The Scottish Government

Males with a charge proved by main crime/offence and age, 2002

Table 6(a)

Main crime or offence

Number

Per cent

Under 21

21-30

Over 30

Total ¹

Under 21

21-30

Over 30

Total ¹

All crimes and offences

24,881

40,873

40,299

106,096

100

100

100

100

All crimes

10,458

15,757

9,228

35,443

42

39

23

33

Non-sexual crimes of violence

613

763

524

1,900

2

2

1

2

Homicide

10

31

36

77

*

*

*

*

Serious assault and attempted murder

404

449

327

1,180

2

1

1

1

Robbery

190

238

97

525

1

1

*

*

Other

9

45

64

118

*

*

*

*

Crimes of indecency

66

82

298

446

*

*

1

*

Rape and attempted rape

5

10

22

37

*

*

*

*

Indecent assault

9

11

37

57

*

*

*

*

Lewd and indecent behaviour

32

48

207

287

*

*

1

*

Other

20

13

32

65

*

*

*

*

Crimes of dishonesty

4,796

8,517

4,260

17,573

19

21

11

17

Housebreaking

842

1,292

519

2,653

3

3

1

3

Theft by opening a lockfast place

544

721

173

1,438

2

2

*

1

Theft of a motor vehicle

805

415

79

1,299

3

1

*

1

Shoplifting

1,133

3,445

1,876

6,454

5

8

5

6

Other theft

944

1,539

718

3,201

4

4

2

3

Fraud

138

410

472

1,020

1

1

1

1

Other

390

695

423

1,508

2

2

1

1

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc

1,671

1,192

843

3,706

7

3

2

3

Fire-raising

50

34

32

116

*

*

*

*

Vandalism, etc

1,621

1,158

811

3,590

7

3

2

3

Other crimes

3,312

5,203

3,303

11,818

13

13

8

11

Crimes against public justice

1,227

1,816

1,280

4,323

5

4

3

4

Handling an offensive weapon

953

949

563

2,465

4

2

1

2

Drugs

1,127

2,436

1,457

5,020

5

6

4

5

Other

5

2

3

10

*

*

*

*

All offences

14,423

25,116

31,071

70,653

58

61

77

67

Miscellaneous offences

8,165

10,533

11,256

29,966

33

26

28

28

Common assault

2,524

3,208

3,845

9,577

10

8

10

9

Breach of the peace

3,190

4,228

4,973

12,391

13

10

12

12

Drunkenness

36

59

244

339

*

*

1

*

Breach of social work orders

1,506

2,001

693

4,200

6

5

2

4

Other

909

1,037

1,501

3,459

4

3

4

3

Motor vehicle offences

6,258

14,583

19,815

40,687

25

36

49

38

Dangerous and careless driving

756

937

1,290

2,983

3

2

3

3

Drunk driving

975

2,355

4,460

7,791

4

6

11

7

Speeding

525

2,551

5,186

8,264

2

6

13

8

Unlawful use of vehicle

3,351

6,945

6,142

16,460

13

17

15

16

Vehicle defect offences

190

383

623

1,197

1

1

2

1

Other

461

1,412

2,114

3,992

2

3

5

4