Publication - Progress report
Wildlife crime in Scotland: 2017 annual report
The sixth wildlife crime annual report, with new data from the financial year 2016 to 2017.
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92 page PDF
3.6 MB
Supporting files
Appendix 2A - Further information on COPFS Case Outcomes
*= data suppressed. See Appendix 2.
Table A: Outcomes of all fish poaching cases
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No action | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Alternative to prosecution | 18 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 20 |
Prosecuted | 24 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
of which convicted | 19 | 23 | 8 | * | * |
No. of reports received | 55 | 60 | 38 | 30 | 35 |
Table B: Outcomes of all other wildlife cases
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No action | 22 | 19 | 15 | 30 | 19 |
Alternative to prosecution | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
Prosecuted | 37 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 25 |
of which convicted | 25 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 20 |
No. of reports received | 71 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
Outcomes by Individual case category
Offences relating to badgers
For the period 2012-2017, a total of nine cases relating to badgers were reported to COPFS.
Table C: Offences relating to birds
2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No action | * | * | * | 9 | * |
Alternative to prosecution | * | * | * | * | * |
Prosecuted | 11 | 12 | 10 | * | 9 |
of which convicted | * | * | * | * | * |
No. of reports received | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 24 |
Table D: Offences relating to cruelty to wild animals
2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of reports received | 7 | 10 | 11 | * | 8 |
Table E: Offences relating to deer
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of reports received | 8 | * | 5 | * | * |
Table F: Offences relating to hunting with dogs
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of reports received | 9 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 7 |
For the period 2012-2017, of the 50 cases reported, 24 (48%) were prosecuted with 17 (71%) of those prosecuted being convicted.
Table G: Other wildlife offences
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No action | 8 | 6 | * | 9 | * |
Alternative to prosecution | 7 | 5 | * | 6 | * |
Prosecuted | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
of which convicted | * | * | * | * | * |
No. of reports received | 23 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 14 |
Other conservation offences
For the period 2012-2017, fewer than five cases relating to other conservation offences were reported to COPFS.
Contact
Email: Hugh Dignon