Prison Statistics Scotland, 2006/07
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Table 4 Average daily population of sentenced young offenders by length of sentence, 1997/98-2006/07
Length of sentence | Number & Percentage |
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% change (1) |
1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/2000 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 05/06 - 06/07 |
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Total (2) | 773 | 708 | 679 | 655 | 628 | 601 | 573 | 560 | 625 | 645 | 3 |
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Fine default | 16 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | -21 |
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Less than 3 months | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | -8 |
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3 months - less than 6 months | 104 | 99 | 88 | 81 | 76 | 62 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 3 |
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6 months - less than 2 years | 291 | 266 | 272 | 255 | 246 | 236 | 217 | 212 | 242 | 241 | 0 |
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2 years - less than 4 years | 142 | 123 | 119 | 119 | 113 | 116 | 112 | 118 | 142 | 136 | -4 |
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4 years or over (excluding life) | 157 | 150 | 138 | 142 | 136 | 145 | 146 | 131 | 127 | 143 | 12 |
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Life/Section 205/206 sentences | 41 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 12 |
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Persons recalled from supervision/licence | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 66 |
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Others | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | * | 1 | 1 | * | - | -100 |
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(1) Based on rounded figures.
(2) Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
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