The Scottish Government

Persons with a charge proved by type of court, 1993-2002

Table 3

Number

Type of court

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

All court types ¹

162,806

159,178

156,707

153,087

150,508

139,880

127,558

118,147

120,289

124,950

High court ^2,3

1,235

964

1,096

1,099

1,120

1,048

1,174

1,099

1,076

892

Sheriff solemn

2,908

3,141

2,810

3,059

3,077

2,911

3,079

2,974

3,159

3,282

Sheriff summary

80,028

81,137

81,792

82,379

80,255

75,696

71,451

67,965

72,820

79,031

District court

68,966

63,784

61,336

57,672

57,260

53,217

45,890

41,844

38,382

41,745 ⁴

Stipendiary magistrate court

9,667

10,146

9,670

8,878

8,794

7,008

5,963

4,265

4,846

Per cent

Type of court

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

All court types ¹

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

High court ^2,3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Sheriff solemn

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

Sheriff summary

49

51

52

54

53

54

56

58

61

63

District court

42

40

39

38

38

38

36

35

32

33 ⁴

Stipendiary magistrate court

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

4

4

Index: 1993=100

Type of court

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

All court types ¹

100

98

96

94

92

86

78

73

74

77

High court ^2,3

100

78

89

89

91

85

95

89

87

72

Sheriff solemn

100

108

97

105

106

100

106

102

109

113

Sheriff summary

100

101

102

103

100

95

89

85

91

99

District court

100

92

89

84

83

77

67

61

56

53 ⁴

Stipendiary magistrate court

100

105

100

92

91

72

62

44

50