Reconviction rates in Scotland: 2015-2016 offender cohort

Trends in reconviction statistics up to the latest cohort of 2015-2016.

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Table 16: Individuals given non-court disposals and subsequent non-court disposals, by gender: 2008-09 to 2015-16 cohorts1,2

Gender Number of Individuals Repeat non-court disposal rate3 Average number of repeat non-court disposals per individual
Males
2008-09 77,073 24.7 0.40
2009-10 82,411 23.9 0.39
2010-11 78,217 23.2 0.38
2011-12 81,810 23.4 0.39
2012-13 84,401 23.8 0.41
2013-14 85,861 22.0 0.37
2014-15 68,172 20.3 0.33
2015-16 58,112 17.9 0.27
Females
2008-09 23,495 16.7 0.23
2009-10 24,931 15.3 0.21
2010-11 24,151 15.1 0.21
2011-12 26,432 17.6 0.25
2012-13 29,591 18.2 0.25
2013-14 28,933 14.1 0.21
2014-15 20,218 13.6 0.21
2015-16 20,727 13.4 0.18

1. The non-court disposals dataset is independent of the dataset on court convictions.

2. Includes police and COPFS disposals.

3. The percentage of individuals receiving a non-court disposal within a year of receiving a non-court disposal.

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