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

Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts 2006-07


Table 18: Offences with a charge proved in 2005/06 and 2006/07, with a Bail Aggravator recorded (1)

2005/06

2006/07

Main crime or offence

Total
Offences

(Number)

(Per cent)

Total
Offences

(Number)

(Per cent)

Bail Aggravator

Bail Aggravator

Bail Aggravator

Bail Aggravator

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

All crimes and offences

182,332

25,794

156,538

14

86

187,837

28,965

158,872

15

85

Bail Aggravators as a percentage of bail orders made:

45

46

All crimes

60,230

12,977

47,253

22

78

63,723

15,022

48,701

24

76

Non-sexual crimes of violence

2,678

308

2,370

12

88

2,598

543

2,055

21

79

Homicide

107

14

93

13

87

104

16

88

15

85

Serious assault and attempted murder

1,631

122

1,509

7

93

1,496

246

1,250

16

84

Robbery

623

118

505

19

81

637

218

419

34

66

Other

317

54

263

17

83

361

63

298

17

83

Crimes of indecency

1,145

158

987

14

86

1,148

185

963

16

84

Rape and attempted rape

74

7

67

9

91

53

4

49

8

92

Indecent assault

117

7

110

6

94

143

11

132

8

92

Lewd and indecent behaviour

534

27

507

5

95

513

27

486

5

95

Other

420

117

303

28

72

439

143

296

33

67

Crimes of dishonesty

26,067

6,771

19,296

26

74

26,134

7,233

18,901

28

72

Housebreaking

2,783

707

2,076

25

75

2,716

788

1,928

29

71

Theft by opening a lockfast place

1,902

430

1,472

23

77

1,870

495

1,375

26

74

Theft of a motor vehicle

1,930

409

1,521

21

79

2,006

503

1,503

25

75

Shoplifting

9,597

3,393

6,204

35

65

9,919

3,604

6,315

36

64

Other theft

4,596

1,031

3,565

22

78

4,617

1,094

3,523

24

76

Fraud

3,129

373

2,756

12

88

3,011

322

2,689

11

89

Other

2,130

428

1,702

20

80

1,995

427

1,568

21

79

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc

6,682

828

5,854

12

88

6,981

993

5,988

14

86

Fire-raising

261

37

224

14

86

317

34

283

11

89

Vandalism, etc

6,421

791

5,630

12

88

6,664

959

5,705

14

86

Other crimes

23,658

4,912

18,746

21

79

26,862

6,068

20,794

23

77

Crimes against public justice

9,433

2,728

6,705

29

71

11,142

3,517

7,625

32

68

Handling an offensive weapon

4,023

780

3,243

19

81

4,096

850

3,246

21

79

Drugs

10,086

1,390

8,696

14

86

11,400

1,654

9,746

15

85

Other

116

14

102

12

88

224

47

177

21

79

All offences

122,102

12,817

109,285

10

90

124,114

13,943

110,171

11

89

Miscellaneous offences

54,255

8,279

45,976

15

85

56,934

9,444

47,490

17

83

Common assault

18,853

2,848

16,005

15

85

19,880

3,365

16,515

17

83

Breach of the peace

25,183

4,576

20,607

18

82

26,554

5,181

21,373

20

80

Drunkenness

432

80

352

19

81

382

73

309

19

81

Other

9,787

775

9,012

8

92

10,118

825

9,293

8

92

Motor vehicle offences

67,847

4,538

63,309

7

93

67,180

4,499

62,681

7

93

Dangerous and careless driving

4,832

286

4,546

6

94

5,076

317

4,759

6

94

Drunk driving

8,847

553

8,294

6

94

8,984

582

8,402

6

94

Speeding

12,583

28

12,555

*

100

13,773

44

13,729

*

100

Unlawful use of vehicle

30,752

3,408

27,344

11

89

28,885

3,282

25,603

11

89

Vehicle defect offences

3,055

51

3,004

2

98

3,090

68

3,022

2

98

Other

7,778

212

7,566

3

97

7,372

206

7,166

3

97

1. Indicating that the offence was committed while the offender was on bail.

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