The Scottish Government

Persons sentenced to prison or a young offenders institution by main crime/offence and length of sentence, 2002

Table 10

Main crime or offence

Number

Average length of sentence (days) ¹

Per cent

Total

Up to 3 months

Over 3 months to 6 months

Over 6 months to 2 years

Over 2 years to less than 4 years

4 years and over

Life

Indeterminate Detention

Up to 3 months

Over 3 months to 6 months

Over 6 months to 2 years

Over 2 years to less than 4 years

4 years and over including life etc ²

All crimes and offences

16,794

9,243

4,600

2,063

374

472

39

3

211

55

27

12

2

3

All crimes

10,743

5,430

3,007

1,452

351

461

39

3

260

51

28

14

3

5

Non-sexual crimes of violence

1,139

87

118

479

162

254

36

3

894

8

10

42

14

26

Homicide

77

-

-

6

7

26

35

3

2,103

-

-

8

9

83

Serious assault and attempted murder

619

34

42

312

91

139

1

-

912

5

7

50

15

22

Robbery

401

42

64

147

63

85

-

-

802

10

16

37

16

21

Other

42

11

12

14

1

4

-

-

472

26

29

33

2

10

Crimes of indecency

177

27

4

59

26

58

3

-

1,066

15

2

33

15

34

Rape and attempted rape

33

-

-

3

3

26

1

-

2,003

-

-

9

9

82

Indecent assault

16

1

-

9

4

2

-

-

862

6

-

56

25

-

Lewd and indecent behaviour

107

23

4

43

15

21

1

-

770

21

4

40

14

21

Other

21

3

-

4

4

9

1

-

1,297

14

-

19

19

48

Crimes of dishonesty

6,569

3,585

2,347

561

63

13

-

-

139

55

36

9

1

*

Housebreaking

1,390

476

598

268

43

5

-

-

218

34

43

19

3

*

Theft by opening a lockfast place

588

309

235

41

3

-

-

-

129

53

40

7

1

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

355

182

132

37

4

-

-

-

148

51

37

10

1

-

Shoplifting

2,480

1,573

839

67

-

1

-

-

98

63

34

3

-

*

Other theft

1,076

577

403

85

7

4

-

-

138

54

37

8

1

*

Fraud

158

98

37

19

2

2

-

-

188

62

23

12

1

1

Other

522

370

103

44

4

1

-

-

121

71

20

8

1

*

Fire-raising, vandalism etc.

337

233

49

45

7

3

-

-

162

69

15

13

2

1

Fire-raising

55

15

2

31

5

2

-

-

446

27

4

56

9

4

Vandalism etc.

282

218

47

14

2

1

-

-

107

77

17

5

1

*

Other crimes

2,521

1,498

489

308

93

133

-

-

257

59

19

12

4

5

Crimes against public justice

1,006

880

83

32

7

4

-

-

81

87

8

3

1

*

Handling an offensive weapon

672

378

256

36

2

-

-

-

116

56

38

5

*

-

Drugs

840

239

149

240

84

128

-

-

578

28

18

29

10

15

Other

3

1

1

-

-

1

-

-

542

33

33

-

-

33

All offences

6,051

3,813

1,593

611

23

11

-

-

123

63

26

10

*

*

Miscellaneous offences

4,521

3,262

947

283

20

9

-

-

108

72

21

6

*

*

Common assault

1,418

763

468

169

12

6

-

-

145

54

33

12

1

*

Breach of the peace

1,258

1,092

128

35

2

1

-

-

86

87

10

3

*

*

Drunkenness

4

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

41

100

-

-

-

-

Breach of social work orders

1,697

1,304

324

66

3

-

-

-

89

-

Other

144

99

27

13

3

2

-

-

158

69

19

9

2

1

Motor vehicle offences

1,530

551

646

328

3

2

-

-

168

36

42

21

*

*

Dangerous and careless driving

163

45

64

51

1

2

-

-

231

28

39

31

1

1

Drunk driving

236

126

105

5

-

-

-

-

114

53

44

2

-

-

Speeding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

1,123

375

475

271

2

-

-

-

170

33

42

24

*

-

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

8

5

2

1

-

-

-

-

137

63

25

13

-

-