Statistical Bulletin: Crime and Justice Series: Prison Statistics Scotland: 2008-09

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Table 13 Direct sentenced receptions to penal establishments by main crime/offence: 1999-00 to 2008-09

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

Total crimes & offences

11,799

11,379

11,782

12,778

12,204

12,207

12,916

13,970

14,205

14,650

Crimes

8,669

8,231

8,649

9,116

8,695

8,437

8,650

9,290

9,558

9,897

Non-sexual crimes of violence

1,231

1,261

1,398

1,578

1,708

1,551

1,485

1,520

1,675

1,766

Homicide

96

99

105

116

161

155

114

129

146

126

Serious assault and attempted murder

620

667

767

891

996

897

899

927

1,040

1,154

Robbery

482

455

502

512

493

437

398

398

411

428

Other

33

40

24

59

58

62

74

66

78

58

Crimes of indecency

227

200

221

211

233

217

248

213

182

197

Rape and attempted rape

35

38

48

55

51

54

62

58

50

43

Indecent assault

42

29

24

23

34

34

22

15

11

9

Lewd and indecent behaviour

116

96

125

105

108

89

119

105

74

109

Other

34

37

24

28

40

40

45

35

47

36

Crimes of dishonesty

5,187

4,726

4,921

4,834

4,322

4,097

3,923

3,986

3,746

3,933

Housebreaking

1,350

1,251

1,226

1,174

1,102

990

889

926

779

782

Theft by opening lockfast places ( OLP)

173

166

191

172

170

111

126

113

137

139

Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP)

138

112

110

156

149

158

120

111

139

127

Theft of a motor vehicle

522

471

355

356

237

207

164

180

145

174

Shoplifting

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1,453

1,526

1,487

1,402

1,450

Other theft

2,420

2,250

2,552

2,468

2,208

769

689

666

648

708

Fraud

149

124

139

131

132

112

137

180

186

239

Other

435

352

348

377

324

297

272

323

310

314

Fire-raising,vandalism etc

221

216

235

280

311

318

360

366

396

414

Fire-raising

24

33

40

44

57

50

72

70

77

82

Vandalism etc

197

183

195

236

254

268

288

296

319

332

Other crimes

1,803

1,828

1,874

2,213

2,121

2,254

2,634

3,205

3,559

3,587

Crimes against public justice

408

400

434

535

496

504

674

926

1,036

1,011

Handling offensive weapons

491

581

541

720

643

757

914

1,071

1,118

1,170

Drugs

879

832

887

949

969

970

1,005

1,121

1,293

1,329

Other

25

15

12

9

13

23

41

87

112

77

Offences

3,072

3,067

3,069

3,608

3,449

3,716

4,238

4,647

4,612

4,732

Miscellaneous offences

1,944

1,865

1,943

2,186

2,086

2,511

3,067

3,493

3,564

3,842

Common assault

1,090

1,045

1,056

1,134

1,121

1,387

1,601

1,775

1,862

2,041

Breach of the peace

759

727

753

895

789

927

1,172

1,398

1,411

1,424

Drunkenness

4

-

2

3

2

1

-

3

1

2

Breach of social work orders

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

59

89

132

80

102

Other

91

93

132

154

174

137

205

185

210

273

Motor vehicle offences

1,128

1,202

1,126

1,422

1,363

1,205

1,171

1,154

1,048

890

Dangerous and careless driving

129

134

113

177

171

155

142

169

175

154

Drunk driving

147

175

145

194

175

186

161

194

167

164

Speeding

1

2

1

1

-

-

-

4

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

843

886

859

1,034

1,003

853

851

773

692

562

Vehicle defect offences

1

-

-

-

-

2

-

2

-

2

Other

7

5

8

16

14

9

17

12

14

8

Unknown charge

-

1

1

1

-

-

2

-

-

-

Other jurisdiction charge

58

80

63

53

60

54

26

33

35

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Notes: Prior to 2004-05, shoplifting is included in other theft and breaches of social work orders are included in other. Further breakdowns for adults and young offenders by sex are published on the web in Tables 13a-f.

Page updated: Friday, November 27, 2009