Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Prison Statistics Scotland: 2009-10

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Table 12: Direct sentenced receptions to penal establishments by age and sex: 2000-01 to 2009-10

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

% change over past year

Total

11,595

12,176

12,828

12,522

12,576

12,922

13,990

14,204

14,634

14,056

-4

Under 16

-

1

4

5

-

2

3

5

5

1

-80

16

86

103

134

96

123

134

159

130

109

89

-18

17

360

358

373

354

317

373

388

406

374

323

-14

18

626

532

484

456

498

513

555

585

585

570

-3

19

687

641

599

510

537

568

581

619

590

548

-7

20

733

756

631

581

473

573

599

611

601

614

2

21 - 30

5,506

5,897

6,285

6,155

5,920

5,689

6,099

6,371

6,418

6,132

-4

31 - 40

2,565

2,692

3,056

3,075

3,189

3,413

3,638

3,524

3,779

3,548

-6

41 - 50

710

831

881

919

1,156

1,211

1,519

1,460

1,642

1,690

3

Over 50

322

365

381

371

363

446

449

493

531

541

2

Men

11,029

11,487

12,115

11,744

11,725

12,090

13,057

13,262

13,609

13,034

-4

Under 16

-

1

4

4

-

2

3

5

5

1

-80

16

81

100

128

94

117

134

147

125

104

84

-19

17

347

339

353

336

299

364

376

383

350

293

-16

18

588

516

453

440

473

487

518

563

555

541

-3

19

657

601

570

468

507

544

551

583

566

516

-9

20

687

700

594

541

431

544

560

584

565

585

4

21 - 30

5,221

5,553

5,931

5,756

5,493

5,284

5,639

5,914

5,934

5,678

-4

31 - 40

2,445

2,538

2,869

2,894

2,979

3,161

3,410

3,287

3,496

3,282

-6

41 - 50

685

788

844

858

1,084

1,146

1,429

1,368

1,536

1,556

1

Over 50

318

351

369

353

342

424

424

450

498

498

-

Women

566

689

713

778

851

832

933

942

1,025

1,022

*

Under 16

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

16

5

3

6

2

6

-

12

5

5

5

-

17

13

19

20

18

18

9

12

23

24

30

25

18

38

16

31

16

25

26

37

22

30

29

-3

19

30

40

29

42

30

24

30

36

24

32

33

20

46

56

37

40

42

29

39

27

36

29

-19

21 - 30

285

344

354

399

427

405

460

457

484

454

-6

31 - 40

120

154

187

181

210

252

228

237

283

266

-6

41 - 50

25

43

37

61

72

65

90

92

106

134

26

Over 50

4

14

12

18

21

22

25

43

33

43

30

Notes: Receptions do not equate to persons received since someone receiving a custodial sentence after a period on remand, or several custodial sentences at different times or from different courts, will be counted more than once. Counting conventions are described in more detail in Section 5.

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