The Scottish Government

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

Table 6(b)

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

3,033

7,185

8,271

18,499

100

100

100

100

All crimes

1,431

3,078

2,061

6,570

47

43

25

36

Non-sexual crimes of violence

67

128

94

289

2

2

1

2

Homicide

4

3

2

9

0

0

0

0

Serious assault and attempted murder

27

31

38

96

1

0

0

1

Robbery

31

39

14

84

1

1

0

0

Other

5

55

40

100

0

1

0

1

Crimes of indecency

17

73

23

113

1

1

0

1

Rape and attempted rape

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Indecent assault

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Lewd and indecent behaviour

2

1

-

3

0

0

-

0

Other

15

72

23

110

0

1

0

1

Crimes of dishonesty

913

2,030

1,257

4,200

30

28

15

23

Housebreaking

30

31

22

83

1

0

0

0

Theft by opening a lockfast place

13

13

8

34

0

0

0

0

Theft of a motor vehicle

23

12

4

39

1

0

0

0

Shoplifting

533

1,260

684

2,477

18

18

8

13

Other theft

199

365

197

761

7

5

2

4

Fraud

55

169

178

402

2

2

2

2

Other

60

180

164

404

2

3

2

2

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc

122

123

178

423

4

2

2

2

Fire-raising

2

6

11

19

0

0

0

0

Vandalism, etc

120

117

167

404

4

2

2

2

Other crimes

312

724

509

1,545

10

10

6

8

Crimes against public justice

150

314

211

675

5

4

3

4

Handling an offensive weapon

36

44

44

124

1

1

1

1

Drugs

126

366

251

743

4

5

3

4

Other

-

-

3

3

-

-

0

0

All offences

1,602

4,107

6,210

11,929

53

57

75

64

Miscellaneous offences

1,144

2,044

2,696

5,889

38

28

33

32

Common assault

495

548

674

1,717

16

8

8

9

Breach of the peace

323

544

866

1,733

11

8

10

9

Drunkenness

4

4

37

45

0

0

0

0

Breach of social work orders

178

450

146

774

6

6

2

4

Other

144

498

973

1,620

5

7

12

9

Motor vehicle offences

458

2,063

3,514

6,040

15

29

42

33

Dangerous and careless driving

63

108

266

437

2

2

3

2

Drunk driving

72

273

718

1,064

2

4

9

6

Speeding

58

406

902

1,366

2

6

11

7

Unlawful use of vehicle

214

1,019

1,194

2,431

7

14

14

13

Vehicle defect offences

8

25

61

94

0

0

1

1

Other

43

232

373

648

1

3

5

4