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

Statistical bulletin showing information on the Scottish prison population.


Table 4: Offenders in custody by age, ethnic origin, religion, and supervision level: 30 June 2009

Male

Female

All

Total

7,767

416

8,183

Age

Under 16

-

-

-

16

44

2

46

17

146

13

159

18

248

7

255

19

290

8

298

20

320

16

336

21

309

10

319

22

320

14

334

23 - 24

677

32

709

25 - 29

1,467

94

1,561

30 - 34

1,169

61

1,230

35 - 39

905

57

962

40 - 44

768

52

820

45 - 49

500

28

528

50 - 54

284

13

297

55 - 59

162

8

170

60 - 64

85

1

86

65 or over

73

-

73

Ethnic background

White

7,433

396

7,829

Black-Caribbean

37

6

43

Black-African

51

3

54

Black-Other

26

1

27

Indian

10

1

11

Pakistani

71

1

72

Bangladeshi

6

-

6

Chinese

72

7

79

Other Asian

24

-

24

Mixed

17

1

18

Other

20

-

20

Religion

Church Of Scotland

2,446

92

2,538

Roman Catholic

1,820

85

1,905

Church Of England

76

3

79

Baptist

8

-

8

Episcopalian

2

-

2

Christian

237

15

252

Muslim

165

2

167

Buddhist

45

2

47

Jehovah's Witness

2

-

2

Sikh

8

1

9

Hindu

2

-

2

Jewish

4

-

4

Mormon

4

-

4

Other

68

9

77

None

2,880

207

3,087

Supervision level

High

728

11

739

Medium

4,386

298

4,684

Low

2,653

107

2,760

Note: See Section 5 for details on supervision levels.

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