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Statistical Bulletin CrJ/1991/1 Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 1997
 
 
   
Persons receiving a custodial sentence by length of sentence and main crime or offence, 1997

Table 11
Main crime or offence

(Numbers)

(Percentages)

Total

Up to 6 months

Over 6 months to 2 years

Over 2 years to 4 years

Over 4 years

Life

Indeterminate Detention

No separate figure

Average length of sentence (days)1

Up to 6 months

Over 6 months to 2 years

Over 2 years to 4 years

Over 4 years including life etc
 
All crimes and offences

16,178

13,284

1,909

493

445

39

6

2

227

82

12

3

3

 
All crimes

10,582

8,248

1,401

456

432

38

6

1

283

78

13

4

4

 
Non-sexual crimes of violence

1,594

753

396

194

210

35

6

-

640

47

25

12

16

Homicide

88

3

13

9

24

33

6

-

1,646

3

15

10

72

Serious assault

505

77

232

92

103

1

-

-

954

15

46

18

21

Handling offensive weapons

543

515

25

2

1

-

-

-

120

95

5

*

*

Robbery

417

145

109

84

79

-

-

-

822

35

26

20

19

Other

41

13

17

7

3

1

-

-

625

32

41

17

10

 
Crimes of indecency

254

68

59

53

71

3

-

-

1,126

27

23

21

29

Sexual assault

66

9

6

14

35

2

-

-

1,784

14

9

21

56

Lewd and indecent behaviour

141

45

44

36

15

1

-

-

710

32

31

26

11

Other

47

14

9

3

21

-

-

-

1,470

30

19

6

45

 
Crimes of dishonesty

6,524

5,807

622

72

22

-

-

1

147

89

10

1

*

Housebreaking

1,476

1,142

290

43

1

-

-

-

202

77

20

3

*

Theft by opening lockfast places

701

633

63

5

-

-

-

-

131

90

9

1

-

Theft of motor vehicle

628

569

54

5

-

-

-

-

137

91

9

1

-

Shoplifting

1,503

1,451

51

-

-

-

-

1

93

97

3

-

-

Other theft

1,325

1,223

86

12

4

-

-

-

127

92

6

1

*

Fraud

181

140

23

4

14

-

-

-

529

77

13

2

8

Other

710

649

55

3

3

-

-

-

118

91

8

*

*

 
Fire-raising, vandalism etc.

338

305

26

6

1

-

-

-

127

90

8

2

*

Fire-raising

42

19

16

6

1

-

-

-

417

45

38

14

2

Vandalism etc.

296

286

10

-

-

-

-

-

86

97

3

-

-

 
Other crimes

1,872

1,315

298

131

128

-

-

-

371

70

16

7

7

Crimes against public justice

819

765

49

4

1

-

-

-

90

93

6

*

*

Drugs

1,047

544

249

127

127

-

-

-

593

52

24

12

12

Other

6

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

91

100

-

-

-

 
All offences

5,596

5,036

508

37

13

1

-

1

122

90

9

1

*

 
Miscellaneous offences

4,272

3,951

276

30

13

1

-

1

110

92

6

1

*

Simple assault

1,490

1,274

194

14

7

1

-

-

151

86

13

1

1

Breach of the peace

1,378

1,343

29

3

2

-

-

1

73

97

2

*

*

Drunkenness

21

21

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

100

-

-

-

Other

1,383

1,313

53

13

4

-

-

-

105

95

4

1

*

 
Motor vehicle offences

1,324

1,085

232

7

-

-

-

-

160

82

18

1

-

Dangerous and careless driving

136

97

37

2

-

-

-

-

216

71

27

1

-

Drunk driving

191

181

10

-

-

-

-

-

116

95

5

-

-

Speeding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

992

803

184

5

-

-

-

-

161

81

19

1

-

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

5

4

1

-

-

-

-

-

121

80

20

-

-

1 Excludes life sentences, indeterminate detention and recalls
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