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

Persons¹ with charge proved by age, sex and main crime or offence, 1997	Table 6(b)
FEMALES

	(Number)				(Per cent)
Main crime or offence	Under 21	21-30	Over 30	Total²	Under 21	21-30	Over 30	Total²

All crimes and offences	3,435	8,095	8,266	20,246	*100*	*100*	*100*	*100*

All crimes	1,623	3,302	1,998	6,924	47	41	24	34

Non-sexual crimes of violence	61	123	106	290	2	2	1	1
Homicide	-	2	8	10	-	*	*	*
Serious assault	16	28	22	66	*	*	*	*
Handling offensive weapons	19	42	26	87	1	1	*	*
Robbery	24	14	3	41	1	*	*	*
Other	2	37	47	86	*	*	1	*

Crimes of indecency	57	424	120	601	2	5	1	3
Sexual assault	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lewd and indecent behaviour	-	1	2	3	-	*	*	*
Other	57	423	118	598	2	5	1	3

Crimes of dishonesty	1,063	1,927	1,247	4,237	31	24	15	21
Housebreaking	35	35	10	80	1	*	*	*
Theft by opening lockfast places	25	18	9	52	1	*	*	*
Theft of motor vehicle	36	23	6	65	1	*	*	*
Shoplifting	511	956	607	2,074	15	12	7	10
Other theft	291	474	260	1,025	8	6	3	5
Fraud	77	196	191	464	2	2	2	2
Other	88	225	164	477	3	3	2	2

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc	122	124	132	378	4	2	2	2
Fire-raising	2	3	5	10	*	*	*	*
Vandalism, etc	120	121	127	368	3	1	2	2

Other crimes	320	704	393	1,418	9	9	5	7
Crimes against public justice	198	291	164	654	6	4	2	3
Drugs	122	413	229	764	4	5	3	4
Other	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All offences	1,812	4,793	6,268	13,322	53	59	76	66

Miscellaneous offences	1,211	2,428	3,136	7,006	35	30	38	35
Simple assault	493	540	563	1,596	14	7	7	8
Breach of the peace	418	632	948	1,998	12	8	11	10
Drunkenness	9	17	71	97	*	*	1	*
Other	291	1,239	1,554	3,315	8	15	19	16

Motor vehicle offences	601	2,365	3,132	6,316	17	29	38	31
Dangerous and careless driving	95	194	393	688	3	2	5	3
Drunk driving	54	200	536	796	2	2	6	4
Speeding	96	527	792	1,417	3	7	10	7
Unlawful use of vehicle	267	1,060	932	2,371	8	13	11	12
Vehicle defect offences	16	79	86	191	*	1	1	1
Other	73	305	393	853	2	4	5	4

1 Excludes companies and sex not known.

2 Includes age not known.