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Statistical Bulletin CrJ/1991/1 Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 1997


Persons proceeded against by main crime or offence, 1987-1997 Index: 1987=100	Table 2(b)


Main Crime or Offence	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997

All crimes and offences	100	99	97	99	100	100	92	89	89	88	86

All crimes	100	95	91	93	95	96	95	93	92	93	86

Non-sexual crimes of violence	100	98	96	100	99	117	121	112	113	131	128
Homicide	100	94	97	81	86	120	122	99	128	129	97
Serious assault	100	90	91	96	91	99	101	96	83	91	95
Handling offensive weapons	100	108	107	106	112	151	165	149	176	220	215
Robbery	100	92	80	86	90	97	103	101	87	95	86
Other	100	108	113	133	114	123	97	76	79	75	78

Crimes of indecency	100	93	94	125	113	107	115	108	99	79	94
Sexual assault	100	97	99	103	88	89	101	86	80	85	93
Lewd and indecent behaviour	100	93	90	91	89	75	76	82	72	78	82
Other	100	92	94	153	137	132	144	132	122	78	102

Crimes of dishonesty	100	94	89	88	89	90	85	81	77	74	68
Housebreaking	100	91	85	82	80	78	70	67	60	51	45
Theft by opening lockfast places	100	99	99	93	101	96	94	92	80	75	69
Theft of motor vehicle	100	99	91	95	103	109	103	103	102	103	96
Shoplifting	100	91	93	99	110	118	115	101	100	109	111
Other theft	100	95	85	79	73	70	63	55	55	53	52
Fraud	100	91	91	97	89	86	91	108	105	92	60
Other	100	99	97	97	104	112	103	105	99	88	81

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc	100	100	93	91	89	90	81	76	78	84	80
Fire-raising	100	84	82	77	69	76	67	73	63	62	53
Vandalism, etc	100	100	94	92	90	90	82	76	79	84	81

Other crimes	100	91	96	107	119	121	137	150	160	172	155
Crimes against public justice	100	91	96	102	106	104	118	125	132	137	102
Drugs	100	93	97	121	155	166	187	218	231	262	289
Other	100	58	37	52	51	46	39	39	48	52	61

All offences	100	102	100	103	103	101	91	87	87	85	86

Miscellaneous offences	100	105	99	94	92	94	85	75	79	82	82
Simple assault	100	112	117	111	105	103	101	97	103	109	111
Breach of the peace	100	89	81	76	71	69	66	62	67	73	72
Drunkenness	100	92	80	78	63	60	48	39	36	31	26
Other	100	133	122	119	126	145	116	89	90	88	87

Motor vehicle offences	100	99	101	111	115	108	97	99	94	88	91
Dangerous and careless driving	100	110	128	132	117	107	88	77	79	77	77
Drunk driving	100	93	78	79	76	73	68	66	68	73	78
Speeding	100	114	142	186	222	199	157	171	155	129	120
Unlawful use of vehicle	100	86	75	78	82	83	82	86	81	79	83
Vehicle defect offences	100	110	107	106	95	87	70	75	78	75	80
Other	100	115	150	163	166	151	141	137	130	109	117