Statistical Bulletin: CrJ/2006/5: Prison Statistics Scotland, 2005/06

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Table 25B Adult direct sentenced receptions (1) of females to penal establishments by main crime/offence, 1996/97 - 2005/06

Number

Main crime/offence (2)

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/2000

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

Total crimes & offences

538

476

502

458

430

536

581

648

714

744

Total crimes : sub total

436

384

424

396

364

459

472

532

567

575

Non-sexual crimes of violence : sub total

25

37

27

42

39

47

60

73

68

75

Homicide

5

2

4

4

9

3

7

5

5

8

Serious assault and attempted murder

13

21

13

23

15

27

16

36

32

44

Robbery

6

13

7

12

12

16

33

25

28

14

Other

1

1

3

3

3

1

4

7

3

9

Crimes of indecency : sub total

4

3

-

-

-

3

2

1

-

1

Rape and attempted rape

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Indecent assault

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Lewd and indecent behaviour

1

2

-

-

-

2

2

-

-

1

Other

3

1

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

Crimes of dishonesty : sub total

310

261

288

279

237

289

287

308

336

314

Housebreaking

8

7

8

10

10

7

6

10

12

14

Theft by opening a lockfast place ( OLP)

-

2

2

1

1

4

1

3

2

4

Theft from a motor vehicle by ( OLP)

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

5

1

3

4

1

1

2

2

1

-

Shoplifting (3)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

213

194

Other theft

242

211

238

213

198

243

240

251

71

50

Fraud

18

12

16

31

9

13

9

13

20

30

Other

37

28

21

19

18

21

29

29

17

22

Fire-raising,vandalism etc : sub total

7

7

7

4

1

12

14

14

12

8

Fire-raising

1

2

1

-

-

4

7

5

2

2

Vandalism etc

6

5

6

4

1

8

7

9

10

6

Other crimes : sub total

90

76

102

71

87

108

109

136

151

177

Crimes against public justice

26

16

20

7

15

23

22

34

21

36

Handling an offensive weapon

8

4

6

6

7

7

6

6

16

20

Drugs

55

56

76

58

63

78

80

96

113

120

Other

1

-

-

-

2

-

1

-

1

1

Total offences : sub total

102

91

78

60

65

77

109

115

146

166

Miscellaneous offences : sub total

98

82

71

50

50

68

89

97

127

143

Petty assault

46

29

37

28

34

30

55

55

66

78

Breach of the peace

48

50

29

17

12

26

26

35

46

47

Drunkenness

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Breach of social work orders (3)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

5

13

Other

4

3

5

5

4

12

8

7

10

5

Motor vehicle offences : sub total

4

9

7

10

15

9

20

18

19

23

Dangerous & careless driving

-

1

-

1

-

1

2

2

-

2

Drunk driving

1

3

-

4

7

1

5

4

2

1

Speeding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

3

5

7

5

8

6

11

9

17

20

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

3

-

-

Unknown Charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

Other Jurisdiction Charge

-

1

-

2

1

-

-

1

1

1

(1) See Notes 5 and 6 of Annex.
(2) See Notes 7 and 17 of Annex
(3) Prior to 2004/05 'Shoplifting' is included within 'Other theft' and 'Breach of social work orders' are included within 'Other'

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