Statistical bulletin - Crime and Justice series: Prison statistics Scotland 2010-11

This bulletin shows data up to 2010-11 on Scottish prison population level and characteristics, receptions to/liberations from Scottish prisons, and international comparisons.

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Offenders in custody by age, ethnic origin, religion,
and supervision level: 30 June 2010 Table 4

Male Female All
Total 7,544 439 7,983
Age
Under 16 - - -
16 30 - 30
17 120 7 127
18 209 14 223
19 250 10 260
20 293 16 309
21 314 11 325
22 305 17 322
23 - 24 632 30 662
25 - 29 1,433 106 1,539
30 - 34 1,185 61 1,246
35 - 39 889 69 958
40 - 44 765 40 805
45 - 49 516 32 548
50 - 54 273 18 291
55 - 59 150 4 154
60 - 64 92 1 93
65 or over 88 3 91
Ethnic background
White 7,226 426 7,652
Black-Caribbean 24 2 26
Black-African 56 - 56
Black-Other 19 3 22
Indian 13 3 16
Pakistani 73 1 74
Bangladeshi 6 - 6
Chinese 69 1 70
Other Asian 26 1 27
Mixed 21 2 23
Other 11 - 11
Religion
Church Of Scotland 2,357 91 2,448
Roman Catholic 1,761 100 1,861
Church Of England 85 5 90
Baptist 7 1 8
Episcopalian 3 1 4
Christian 225 9 234
Muslim 178 2 180
Buddhist 35 - 35
Jehovah's Witness 3 - 3
Sikh 7 1 8
Hindu 3 - 3
Jewish 3 - 3
Mormon 5 - 5
Other 54 5 59
None 2,818 224 3,042
Supervision level
High 526 32 558
Medium 4,482 300 4,782
Low 2,536 107 2,643

Note: See Section 5 for details on supervision levels.

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