Scottish Government

Young offender direct sentenced receptions to penal establishments by main crime/offence, 1994-2003

Table 20

Number

Main crime/offence ⁽²⁾

1994

1995 ⁽¹⁾

1996 ⁽¹⁾

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Total crimes & offences

2,855

2,772

3,111

2,784

2,844

2,687

2,500

2,414

2,205

1,979

Total crimes : sub total

2,239

2,151

2,428

2,208

2,265

2,107

1,954

1,868

1,679

1,461

Non-sexual crimes of violence : sub total

309

283

401

368

364

353

395

386

447

405

Homicide

24

27

35

22

23

20

22

10

20

24

Serious assault and attempted murder

127

123

151

149

154

148

204

215

280

274

Robbery

153

127

208

188

178

183

159

160

143

103

Other

5

6

7

9

9

2

10

1

4

4

Crimes of indecency : sub total

18

25

26

16

20

17

17

20

16

26

Rape and attempted rape

8

12

9

7

7

5

8

11

4

13

Indecent assault

3

2

5

5

4

4

3

3

3

7

Lewd and indecent behaviour

5

7

6

2

2

4

5

5

6

2

Other

2

4

6

2

7

4

1

1

3

4

Crimes of dishonesty : sub total

1,650

1,526

1,515

1,407

1,457

1,358

1,152

1,087

793

672

Housebreaking

546

493

469

393

443

428

347

306

236

196

Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP)

89

74

75

73

58

60

54

58

41

48

Theft from a motor vehicle by (OLP)

200

183

132

88

68

66

50

41

29

29

Theft of a motor vehicle

311

328

366

345

315

263

239

194

110

104

Other theft

350

322

365

394

459

448

404

418

311

250

Fraud

17

21

14

5

11

9

5

11

14

7

Other

137

105

94

109

103

84

53

59

52

38

Fire-raising,vandalism etc : sub total

45

34

78

76

73

67

71

60

86

77

Fire-raising

9

6

17

14

11

7

10

8

19

13

Vandalism etc

36

28

61

62

62

60

61

52

67

64

Other crimes : sub total

217

283

408

341

351

312

319

315

337

281

Crimes against public justice

97

149

135

77

81

69

68

67

89

81

Handling an offensive weapon

25

41

134

132

156

145

175

183

178

153

Drugs

93

91

135

128

111

95

70

62

69

46

Other

2

2

4

4

3

3

6

3

1

1

Total offences : sub total

616

621

679

574

575

575

542

542

519

515

Miscellaneous offences : sub total

416

449

489

372

414

386

346

383

356

333

Petty assault

193

232

292

244

281

254

236

259

222

227

Breach of the peace

190

208

171

102

108

112

88

100

113

85

Drunkenness

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

29

9

26

26

25

20

22

24

21

21

Motor vehicle offences : sub total

200

172

190

202

161

189

196

159

163

182

Dangerous & careless driving

19

24

40

42

36

33

38

28

40

43

Drunk driving

7

6

12

12

7

10

9

10

9

14

Speeding

1

139

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

172

1

136

143

117

144

147

121

113

124

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

1

2

2

5

1

2

2

-

1

1

Unknown Charge

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

Other Jurisdiction Charge

-

-

3

2

3

5

4

4

7

3

Young offender direct sentenced receptions of males to penal establishments by main crime/offence, 1994-2003

Table 20A

Number

Main crime/offence ⁽²⁾

1994

1995 ⁽¹⁾

1996 ⁽¹⁾

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Total crimes & offences

2,782

2,693

3,046

2,707

2,714

2,535

2,352

2,277

2,087

1,860

Total crimes : sub total

2,181

2,091

2,379

2,152

2,162

1,987

1,837

1,759

1,573

1,367

Non-sexual crimes of violence : sub total

305

276

389

362

350

334

366

368

424

382

Homicide

22

27

34

22

22

18

21

9

16

22

Serious assault and attempted murder

126

116

144

147

150

146

191

210

275

263

Robbery

152

127

204

184

170

169

145

148

129

94

Other

5

6

7

9

8

1

9

1

4

3

Crimes of indecency : sub total

17

25

26

16

20

17

17

20

16

26

Rape and attempted rape

8

12

9

7

7

5

8

11

4

13

Indecent assault

3

2

5

5

4

4

3

3

3

7

Lewd and indecent behaviour

5

7

6

2

2

4

5

5

6

2

Other

1

4

6

2

7

4

1

1

3

4

Crimes of dishonesty : sub total

1,606

1,485

1,491

1,370

1,391

1,280

1,085

1,007

728

622

Housebreaking

541

487

467

388

440

424

342

300

234

191

Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP)

