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CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTTISH COURTS, 2002

Persons with a charge proved by main crime/offence, 1993-2002

Index: 1993=100

Table 4(b)

Main Crime or Offence

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002 1

All crimes and offences

100

98

96

94

92

86

78

73

74

77

All crimes

100

99

97

97

93

89

83

76

80

80

Non-sexual crimes of violence

100

92

88

99

100

96

103

97

99

108

Homicide

100

82

97

117

95

77

93

83

87

75

Serious assault and attempted murder

100

97

95

110

121

117

127

123

130

149

Robbery

100

94

85

92

85

80

87

79

79

78

Other

100

77

76

79

82

84

77

70

67

82

Crimes of indecency

100

95

87

65

80

88

60

44

41

37

Rape and attempted rape

100

75

78

76

72

86

71

58

92

51

Indecent assault

100

104

100

87

106

108

104

84

66

72

Lewd and indecent behaviour

100

108

94

97

108

105

102

82

93

94

Other

100

91

84

53

70

82

44

28

20

17

Crimes of dishonesty

100

97

91

87

83

80

75

67

69

70

Housebreaking

100

97

86

74

63

57

58

51

52

52

Theft by opening a lockfast place

100

101

87

83

74

64

59

53

53

52

Theft of a motor vehicle

100

104

101

98

89

77

68

60

56

56

Shoplifting

100

89

88

95

97

102

103

100

109

120

Other theft

100

90

89

85

84

80

74

63

61

56

Fraud

100

115

105

92

92

90

75

67

68

66

Other

100

105

97

86

78

73

63

48

51

50

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc

100

98

100

106

101

95

84

81

82

84

Fire-raising

100

118

97

99

82

84

74

71

82

92

Vandalism, etc

100

97

100

106

102

95

84

81

82

84

Other crimes

100

108

115

120

114

107

103

98

107

104

Crimes against public justice

100

105

111

105

81

72

70

73

81

76

Handling an offensive weapon

100

96

115

144

141

133

134

144

174

167

Drugs

100

115

120

132

150

148

138

116

123

123

Other

100

123

150

141

191

150

114

59

86

59

All offences

100

97

96

93

92

85

76

71

71

75

Miscellaneous offences

100

90

94

96

93

85

71

69

71

74

Common assault

100

97

102

105

106

102

93

87

92

96

Breach of the peace

100

96

103

111

111

104

82

76

79

81

Drunkenness

100

82

76

64

53

42

28

25

21

22

Breach of social work orders

100

109

127

145

162

190

208

213

202

226

Other

100

77

75

69

59

42

27

31

32

33

Motor vehicle offences

100

102

97

90

92

84

80

72

71

76

Dangerous and careless driving

100

89

91

89

87

72

62

52

59

63

Drunk driving

100

97

100

106

112

95

90

88

89

116

Speeding

100

107

97

81

78

81

92

73

64

62

Unlawful use of vehicle

100

104

98

95

98

90

80

81

86

91

Vehicle defect offences

100

108

111

107

111

88

67

52

42

46

Other

100

100

93

78

80

72

68

58

54

50

1 Figures for some categories dealt with by the High Court - including homicide, rape and major drug cases - may be underestimated slightly due to late recording of disposals on SCRO.

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