The Scottish Government

Persons accused in homicide cases ⁽¹⁾ by sex and age, 1997-2001

Table 6

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Number

Rate per million population

Number

Rate per million population

Number

Rate per million population

Number

Rate per million population

Number

Rate per million population

All persons

126

25

141

28

173

34

125

24

140

27

Under 16

3

3

8

8

6

6

4

4

4

4

16-29

70

72

93

97

89

95

61

66

78

85

30-49

47

31

37

25

69

45

51

33

49

32

over 49

6

4

3

2

9

5

9

5

9

5

All males

117

47

120

48

156

63

108

43

124

50

Under 16

3

6

7

13

5

10

4

8

2

4

16-29

67

135

85

175

81

170

55

117

71

151

30-49

41

55

26

35

62

82

42

55

42

55

over 49

6

8

2

3

8

11

7

9

9

12

All females

9

3

21

8

17

6

17

6

16

6

Under 16

-

-

1

2

1

2

-

-

2

4

16-29

3

6

8

17

8

17

6

13

7

15

30-49

6

8

11

15

7

9

9

12

7

9

over 49

-

-

1

1

1

1

2

2

-

-