The Scottish Government

Persons proceeded against in court by main crime/offence and percentage outcome of court proceedings, 2002 ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

Table 2

Main crime or offence

PNGA ^2,3 or deserted

Acquitted not guilty

Acquitted not proven

Charge proved

Total

Not proven as % of all acquitted

All crimes and offences

10

3

1

86

100

21

All crimes

15

3

1

81

100

21

Non-sexual crimes of violence

12

11

3

74

100

24

Homicide

1

7

3

89

100

33

Serious assault and attempted murder

11

14

5

71

100

25

Robbery

12

5

1

83

100

14

Other

22

8

3

67

100

25

Crimes of indecency

9

8

4

79

100

30

Rape and attempted rape

3

24

14

59

100

38

Indecent assault

4

15

5

76

100

27

Lewd and indecent behaviour

9

9

3

80

100

26

Other

13

2

1

84

100

33

Crimes of dishonesty

14

2

*

84

100

20

Housebreaking

15

2

1

82

100

22

Theft by opening a lockfast place

19

2

1

79

100

23

Theft of a motor vehicle

31

3

1

65

100

22

Shoplifting

8

1

*

91

100

6

Other theft

15

2

*

83

100

14

Fraud

17

2

*

81

100

18

Other

14

3

2

81

100

32

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc

11

4

1

84

100

19

Fire-raising

10

7

5

79

100

42

Vandalism, etc

11

4

1

84

100

17

Other crimes

18

3

1

78

100

20

Crimes against public justice

24

2

*

73

100

16

Handling an offensive weapon

15

7

2

76

100

23

Drugs

14

2

1

83

100

19

Other

22

19

-

59

100

-

All offences

8

2

1

89

100

20

Miscellaneous offences

10

4

1

85

100

19

Common assault

13

7

2

78

100

19

Breach of the peace

11

3

1

85

100

20

Drunkenness

9

-

-

91

100

-

Breach of social work orders

*

*

*

99

100

83

Other

7

3

1

89

100

17

Motor vehicle offences

6

1

*

92

100

23

Dangerous and careless driving

5

3

1

91

100

28

Drunk driving

3

2

*

95

100

19

Speeding

1

*

*

99

100

16

Unlawful use of vehicle

10

*

*

89

100

28

Vehicle defect offences

14

*

-

85

100

-

Other

8

1

*

90

100

14