Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Prison Statistics Scotland: 2009-10

Statistical bulletin showing information on the Scottish prison population.


Table 14: Direct sentenced receptions to penal establishments by length of sentence, age and sex: 2000-01 to 2009-10

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

% change over past year

Total

11,595

12,176

12,828

12,522

12,576

12,922

13,990

14,204

14,634

14,056

-4

Less than 30 days

307

350

365

331

359

383

465

487

533

534

*

30-59 days

840

923

984

950

817

910

1,136

1,020

897

704

-22

60-89 days

1,021

1,087

1,200

1,149

1,539

1,976

2,264

2,112

1,682

1,517

-10

90 days/3 months

2,381

2,360

2,392

2,276

2,182

1,902

1,777

1,583

1,178

840

-29

Over 3 months - less than 6 months

2,269

2,454

2,549

2,496

2,841

2,817

2,982

2,976

2,977

2,756

-7

6 months - less than 2 years

3,331

3,537

3,745

3,633

3,364

3,461

3,811

4,305

5,549

5,791

4

2 years - less than 4 years

741

678

777

862

798

872

963

1,065

1,168

1,292

11

4 years & over (excluding life)

609

695

743

726

585

530

517

581

560

529

-6

Life/Section 205

96

92

73

99

91

71

75

75

90

93

3

Average sentence imposed (days)

317

315

326

336

305

295

291

313

324

343

6

Young offenders

2,492

2,391

2,225

2,002

1,948

2,163

2,285

2,356

2,264

2,145

-5

Less than 30 days

67

65

77

58

60

58

58

76

70

51

-27

30-59 days

164

146

147

142

101

111

137

154

126

87

-31

60-89 days

201

216

188

158

200

321

300

287

223

191

-14

90 days/3 months

561

525

405

381

322

315

283

240

193

135

-30

Over 3 months - less than 6 months

478

487

410

353

412

409

482

466

414

396

-4

6 months - less than 2 years

804

754

768

691

653

706

809

862

976

995

2

2 years - less than 4 years

121

122

135

121

136

154

151

175

187

226

21

4 years & over (excluding life)

83

74

82

86

55

74

54

82

60

52

-13

Life/Section 205

13

2

13

12

9

15

11

14

15

12

-20

Average sentence imposed (days)

263

259

290

303

286

301

283

316

314

348

11

Adults

9,103

9,785

10,603

10,520

10,628

10,759

11,705

11,848

12,370

11,911

-4

Less than 30 days

240

285

288

273

299

325

407

411

463

483

4

30-59 days

676

777

837

808

716

799

999

866

771

617

-20

60-89 days

820

871

1,012

991

1,339

1,655

1,964

1,825

1,459

1,326

-9

90 days/3 months

1,820

1,835

1,987

1,895

1,860

1,587

1,494

1,343

985

705

-28

Over 3 months - less than 6 months

1,791

1,967

2,139

2,143

2,429

2,408

2,500

2,510

2,563

2,360

-8

6 months - less than 2 years

2,527

2,783

2,977

2,942

2,711

2,755

3,002

3,443

4,573

4,796

5

2 years - less than 4 years

620

556

642

741

662

718

812

890

981

1,066

9

4 years & over (excluding life)

526

621

661

640

530

456

463

499

500

477

-5

Life/Section 205

83

90

60

87

82

56

64

61

75

81

8

Average sentence imposed (days)

332

329

333

342

309

293

293

312

326

342

5

Men

11,029

11,487

12,115

11,744

11,725

12,090

13,057

13,262

13,609

13,034

-4

Less than 30 days

295

317

343

307

339

348

419

441

489

484

-1

30-59 days

786

864

930

882

745

834

1,040

940

808

634

-22

60-89 days

957

1,013

1,125

1,064

1,426

1,847

2,118

1,972

1,561

1,398

-10

90 days/3 months

2,248

2,215

2,251

2,125

2,034

1,763

1,659

1,494

1,099

779

-29

Over 3 months - less than 6 months

2,151

2,318

2,394

2,345

2,648

2,680

2,796

2,800

2,767

2,539

-8

6 months - less than 2 years

3,192

3,351

3,547

3,406

3,118

3,215

3,540

3,984

5,157

5,397

5

2 years - less than 4 years

714

642

736

818

756

821

911

996

1,099

1,208

10

4 years & over (excluding life)

595

675

720

703

569

515

500

560

543

506

-7

Life/Section 205

91

92

69

94

90

67

74

75

86

89

3

Average sentence imposed (days)

321

319

330

341

311

299

295

316

328

347

6

Women

566

689

713

778

851

832

933

942

1,025

1,022

*

Less than 30 days

12

33

22

24

20

35

46

46

44

50

14

30-59 days

54

59

54

68

72

76

96

80

89

70

-21

60-89 days

64

74

75

85

113

129

146

140

121

119

-2

90 days/3 months

133

145

141

151

148

139

118

89

79

61

-23

Over 3 months - less than 6 months

118

136

155

151

193

137

186

176

210

217

3

6 months - less than 2 years

139

186

198

227

246

246

271

321

392

394

1

2 years - less than 4 years

27

36

41

44

42

51

52

69

69

84

22

4 years & over (excluding life)

14

20

23

23

16

15

17

21

17

23

35

Life/Section 205

5

4

5

1

4

1

4

4

-

Average sentence imposed (days)

231

242

257

263

227

238

237

275

271

292

8

Notes: Receptions do not equate to persons received since someone receiving a custodial sentence after a period on remand, or several custodial sentences at different times or from different courts, will be counted more than once. Counting conventions are described in more detail in Section 5. Average sentence imposed excludes life and Section 205 sentences.

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