Statistical Bulletin CrJ/2005/4: Criminal Justice Series: CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTTISH COURTS, 2003: page 17

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CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTTISH COURTS, 2003

Individual offenders with at least one charge proved in 2003 for a crime or relevant offence 1, by sex, age and number of convictions

Table 13

Number of convictions in 2003

Number of convictions in 2003

1

2

3-5

6-10

>10

Total

1

2

3-5

6-10

>10

Total

Number of individuals

% of individuals

All Persons

All ages 2

31,884

6,004

3,808

690

71

42,457

75.1

14.1

9.0

1.6

0.2

100.0

Under 21

7,023

1,585

1,130

247

45

10,030

70.0

15.8

11.3

2.5

0.4

100.0

21-30

11,461

2,475

1,687

318

20

15,961

71.8

15.5

10.6

2.0

0.1

100.0

Over 30

13,399

1,944

991

125

6

16,465

81.4

11.8

6.0

0.8

0.0

100.0

Male Person

All ages 2

26,718

5,163

3,309

600

60

35,850

74.5

14.4

9.2

1.7

0.2

100.0

Under 21

6,001

1,415

1,010

225

39

8,690

69.1

16.3

11.6

2.6

0.4

100.0

21-30

9,623

2,106

1,455

272

16

13,472

71.4

15.6

10.8

2.0

0.1

100.0

Over 30

11,094

1,642

844

103

5

13,688

81.0

12.0

6.2

0.8

0.0

100.0

Female Person

All ages 2

5,165

841

499

90

11

6,606

78.2

12.7

7.6

1.4

0.2

100.0

Under 21

1,022

170

120

22

6

1,340

76.3

12.7

9.0

1.6

0.4

100.0

21-30

1,837

369

232

46

4

2,488

73.8

14.8

9.3

1.8

0.2

100.0

Over 30

2,305

302

147

22

1

2,777

83.0

10.9

5.3

0.8

0.0

100.0

1 Includes age not known.

Number of convictions in 2003

Number of convictions in 2003

1

2

3-5

6-10

>10

Total

1

2

3-5

6-10

>10

Total

Number of occasions on which a charge was proved

% of occasions on which a charge was proved

All Persons

All ages 2

31,884

12,008

13,603

4,883

923

63,301

50.4

19.0

21.5

7.7

1.5

100.0

Under 21

7,023

3,170

4,073

1,778

602

16,646

42.2

19.0

24.5

10.7

3.6

100.0

21-30

11,461

4,950

6,035

2,229

247

24,922

46.0

19.9

24.2

8.9

1.0

100.0

Over 30

13,399

3,888

3,495

876

74

21,732

61.7

17.9

16.1

4.0

0.3

100.0

Male Person

All ages 2

26,718

10,326

11,827

4,233

791

53,895

49.6

19.2

21.9

7.9

1.5

100.0

Under 21

6,001

2,830

3,636

1,622

530

14,619

41.0

19.4

24.9

11.1

3.6

100.0

21-30

9,623

4,212

5,208

1,892

200

21,135

45.5

19.9

24.6

9.0

0.9

100.0

Over 30

11,094

3,284

2,983

719

61

18,141

61.2

18.1

16.4

4.0

0.3

100.0

Female Person

All ages 2

5,165

1,682

1,776

650

132

9,405

54.9

17.9

18.9

6.9

1.4

100.0

Under 21

1,022

340

437

156

72

2,027

50.4

16.8

21.6

7.7

3.6

100.0

21-30

1,837

738

827

337

47

3,786

48.5

19.5

21.8

8.9

1.2

100.0

Over 30

2,305

604

512

157

13

3,591

64.2

16.8

14.3

4.4

0.4

100.0

1 Relevant offences include common assault, breach of the peace, racially aggravated conduct or harassment, firearms offences or social security offences. Just over 6,700 conviction records could not be linked by individual offender and have therefore been excluded from this analysis.
2 Includes age not known.

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