8. Table 2: Statistical Information required for the reporting period 1st April to 31st March
CATEGORY | NUMBER OF OFFENDERS |
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CATEGORY 1 MAPPA OFFENDERS: REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS ( RSO) |
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a) Number of Registered Sex Offenders |
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i) Living in SWSCJA on 31 st March 08 | In Ayrshire: | 242 |
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In Dumfries and Galloway: | 113 |
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ii) Per 100,000 of the population | The SWSCJA population totals approx 520,000; thus there are 68 Registered Sex Offenders per 100,000 of the population. |
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b) The number of sex offenders having a registration requirement who: |
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i) Complied with registration requirements | In Ayrshire: | 227 |
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In Dumfries and Galloway: | 111 |
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ii) Were reported for breaches of the requirements to register between 01/04/07 and 31/03/08. | In Ayrshire: | 15 |
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In Dumfries and Galloway: | 2 |
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c) The number of: |
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i) Sexual Offences Prevention Orders ( SOPO's) /Risk of Sexual Harm Orders ( RSHO's) applied for | In Ayrshire: | 4 SOPO's & 1 RSHO |
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In Dumfries and Galloway: | 0 |
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ii) Interim SOPO's/ RSHO's granted | In Ayrshire: | 1 SOPO's & 0 RSHO |
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In Dumfries and Galloway: | 0 |
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iii) Full SOPO's/ RSHO's imposed by the courts between 1 st April and 31 st March each year | In Ayrshire: | 2 SOPO's & 0 RSHO |
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In Dumfries and Galloway: | 0 |
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iv) Foreign Travel Orders applied for | 0 |
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v) The number of Foreign Travel Orders imposed by the courts between the 1 st April and 31 st March each year | 0 |
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vi) Notification Orders applied for | 0 |
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vii) The number of Notification Orders imposed by the courts between 01.04.07 & 31.03.08 | 0 |
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Table 3: Statistical Information required for the reporting period 1st April to 31st March
CATEGORY | NUMBER OF OFFENDERS |
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OFFENDERS MANAGED THROUGH LEVELS 1, 2 OR 3 OF THE MAPPA |
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d) Of the cases managed at level 2 or 3 between 01.04.07 & 31.03.08, how many whilst managed at this level: |
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i) Were convicted of a further serious sexual or violent offence | 0 |
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ii) Were returned to custody for a breach of licence (including those returned to custody because of conviction of further serious sexual or violent offence): | In Ayrshire: | 2 |
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In Dumfries and Galloway: | 4 |
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iii) Were returned to custody for a breach of Sexual Offences Prevention Order, Foreign Travel Order, or Risk of Sexual Harm Order: | In Ayrshire: | RSHO: 0; SOPO: 1; FTO: 0 |
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In Dumfries and Galloway: | 0 |
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iv) Breached their licence but were not returned to custody: | 0 |
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v) Were subject to formal disclosure: | In Ayrshire: | 0 |
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In Dumfries and Galloway: | 1 |
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vi) Are wanted or missing: | In Ayrshire: | 0 |
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In Dumfries and Galloway: | 0 |
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Number of MAPPA offenders in each of the three categories managed between 1 st April and 31 st March: |
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Level 1 - single agency risk management | In Ayrshire: | 193 |
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In Dumfries and Galloway: | 84 |
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Level 2 - through inter agency risk management | In Ayrshire: | 41 |
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In Dumfries and Galloway: | 27 |
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Level 3 - MAPPP, (critical few) | In Ayrshire: | 8 |
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In Dumfries and Galloway: | 2 |
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Graph 1: Delineation of age of population of Registered Sex Offenders managed through SWSCJAMAPPA.

The information presented in the graphs above would indicate that the majority of Registered Sex Offenders within the South West Scotland Community Justice Authority area are aged between 22 - 65 years. This broad age range would suggest that there is no typical age range within which an increased propensity for sexual offending can be attributed.
*Unknown: information not supplied in referral / notification paperwork nor on ViSOR and records archived and inaccessible for reference purposes. Data capture systems have since been modified to capture this data on permanent record.
Table 4: Delineation of population of Registered Sex Offenders managed through SWSCJAMAPPA by gender
Graph 2

The information presented in Table 4 and Graph 5 above would indicate that the majority of Registered Sex Offenders within the South West Scotland Community Justice Authority Region are male.
Table 5: Delineation of population of Registered Sex Offenders managed through SWSCJAMAPPA by ethnic origin as indicated in referral data.
Ethnic Origins | White British | 95.2% | 338 | Black African | 0% | 0 |
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White Irish | 0.3% | 1 | Black British | 0.3% | 1 |
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White Other | 0.3% | 1 | Chinese | 0% | 0 |
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Indian | 0% | 0 | Mixed Race | 0% | 0 |
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Pakistani | 0% | 0 | Any Other | 0% | 0 |
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Bangladeshi | 0% | 0 | Black Caribbean | 0% | 0 |
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Other Asian | 0.3% | 1 | Unknown* | 3.6% | 13 |
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*Unknown: information not supplied in referral / notification paperwork nor on ViSOR
The information presented in Table 5 above would indicate that the majority of Registered Sex Offenders within the South West Scotland Community Justice Authority Region are White and of U.K Origin. This ratio of ethnicity (95.2 % of total) is broadly consistent with the analysis of the Scottish population by ethnic group (95.4%) (2001 Census (White Scottish & White British % population figures combined)).
Table 6: Snapshot of numbers of Offenders managed under either statutory or non statutory measures across SWSCJA, under MAPPA, as at March 31st 20084:
Legal Status | Number | Percentage |
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No. of Offenders on Statutory Supervision | 140 | 39.4% |
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No. Subject to Registration Only | 193 | 54.3% |
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Information unavailable * | 22 | 6.2% |
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*Records archived and inaccessible for reference purposes. Data capture systems have since been modified to capture this data on permanent record.
Table 7: Delineation of victims of registered sex offenders by age and gender
Victims | Number | Percentage |
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No. of Victims Under 16 | 141 | 73.4% |
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No. of Victims 16 and Over | 51 | 26.6% |
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No. of Male Victims | 38 | 19.6% |
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No. of Female Victims | 156 | 80.4% |
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Table 7 and the Graphs below indicates that 73.4 % of victims of the registered sex offenders managed under MAPPA in SWSCJA in the period April 1 st 2007 - 31st March 2008 were aged under 16. 80% of victims (of all ages) were female.
Graph 3

Graph 4
