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

Per cent of persons with charge proved receiving custodial sentences by main crime or offence, 1987-1997

Table 10

Main crime or offence	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997

All crimes and offences	8	8	8	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	11

All crimes	18	19	19	18	18	19	21	21	21	22	22

Non-sexual crimes of violence	36	35	31	32	32	36	39	39	40	41	38
Homicide	78	76	75	74	69	86	85	83	86	88	86
Serious assault	41	39	35	37	37	42	42	43	49	52	48
Handling offensive weapons	14	15	16	12	13	19	23	25	25	27	25
Robbery	63	65	60	65	61	66	68	63	65	64	65
Other	9	9	11	8	13	11	12	16	20	26	19

Crimes of indecency	17	19	18	13	12	13	14	16	18	23	21
Sexual assault	53	59	55	54	51	51	61	54	58	58	50
Lewd and indecent behaviour	22	22	21	23	20	27	25	37	38	40	42
Other	6	8	7	4	5	3	3	3	5	6	7

Crimes of dishonesty	19	20	20	20	21	21	23	24	24	24	25
Housebreaking	35	37	37	35	35	37	41	43	44	44	45
Theft by opening lockfast places	19	21	24	21	24	23	25	29	31	31	33
Theft of motor vehicle	21	19	21	21	22	26	28	30	30	32	30
Shoplifting	15	19	18	17	18	17	20	23	21	20	21
Other theft	13	14	14	15	15	16	18	20	20	20	22
Fraud	9	10	8	7	7	6	7	5	5	7	9
Other	14	17	18	17	19	19	20	21	22	22	23

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7
Fire-raising	24	28	26	24	22	27	28	28	29	38	35
Vandalism, etc	7	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	6

Other crimes	16	17	17	15	14	14	15	15	16	18	15
Crimes against public justice	17	19	19	18	17	17	19	19	19	19	15
Drugs	13	13	12	10	10	9	10	10	13	17	15
Other	50	58	43	13	30	48	32	22	39	26	14

All offences	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5

Miscellaneous offences	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	8	9	9	9
Simple assault	10	10	10	8	9	10	11	12	11	13	12
Breach of the peace	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	7	6	7	7
Drunkenness	*	*	1	1	*	1	*	1	1	1	2
Other	*	2	3	4	5	5	6	8	11	11	11

Motor vehicle offences	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Dangerous and careless driving	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3
Drunk driving	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Speeding	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	-
Unlawful use of vehicle	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5
Vehicle defect offences	-	-	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	-
Other	*	-	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*