,751 |
23.9 |
0.39 |
| 2001-02 |
10,074 |
24.0 |
0.40 |
| 2002-03 |
10,297 |
24.0 |
0.41 |
| 2003-04 |
10,783 |
24.6 |
0.41 |
| 2004-05 |
11,607 |
24.8 |
0.42 |
| 2005-06 |
12,353 |
24.7 |
0.41 |
| 2006-07 |
12,947 |
25.4 |
0.43 |
| 2007-08 |
13,268 |
24.6 |
0.41 |
| 2008-09 |
12,971 |
25.5 |
0.42 |
| 2009-10 |
12,760 |
23.8 |
0.39 |
| 2010-11 |
12,492 |
24.0 |
0.38 |
| 2011-12 |
12,468 |
23.9 |
0.39 |
| 2012-13 |
11,609 |
23.2 |
0.38 |
| 2013-14 |
11,221 |
22.2 |
0.35 |
| Sexual crime 1 |
| 1997-98 |
286 |
13.6 |
0.23 |
| 1998-99 |
282 |
15.2 |
0.28 |
| 1999-00 |
392 |
9.7 |
0.14 |
| 2000-01 |
410 |
13.9 |
0.24 |
| 2001-02 |
419 |
11.9 |
0.18 |
| 2002-03 |
420 |
11.7 |
0.18 |
| 2003-04 |
458 |
9.8 |
0.14 |
| 2004-05 |
574 |
9.1 |
0.14 |
| 2005-06 |
517 |
10.3 |
0.15 |
| 2006-07 |
491 |
14.1 |
0.21 |
| 2007-08 |
474 |
12.9 |
0.19 |
| 2008-09 |
489 |
12.3 |
0.18 |
| 2009-10 |
493 |
9.7 |
0.14 |
| 2010-11 |
479 |
11.9 |
0.18 |
| 2011-12 |
523 |
13.2 |
0.27 |
| 2012-13 |
624 |
12.2 |
0.18 |
| 2013-14 |
709 |
10.3 |
0.15 |
| Dishonesty |
| 1997-98 |
15,224 |
40.3 |
0.89 |
| 1998-99 |
14,128 |
41.5 |
0.94 |
| 1999-00 |
12,697 |
43.1 |
0.95 |
| 2000-01 |
11,637 |
44.0 |
0.97 |
| 2001-02 |
11,723 |
45.9 |
1.07 |
| 2002-03 |
11,567 |
46.0 |
1.05 |
| 2003-04 |
10,861 |
45.9 |
1.03 |
| 2004-05 |
10,655 |
45.9 |
1.03 |
| 2005-06 |
9,909 |
46.4 |
1.02 |
| 2006-07 |
9,993 |
46.6 |
1.03 |
| 2007-08 |
9,803 |
44.8 |
1.00 |
| 2008-09 |
9,531 |
45.0 |
1.05 |
| 2009-10 |
9,174 |
44.2 |
0.98 |
| 2010-11 |
9,128 |
43.5 |
0.98 |
| 2011-12 |
8,746 |
42.3 |
0.95 |
| 2012-13 |
8,013 |
41.9 |
0.93 |
| 2013-14 |
7,815 |
41.3 |
0.94 |
| Criminal damage |
| 1997-98 |
3,592 |
28.8 |
0.53 |
| 1998-99 |
3,327 |
27.2 |
0.48 |
| 1999-00 |
2,981 |
28.5 |
0.51 |
| 2000-01 |
2,966 |
28.8 |
0.48 |
| 2001-02 |
2,986 |
30.7 |
0.54 |
| 2002-03 |
3,071 |
30.6 |
0.54 |
| 2003-04 |
3,536 |
29.7 |
0.55 |
| 2004-05 |
3,647 |
31.2 |
0.56 |
| 2005-06 |
3,625 |
33.0 |
0.58 |
| 2006-07 |
3,889 |
33.0 |
0.59 |
| 2007-08 |
3,902 |
31.9 |
0.55 |
| 2008-09 |
3,162 |
33.9 |
0.62 |
| 2009-10 |
2,836 |
32.7 |
0.58 |
| 2010-11 |
2,457 |
30.8 |
0.54 |
| 2011-12 |
2,209 |
29.7 |
0.50 |
| 2012-13 |
1,924 |
31.0 |
0.51 |
| 2013-14 |
1,928 |
31.3 |
0.55 |
| Drug offences |
| 1997-98 |
5,652 |
26.3 |
0.40 |
| 1998-99 |
5,321 |
27.5 |
0.43 |
| 1999-00 |
4,838 |
25.5 |
0.37 |
| 2000-01 |
4,181 |
26.1 |
0.40 |
| 2001-02 |
