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

Use of Compensation Orders as a main or secondary punishment, 1987-1997

Table 9

Main Crime or Offence	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	Average value of compensation orders in 1997 (£)	Compensation orders as % of all charges proved in 1997 Per cent

All crimes and offences	8,860	10,135	9,636	9,294	8,695	8,154	7,628	7,417	7,409	7,085	6,777	244	*4.5*

All crimes	6,897	7,303	6,861	6,767	6,279	6,077	5,604	5,555	5,325	5,195	4,865	250	*10.0*

Non-sexual crimes of violence	151	200	223	209	192	172	169	155	154	210	234	628	*5.5*
Homicide	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Serious assault	98	122	158	147	122	116	110	110	104	136	178	768	16.8
Handling offensive weapons	16	9	13	14	18	18	13	10	12	20	20	165	0.9
Robbery	35	65	46	46	49	35	45	33	36	53	36	197	5.5
Other	2	4	6	2	3	3	1	2	2	1	-	-	-

Crimes of indecency	5	8	15	15	13	8	11	10	12	12	10	343	*0.8*
Sexual assault	3	4	8	10	9	5	5	6	7	6	5	225	3.7
Lewd and indecent behaviour	2	3	6	5	2	3	5	2	5	5	2	1,000	0.6
Other	-	1	1	-	2	-	1	2	-	1	3	100	0.4

Crimes of dishonesty	3,472	3,511	3,347	3,279	2,989	2,835	2,725	2,769	2,523	2,244	1,969	293	*7.7*
Housebreaking	852	861	634	624	557	544	490	428	372	357	268	233	8.2
Theft by opening lockfast places	348	370	428	373	367	361	385	360	336	304	280	200	13.4
Theft of motor vehicle	121	97	100	95	96	106	103	113	121	106	87	236	4.1
Shoplifting	106	94	102	118	112	123	132	128	135	149	173	52	2.4
Other theft	1,109	1,118	1,094	1,028	889	851	784	766	751	668	652	223	10.9
Fraud	694	656	730	805	729	613	622	723	606	483	353	536	17.6
Other	242	315	259	236	239	237	209	251	202	177	156	605	5.1

Fire raising, vandalism, etc	3,166	3,509	3,197	3,190	3,018	2,977	2,609	2,507	2,534	2,655	2,598	185	*52.5*
Fire - raising	30	20	29	31	26	23	29	16	22	12	13	492	10.9
Vandalism	3,136	3,489	3,168	3,159	2,992	2,954	2,580	2,491	2,512	2,643	2,585	183	53.5

Other crimes	103	75	79	74	67	85	90	114	102	74	54	149	*0.4*
Crimes against public justice	97	72	78	73	65	80	82	103	93	65	46	158	0.9
Drugs	6	3	1	1	2	5	8	11	9	9	8	100	0.1
Other	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All offences	1,963	2,832	2,775	2,527	2,416	2,077	2,024	1,862	2,084	1,890	1,912	228	*1.9*

Miscellaneous offences	1,902	2,804	2,712	2,462	2,264	2,029	1,982	1,804	2,036	1,853	1,882	230	*4.1*
Simple assault	883	1,210	1,396	1,234	1,135	1,026	1,083	1,135	1,250	1,267	1,258	208	10.1
Breach of the peace	520	417	431	427	365	382	329	343	378	377	363	111	1.9
Drunkenness	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	3	-	2	125	0.2
Other	499	1,176	885	800	764	620	570	326	405	209	259	504	2.0

Motor vehicle offences	61	28	63	65	152	48	42	58	48	37	30	131	*0.1*
Dangerous and careless driving	3	5	8	7	8	6	8	7	4	3	7	344	0.1
Drunk driving	11	8	14	9	24	9	9	9	12	14	6	67	0.1
Speeding	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unlawful use of vehicle	44	7	34	36	111	24	22	40	25	20	15	50	0.1
Vehicle defect offences	-	1	1	2	4	5	-	-	1	-	2	181	0.1
Other	3	6	6	11	5	3	3	2	6	-	-	-	-
Average value of compensation orders (£)	125	135	173	160	169	169	183	199	212	220	244
Compensation orders as % of all charges proved	*4.9*	*5.7*	*5.6*	*5.3*	*4.9*	*4.6*	*4.7*	*4.7*	*4.7*	*4.6*	*4.5*