Scottish Government

A National Statistics Publication for Scotland

ISBN 978 0 7559 9570 7 (Web only publication)
ISSN 0264 1178
DPPAS 10545

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Contents

1 Introduction

2 Key points

3 Commentary on two year reconviction rates for 2006-07 cohort

4 Commentary on one year reconviction rates for 2007-08 cohort

5 Annex

5.1 Characteristics of offenders

5.2 The effect of pseudo reconvictions

5.3 Comparing reconviction rates

5.4 Background and methodology

5.5 Sources of information

5.6 Counting rules, data definitions and notation

A National Statistics publication for Scotland

List of charts and tables
Chart 1 Reconviction rates for offenders in Scotland: 1997-98 to 2007-08 cohorts
Chart 2 Reconviction rates by index crime: 2006-07 cohort
Chart 3 Custodial reconviction rates by index crime: 2006-07
Chart 4 Reconviction rates excl. pseudo reconvictions: 2003-04 to 2007-08 cohorts
Chart 5 Two year reconviction rate by local authority: 2006-07 cohort

Table 1 Two year reconviction rates: 1997-98 to 2006-07 cohorts
Table 2 Rates by reconviction period: 2006-07 cohort
Table 3 Rates by number of reconvictions: 2006-07 cohort
Table 4 Rates by sentence length: 1997-98 to 2006-07 cohorts
Table 5 Rates by disposal, age, sex and previous convictions: 2006-07 cohort
Table 6 Rates for selected crimes by index crime: 2006-07 cohort
Table 7 Rates by community justice authority and local authority: 2006-07 cohort
Table 8 Rates by police force of index conviction: 2006-07 cohort
Table 9 One year reconviction rates: 1997-98 to 2007-08 cohorts
Table 10 Characteristics of offenders: 2006-07 and 2007-08 cohorts
Table 11 Two year reconviction rates showing impact of pseudo reconvictions: 2003-04 to 2006-07 cohorts
Table 12 Rates by one year and two year reconviction period showing impact of pseudo reconvictions: 2006-07 cohort
Table 13 Rates by number of reconvictions showing impact of pseudo reconvictions: 2006-07 cohort
Table 14 Rates by sentence length showing impact of pseudo reconvictions: 2003-04 to 2006-07 cohorts
Table 15 One year reconviction rates showing impact of pseudo reconvictions: 2003-04 to 2007-08 cohorts

Additional Datasets for Reconviction of Offenders