Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2015-16

Summary of proceedings dealt with by courts, sentencing outcomes and characteristics of convicted offenders.


Table 12: People convicted with an aggravator recorded against the main charge by gender, 2006-07 to 2015-16 1,2

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 % change 2014-15 to 2015-16
Male and Female
All aggravators 6,093 6,584 7,981 9,642 9,519 10,040 10,481 12,294 13,751 13,823 1%
Domestic 5,212 5,650 7,108 8,844 8,566 8,877 9,292 11,077 12,440 12,374 -1%
Racial 605 674 583 563 614 626 696 699 702 761 8%
Religious 276 260 290 235 275 370 272 256 241 245 2%
Sexual orientation - - - - 56 155 194 227 320 368 15%
Disability - - - - 5 9 21 30 40 68 70%
Transgender - - - - 3 3 6 5 8 7 -13%
Male
All aggravators 5,628 6,064 7,250 8,627 8,492 8,933 9,184 10,715 11,884 11,978 1%
Domestic 4,857 5,255 6,495 7,944 7,665 7,927 8,176 9,693 10,795 10,741 -1%
Racial 516 561 482 468 520 512 569 569 574 633 10%
Religious 255 248 273 215 254 349 255 239 213 228 7%
Sexual orientation - - - - 48 135 164 186 265 316 19%
Disability - - - - 2 8 16 23 33 55 67%
Transgender - - - - 3 2 4 5 4 5 25%
Female
All aggravators 465 520 731 1,015 1,027 1,107 1,297 1,579 1,867 1,845 -1%
Domestic 355 395 613 900 901 950 1,116 1,384 1,645 1,633 -1%
Racial 89 113 101 95 94 114 127 130 128 128 0%
Religious 21 12 17 20 21 21 17 17 28 17 -39%
Sexual orientation - - - - 8 20 30 41 55 52 -5%
Disability - - - - 3 1 5 7 7 13 86%
Transgender - - - - - 1 2 - 4 2 -50%

1. Each proceeding may have one or more aggravator codes associated with it. A proceeding will be counted under each aggravator code associated with it. e.g. A homicide with a 'racial' and 'religious' aggravator will appear once in the racial aggravator column and once under the religious aggravator column.
2. Caution is required when comparing changes over the longer term or shortly after an aggravator code is introduced.

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