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Statistical Bulletin CrJ/1991/1 Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 1997
 
 
Persons called to court by type of court, 1987-1997

Table 3

 

Number

Type of court

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

 
All court types

199,334

197,805

193,162

197,722

200,002

198,038

183,674

178,067

176,423

174,844

171,932

 
High court1

1,252

1,062

1,056

1,099

1,227

1,419

1,601

1,228

1,390

1,420

1,356

Sheriff court

104,060

103,866

103,150

101,678

100,013

100,109

96,391

97,579

98,306

100,928

98,867

District court

78,591

81,063

80,153

83,591

87,186

84,704

74,920

68,183

66,037

62,485

61,648

Stipendiary magistrate court

15,431

11,785

8,745

11,300

11,522

11,732

10,472

10,893

10,649

9,973

9,943

Court type unknown

-

29

58

54

54

74

290

184

41

38

118

 

Per cent

Type of court

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

 
All court types

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

                       
High court1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Sheriff court

52

53

53

51

50

51

52

55

56

58

58

District court

39

41

41

42

44

43

41

38

37

36

36

Stipendiary magistrate court

8

6

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

Court type unknown

-

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

 

Index: 1987=100

Type of court

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

 
All court types

100

99

97

99

100

99

92

89

89

88

86

 
High court1

100

85

84

88

98

113

128

98

111

113

108

Sheriff court

100

100

99

98

96

96

93

94

94

97

95

District court

100

103

102

106

111

108

95

87

84

80

78

Stipendiary magistrate court

100

76

57

73

75

76

68

71

69

65

64

1 Including cases remitted to the high court from the sheriff court
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