4,693 |
25.3 |
0.41 |
| 2002-03 |
4,672 |
28.0 |
0.46 |
| 2003-04 |
5,523 |
29.3 |
0.45 |
| 2004-05 |
5,772 |
28.8 |
0.45 |
| 2005-06 |
5,796 |
29.5 |
0.47 |
| 2006-07 |
6,822 |
28.0 |
0.45 |
| 2007-08 |
6,586 |
27.3 |
0.42 |
| 2008-09 |
5,704 |
27.1 |
0.44 |
| 2009-10 |
5,945 |
26.9 |
0.42 |
| 2010-11 |
5,940 |
26.0 |
0.40 |
| 2011-12 |
5,674 |
23.9 |
0.38 |
| 2012-13 |
5,415 |
22.3 |
0.34 |
| 2013-14 |
5,590 |
21.9 |
0.33 |
| Breach of the peace 2 |
| 1997-98 |
13,721 |
31.4 |
0.58 |
| 1998-99 |
12,116 |
31.3 |
0.57 |
| 1999-00 |
10,312 |
29.7 |
0.52 |
| 2000-01 |
9,749 |
29.7 |
0.52 |
| 2001-02 |
10,331 |
30.3 |
0.53 |
| 2002-03 |
10,868 |
30.9 |
0.56 |
| 2003-04 |
11,453 |
31.0 |
0.55 |
| 2004-05 |
12,274 |
31.1 |
0.55 |
| 2005-06 |
12,934 |
31.4 |
0.55 |
| 2006-07 |
13,660 |
31.1 |
0.54 |
| 2007-08 |
13,376 |
30.2 |
0.52 |
| 2008-09 |
12,145 |
30.0 |
0.54 |
| 2009-10 |
11,271 |
29.3 |
0.52 |
| 2010-11 |
9,609 |
28.6 |
0.50 |
| 2011-12 |
9,856 |
29.0 |
0.51 |
| 2012-13 |
10,327 |
28.7 |
0.50 |
| 2013-14 |
10,966 |
28.1 |
0.48 |
| Other crimes and offences |
| 1997-98 |
3,537 |
30.4 |
0.62 |
| 1998-99 |
3,121 |
32.4 |
0.65 |
| 1999-00 |
2,735 |
29.8 |
0.52 |
| 2000-01 |
2,875 |
29.4 |
0.51 |
| 2001-02 |
3,422 |
30.5 |
0.54 |
| 2002-03 |
3,965 |
32.6 |
0.58 |
| 2003-04 |
4,371 |
33.0 |
0.58 |
| 2004-05 |
4,843 |
32.0 |
0.56 |
| 2005-06 |
5,193 |
32.2 |
0.57 |
| 2006-07 |
5,508 |
33.1 |
0.58 |
| 2007-08 |
5,645 |
31.4 |
0.56 |
| 2008-09 |
5,659 |
30.7 |
0.55 |
| 2009-10 |
4,938 |
30.6 |
0.53 |
| 2010-11 |
4,600 |
30.4 |
0.52 |
| 2011-12 |
4,357 |
31.5 |
0.55 |
| 2012-13 |
3,803 |
30.8 |
0.53 |
| 2013-14 |
3,964 |
31.1 |
0.52 |
1. Sexual crime excludes offences associated with prostitution. The latter are included in other crimes and offences. Breach of sexual offender order and breach of sexual harm order are included in other crimes and offences.
2. Breach of the peace grouping, in line with the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland publication, includes the offences of "threating or abusive behaviour" and "offence of stalking", which are part of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010; and "offensive behaviour at football" and "threatening communications" (under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communication Scotland Act 2012)".
Contact
Email: Mark Bell
Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
