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Publication - Statistics

Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 2006/07

Published
3 June 2008
Part of
Law and order
ISBN
ISBN97807559

Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts 2006-07

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Table 9: Percentage of persons with a charge proved receiving custodial sentences by main crime/offence, 1997/98-2006/07

Main crime or offence

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

All crimes and offences

11

12

12

14

14

14

12

12

13

13

All crimes

22

23

25

25

26

26

24

23

24

24

Non-sexual crimes of violence

53

53

56

56

57

54

52

51

49

53

Homicide

86

84

84

89

83

93

94

92

90

93

Serious assault and attempted murder

47

48

50

50

52

51

48

50

46

50

Robbery

68

68

71

72

75

67

65

61

66

70

Other

18

20

16

17

13

22

18

17

25

22

Crimes of indecency

20

20

29

32

36

35

33

27

27

23

Rape and attempted rape

89

88

85

88

85

95

83

94

90

98

Indecent assault

25

30

46

37

44

28

39

30

26

30

Lewd and indecent behaviour

43

46

40

40

38

38

37

28

35

30

Other

6

4

8

12

13

15

11

12

11

7

Crimes of dishonesty

26

27

29

30

31

30

29

29

28

28

Housebreaking

46

47

51

53

51

49

48

47

45

51

Theft by opening a lockfast place

33

35

37

38

39

40

37

33

34

37

Theft of a motor vehicle

31

29

31

29

25

29

23

24

23

26

Shoplifting

21

22

26

27

29

28

29

28

28

26

Other theft

23

25

25

26

28

27

26

26

26

24

Fraud

10

12

12

10

11

11

10

11

13

17

Other

24

23

26

25

26

28

26

24

25

27

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc

7

7

7

7

8

8

9

9

9

9

Fire-raising

35

26

24

30

34

35

31

24

35

27

Vandalism, etc

6

7

6

6

7

7

8

8

8

8

Other crimes

16

17

17

19

19

19

17

17

19

20

Crimes against public justice

15

16

17

19

19

20

19

19

23

24

Handling an offensive weapon

24

23

25

27

24

26

22

22

26

30

Drugs

15

15

15

16

16

16

14

14

13

13

Other

11

43

61

30

45

29

20

42

45

37

All offences

6

6

6

8

7

7

7

7

7

8

Miscellaneous offences

10

11

12

13

12

13

12

12

12

12

Common assault

12

12

12

13

13

13

12

13

13

14

Breach of the peace

7

7

7

8

9

9

8

9

10

10

Drunkenness

3

1

2

2

1

1

3

3

2

2

Breach of social work orders

38

38

37

39

36

35

35

32

35

33

Other

1

1

1

1

2

3

2

3

2

3

Motor vehicle offences

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Dangerous and careless driving

3

3

4

5

4

6

4

4

4

4

Drunk driving

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

Speeding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

5

5

6

7

5

6

6

5

6

6

Vehicle defect offences

*

-

*

*

-

*

*

*

*

*

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
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