Table 3: Persons with a charge proved by type of court, 1997/98-2006/07
| Number |
|---|
Type of court | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 |
|---|
All court types 1 | 149,334 | 137,174 | 128,104 | 113,206 | 121,598 | 127,772 | 133,614 | 135,045 | 132,784 | 138,830 |
|---|
High court 2,3 | 1,126 | 1,062 | 1,183 | 1,099 | 1,142 | 1,205 | 1,228 | 977 | 865 | 700 |
|---|
Sheriff solemn | 3,057 | 3,039 | 3,048 | 3,191 | 3,172 | 3,464 | 3,726 | 3,892 | 4,213 | 4,854 |
|---|
Sheriff summary | 79,093 | 75,323 | 71,865 | 66,852 | 73,072 | 81,371 | 81,317 | 82,153 | 80,260 | 84,975 |
|---|
District court 4 | 66,056 | 57,750 | 52,007 | 42,062 | 44,208 | 41,732 | 47,340 | 48,021 | 47,441 | 48,300 |
|---|
Per cent |
|---|
Type of court | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 |
|---|
All court types 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
|---|
High court 2,3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|---|
Sheriff solemn | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
|---|
Sheriff summary | 53 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 61 |
|---|
District court 4 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 |
|---|
Index: 1997/98=100 |
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Type of court | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 |
|---|
All court types 1 | 100 | 92 | 86 | 76 | 81 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 93 |
|---|
High court 2,3 | 100 | 94 | 105 | 98 | 101 | 107 | 109 | 87 | 77 | 62 |
|---|
Sheriff solemn | 100 | 99 | 100 | 104 | 104 | 113 | 122 | 127 | 138 | 159 |
|---|
Sheriff summary | 100 | 95 | 91 | 85 | 92 | 103 | 103 | 104 | 101 | 107 |
|---|
District court 4 | 100 | 87 | 79 | 64 | 67 | 63 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 73 |
|---|
1 Includes court type unknown.
2 Includes cases remitted to the High court from the Sheriff court.
3 The figures for 2006/07, and to an extent earlier years, may be underestimates due to late recording of disposals.
4 Includes the stipendiary magistrates court in Glasgow.