89

74

74

73

58

60

53

58

41

46

Theft from a motor vehicle by (OLP)

200

183

132

88

68

66

50

41

28

29

Theft of a motor vehicle

311

328

365

345

313

262

239

193

109

104

Other theft

313

295

346

363

403

381

351

351

256

208

Fraud

17

15

14

4

10

7

3

9

11

7

Other

135

103

93

109

99

80

47

55

49

37

Fire-raising,vandalism etc : sub total

44

31

77

74

69

61

70

57

82

72

Fire-raising

9

6

17

14

11

7

10

8

18

13

Vandalism etc

35

25

60

60

58

54

60

49

64

59

Other crimes : sub total

209

274

396

330

332

295

299

307

323

265

Crimes against public justice

95

143

130

74

76

63

61

64

85

75

Handling an offensive weapon

24

41

133

131

150

144

172

181

173

149

Drugs

88

88

129

121

103

85

61

60

64

40

Other

2

2

4

4

3

3

5

2

1

1

Total offences : sub total

601

602

663

553

548

543

511

516

507

490

Miscellaneous offences : sub total

401

430

473

352

389

356

315

357

344

309

Petty assault

187

221

282

231

264

230

215

241

211

208

Breach of the peace

181

200

165

96

101

107

79

93

113

81

Drunkenness

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

29

9

26

25

24

19

21

23

20

20

Motor vehicle offences : sub total

200

172

190

201

159

187

196

159

163

181

Dangerous & careless driving

19

24

40

41

35

33

38

28

40

43

Drunk driving

7

6

12

12

7

10

9

10

9

14

Speeding

1

139

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

172

1

136

143

116

142

147

121

113

123

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

1

2

2

5

1

2

2

-

1

1

Unknown Charge

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

Other Jurisdiction Charge

-

-

3

2

3

5

4

2

7

3

Young offender direct sentenced receptions of females to penal establishments by main crime/offence, 1994-2003

Table 20B

Number

Main crime/offence ⁽²⁾

1994

1995 ⁽¹⁾

1996 ⁽¹⁾

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Total crimes & offences

73

79

65

77

130

152

148

137

118

119

Total crimes : sub total

58

60

49

56

103

120

117

109

106

94

Non-sexual crimes of violence : sub total

4

7

12

6

14

19

29

18

23

23

Homicide

2

-

1

-

1

2

1

1

4

2

Serious assault and attempted murder

1

7

7

2

4

2

13

5

5

11

Robbery

1

-

4

4

8

14

14

12

14

9

Other

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

-

1

Crimes of indecency : sub total

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Rape and attempted rape

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Indecent assault

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Lewd and indecent behaviour

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Crimes of dishonesty : sub total

44

41

24

37

66

78

67

80

65

50

Housebreaking

5

6

2

5

3

4

5

6

2

5

Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP)

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

2

Theft from a motor vehicle by (OLP)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

-

-

1

-

2

1

-

1

1

-

Other theft

37

27

19

31

56

67

53

67

55

42

Fraud

-

6

-

1

1

2

2

2

3

-

Other

2

2

1

-

4

4

6

4

3

1

Fire-raising,vandalism etc : sub total

1

3

1

2

4

6

1

3

4

5

Fire-raising

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Vandalism etc

1

3

1

2

4

6

1

3

3

5

Other crimes : sub total

8

9

12

11

19

17

20

8

14

16

Crimes against public justice

2

6

5

3

5

6

7

3

4

6

Handling an offensive weapon

1

-

1

1

6

1

3

2

5

4

Drugs

5

3

6

7

8

10

9

2

5

6

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

Total offences : sub total

15

19

16

21

27

32

31

26

12

25

Miscellaneous offences : sub total

15

19

16

20

25

30

31

26

12

24

Petty assault

6

11

10

13

17

24

21

18

11

19

Breach of the peace

9

8

6

6

7

5

9

7

-

4

Drunkenness

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

-

-

-

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Motor vehicle offences : sub total

-

-

-

1

2

2

-

-

-

1

Dangerous & careless driving

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

Drunk driving

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Speeding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

-

-

-

-

1

2

-

-

-

1

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unknown Charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other Jurisdiction Charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-