| Statistical Bulletin CrJ/1991/1 Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 1997 |
| Persons with charge proved by main penalty and main crime or offence, 1997 | Table 8(a) |
Main crime or offence |
Prison |
Y O I |
Detention of child |
Insanity, guardian- |
Community Service Order |
Probation |
Fine |
Compen- |
Caution or admonition |
Remit to Children's Hearing |
Absolute discharge |
Super- |
Total |
| All crimes and offences | 11,621 |
4,557 |
29 |
162 |
5,707 |
6,814 |
103,861 |
1,304 |
15,039 |
219 |
1,064 |
73 |
150,450 |
| All crimes | 7,513 |
3,069 |
24 |
83 |
3,430 |
4,473 |
22,705 |
946 |
5,791 |
175 |
237 |
34 |
48,480 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 1,101 |
493 |
9 |
33 |
564 |
514 |
1,120 |
31 |
323 |
27 |
13 |
1 |
4,229 |
| Homicide | 70 |
18 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
105 |
| Serious assault | 359 |
146 |
3 |
13 |
190 |
101 |
181 |
24 |
37 |
7 |
1 |
- |
1,062 |
| Handling offensive weapons | 398 |
145 |
- |
6 |
302 |
268 |
851 |
1 |
203 |
9 |
10 |
1 |
2,194 |
| Robbery | 244 |
173 |
4 |
7 |
58 |
93 |
44 |
6 |
12 |
11 |
- |
- |
652 |
| Other | 30 |
11 |
- |
1 |
12 |
47 |
43 |
- |
70 |
- |
2 |
- |
216 |
| Crimes of indecency | 240 |
14 |
2 |
9 |
36 |
140 |
602 |
3 |
143 |
3 |
3 |
- |
1,195 |
| Sexual assault | 59 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
27 |
22 |
2 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
135 |
| Lewd and indecent behaviour | 137 |
4 |
- |
4 |
15 |
79 |
73 |
1 |
16 |
1 |
2 |
- |
332 |
| Other | 44 |
3 |
1 |
- |
15 |
34 |
507 |
- |
121 |
2 |
1 |
- |
728 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 4,435 |
2,089 |
10 |
16 |
1,864 |
2,679 |
10,909 |
374 |
3,053 |
124 |
133 |
23 |
25,709 |
| Housebreaking | 970 |
506 |
2 |
5 |
360 |
539 |
560 |
67 |
219 |
25 |
19 |
- |
3,272 |
| Theft by opening lockfast places | 314 |
387 |
- |
- |
244 |
286 |
618 |
56 |
175 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
2,095 |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 231 |
397 |
7 |
- |
273 |
337 |
597 |
12 |
252 |
34 |
6 |
- |
2,146 |
| Shoplifting | 1,239 |
264 |
- |
2 |
175 |
578 |
3,700 |
22 |
1,148 |
8 |
40 |
18 |
7,194 |
| Other theft | 974 |
351 |
- |
6 |
381 |
548 |
2,749 |
114 |
763 |
34 |
36 |
4 |
5,960 |
| Fraud | 166 |
15 |
- |
2 |
147 |
95 |
1,319 |
78 |
172 |
1 |
11 |
- |
2,006 |
| Other | 541 |
169 |
1 |
1 |
284 |
296 |
1,366 |
25 |
324 |
13 |
16 |
- |
3,036 |
| Fire-raising, vandalism etc | 219 |
119 |
- |
15 |
186 |
299 |
3,002 |
535 |
540 |
9 |
27 |
- |
4,951 |
| Fire-raising | 27 |
15 |
- |
- |
15 |
23 |
26 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
- |
119 |
| Vandalism etc | 192 |
104 |
- |
15 |
171 |
276 |
2,976 |
532 |
533 |
7 |
26 |
- |
4,832 |
| Other crimes | 1,518 |
354 |
3 |
10 |
780 |
841 |
7,072 |
3 |
1,732 |
12 |
61 |
10 |
12,396 |
| Crimes against public justice | 607 |
212 |
2 |
7 |
327 |
478 |
2,345 |
3 |
1,306 |
10 |
48 |
4 |
5,349 |
| Drugs | 906 |
141 |
1 |
3 |
450 |
360 |
4,703 |
- |
424 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
7,005 |
| Other | 5 |
1 |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
24 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
4 |
42 |
| All offences | 4,108 |
1,488 |
5 |
79 |
2,277 |
2,341 |
81,156 |
358 |
9,248 |
44 |
827 |
39 |
101,970 |
| Miscellaneous offences | 3,058 |
1,214 |
2 |
78 |
1,522 |
1,941 |
29,312 |
355 |
7,107 |
41 |
793 |
38 |
45,461 |
| Simple assault | 1,166 |
324 |
2 |
33 |
816 |
828 |
7,057 |
237 |
1,844 |
24 |
90 |
2 |
12,423 |
| Breach of the peace | 1,167 |
211 |
- |
37 |
269 |
576 |
13,505 |
36 |
3,473 |
17 |
113 |
11 |
19,415 |
| Drunkenness | 20 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
23 |
715 |
- |
168 |
- |
1 |
- |
928 |
| Other | 705 |
678 |
- |
8 |
437 |
514 |
8,035 |
82 |
1,622 |
- |
589 |
25 |
12,695 |
| Motor vehicle offences | 1,050 |
274 |
3 |
1 |
755 |
400 |
51,844 |
3 |
2,141 |
3 |
34 |
1 |
56,509 |
| Dangerous and careless driving | 75 |
61 |
2 |
- |
63 |
44 |
4,303 |
2 |
178 |
2 |
2 |
- |
4,732 |
| Drunk driving | 177 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
231 |
142 |
7,868 |
- |
84 |
- |
- |
1 |
8,519 |
| Speeding | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
11,680 |
- |
29 |
- |
- |
- |
11,710 |
| Unlawful use of vehicle | 796 |
196 |
- |
- |
456 |
210 |
17,378 |
1 |
1,278 |
1 |
23 |
- |
20,339 |
| Vehicle defect offences | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
3,072 |
- |
245 |
- |
5 |
- |
3,323 |
| Other | 2 |
3 |
- |
- |
5 |
2 |
7,543 |
- |
327 |
- |
4 |
- |
7,886 |