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Statistics Bulletin CrJ/2005/8 PRISON STATISTICS SCOTLAND, 2004/05

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Table 22
Adult direct sentenced receptions (1) to penal establishments : Length of sentence imposed by selected main crime/offence, 2004/05

Number & Percentage

Main crime/offence

Number
Received
(=100%)

Average
Sentence
Imposed
(days)

Percentage (2) sentenced to :

< 30
days

30 -
59 days

60 -
89 days

90 days/
3 mths

> 3,< 6
months

6, < 2
years

2yrs,
< 4yrs

4+ yrs
excl life

Serious assault and attempted murder

591

817

1

*

3

5

7

43

22

19

Robbery

318

781

1

1

2

7

9

42

21

18

Housebreaking

830

223

1

1

7

16

37

30

7

1

Theft by opening lockfast places

87

176

1

10

13

21

33

17

5

-

Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP)

128

151

1

4

18

22

36

17

2

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

128

157

2

8

17

25

28

19

-

1

Other theft

2,040

121

3

8

16

25

35

12

1

*

Fraud

102

207

2

6

14

26

23

25

3

2

Drugs

912

709

2

4

5

10

9

32

22

17

Petty assault

1,113

161

2

6

14

22

32

22

2

1

Breach of the peace

815

95

6

12

40

25

12

5

1

*

Unlawful use of a motor vehicle

768

168

3

2

6

19

33

37

*

-

(1) See Notes 6, 7, 8 and 15 of Annex.
(2) Due to rounding of figures some percentage totals may not add to 100.

Table 22A
Adult direct sentenced receptions (1) of males to penal establishments : Length of sentence imposed by selected main crime/offence, 2004/05

Number & Percentage

Main crime/offence

Number
Received
(=100%)

Average
Sentence
Imposed
(days)

Percentage (2) sentenced to :

< 30
days

30 -
59 days

60 -
89 days

90 days/
3 mths

> 3,< 6
months

6, < 2
years

2yrs,
< 4yrs

4+ yrs
excl life

Serious assault and attempted murder

559

839

1

*

3

5

7

42

22

20

Robbery

290

823

1

1

2

5

9

41

22

19

Housebreaking

818

224

1

1

7

17

37

30

7

1

Theft by opening lockfast places

85

172

1

11

13

21

33

16

5

-

Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP)

128

151

1

4

18

22

36

17

2

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

127

157

2

8

17

24

28

19

-

1

Other theft

1,756

121

3

7

17

25

35

12

1

*

Fraud

82

222

2

7

10

26

24

24

4

2

Drugs

799

745

2

4

5

10

9

31

22

18

Petty assault

1,047

163

2

6

13

23

32

22

2

1

Breach of the peace

769

96

6

11

40

25

12

5

1

*

Unlawful use of a motor vehicle

751

169

3

2

6

19

32

37

*

-

See footnotes to Table 22

Table 22B
Adult direct sentenced receptions (1) of females to penal establishments : Length of sentence imposed by selected main crime/offence, 2004/05

Number & Percentage

Main crime/offence

Number
Received
(=100%)

Average
Sentence
Imposed
(days)

Percentage (2) sentenced to :

< 30
days

30 -
59 days

60 -
89 days

90 days/
3 mths

> 3,< 6
months

6, < 2
years

2yrs,
< 4yrs

4+ yrs
excl life

Serious assault and attempted murder

32

443

-

3

9

3

13

53

16

3

Robbery

28

351

-

-

-

29

7

50

14

-

Housebreaking

12

178

-

-

8

8

33

50

-

-

Theft by opening lockfast places

2

335

-

-

-

-

50

50

-

-

Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP)

-

-

-

-

-

100

-

-

-

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

1

91

2

10

15

26

33

13

1

-

Other theft

284

119

-

-

30

30

15

25

-

-

Fraud

20

146

1

4

7

12

12

40

16

8

Drugs

113

456

2

3

23

17

36

18

2

-

Petty assault

66

139

2

22

30

24

20

2

-

-

Breach of the peace

46

77

6

-

18

18

53

6

-

-

Unlawful use of a motor vehicle

17

108

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

See footnotes to Table 22

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