Statistical Bulletin: Crime and Justice Series: Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 2008-09

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Table 10(a) Persons receiving a custodial sentence by main crime/offence and sentence length, 2008-09

Main crime or offence

(Numbers)

(Percentages)

Total 1,4

Up to
3 months

Over 3
months to
6 months


Over 6
months to
2 years

Over 2
years to
less than
4 years

4 years
and
over


Life

Indeterminate
Detention

Average
length of
sentence
(days) 2,3

Up to
3 months

Over 3
months to
6 months

Over 6
months
to 2 years

Over 2
years to
less than
4 years

4 years
and over
including
life etc

All crimes and offences

16,854

6,897

5,220

3,462

705

508

58

-

260

41

31

21

4

3

All crimes

11,566

4,559

3,256

2,565

658

468

58

-

306

39

28

22

6

5

Non-sexual crimes of violence

1,445

50

111

665

303

258

58

-

895

3

8

46

21

22

Homicide

108

-

-

2

13

35

58

-

2,190

-

-

2

12

86

Serious assault and attempted murder

884

18

42

481

183

160

-

-

883

2

5

54

21

18

Robbery

399

22

57

166

97

57

-

-

795

6

14

42

24

14

Other

54

10

12

16

10

6

-

-

617

19

22

30

19

11

Crimes of indecency

204

10

16

70

26

81

-

-

1,326

5

8

34

13

40

Rape and attempted rape

39

-

-

2

2

35

-

-

2,508

-

-

5

5

90

Indecent assault

26

4

7

7

5

3

-

-

604

15

27

27

19

12

Lewd and indecent behaviour

105

5

5

47

15

32

-

-

1,046

5

5

45

14

30

Other

34

1

4

14

4

11

-

-

1,377

3

12

41

12

32

Crimes of dishonesty

5,030

2,319

1,941

704

60

5

-

-

142

46

39

14

1

*

Housebreaking

833

201

345

253

32

2

-

-

223

24

41

30

4

*

Theft by opening a lockfast place

325

119

149

56

1

-

-

-

149

37

46

17

*

-

Theft of/from a motor vehicle

249

93

114

41

1

-

-

-

148

37

46

16

*

-

Shoplifting

2,202

1,275

820

106

-

-

-

-

98

58

37

5

-

-

Other theft

789

343

320

118

8

-

-

-

140

43

41

15

1

-

Fraud

265

106

65

79

13

2

-

-

235

40

25

30

5

1

Other

367

182

128

51

5

1

-

-

152

50

35

14

1

*

Fire-raising, vandalism etc.

493

248

138

94

10

3

-

-

176

50

28

19

2

1

Fire-raising

74

13

8

44

6

3

-

-

451

18

11

59

8

4

Vandalism etc.

419

235

130

50

4

-

-

-

127

56

31

12

1

-

Other crimes

4,394

1,932

1,050

1,032

259

121

-

-

274

44

24

23

6

3

Crimes against public justice

1,910

1,403

398

98

4

7

-

-

94

73

21

5

*

*

Handling an offensive weapon

1,054

233

394

388

35

4

-

-

263

22

37

37

3

*

Drugs

1,356

275

224

528

219

110

-

-

542

20

17

39

16

8

Other

74

21

34

18

1

-

-

-

183

28

46

24

1

-

All offences

5,288

2,338

1,964

897

47

40

-

-

161

44

37

17

1

1

Miscellaneous offences

4,409

2,153

1,538

630

47

39

-

-

157

49

35

14

1

1

Common assault

2,257

867

919

434

31

5

-

-

170

38

41

19

1

*

Breach of the peace

1,828

1,151

516

154

6

-

-

-

108

63

28

8

*

-

Drunkenness

2

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

45

100

-

-

-

-

Other

322

133

103

42

10

34

-

-

351

41

32

13

3

11

Motor vehicle offences

879

185

426

267

-

1

-

-

177

21

48

30

-

*

Dangerous and careless driving

146

18

59

69

-

-

-

-

231

12

40

47

-

-

Drink/drug driving

152

56

83

12

-

1

-

-

142

37

55

8

-

1

Speeding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

576

107

283

186

-

-

-

-

174

19

49

32

-

-

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

5

4

1

-

-

-

-

-

86

80

20

-

-

-

1. Includes a small number of cases where sentence length is unknown.
2. Excludes life sentences.
3. Average sentence length figures for some categories may be underestimated slightly due to late recording of some High Court disposals.
4. Excludes a small number of cases which resulted in detention of a child aged under 16.

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