Prison Statistics Scotland, 2003

PRISON STATISTICS SCOTLAND,2003

Average daily population of sentenced young offenders by length of sentence, 1994-2003

Table 6

Number & Percentage
*% change*
Length of sentence	1994	1995	1996 ⁽¹⁾	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	*02-03 ⁽²⁾*
Total ⁽³⁾	720	719	770	789	715	697	654	650	597	577	-3
Fine default ⁽⁴⁾	n/a	n/a	n/a	19	10	8	9	9	8	8	-
Less than 6 months	209	249	194	126	120	106	97	94	72	63	*-13*
6 months - less than 2 years	223	227	282	301	264	279	254	255	234	221	-6
2 years - less than 4 years	160	114	132	146	125	122	118	115	117	112	-4
4 years or over (excluding life)	103	98	131	154	154	142	140	140	141	146	4
Life	15	14	17	19	16	19	19	18	17	19	12
Section 205 sentences (indeterminate)	9	14	10	18	19	16	12	10	5	2	*-60*
Section 206 sentences (fixed)	1	2	4	4	3	1	1	-	-	-	-
Persons recalled from supervision/license ⁽⁵⁾	-	-	-	1	2	3	3	5	4	7	75
Others ⁽⁵⁾	-	-	-	1	1	2	1	4	*	1	-

(1) See Note 3 of Annex.
(2) Based on rounded figures.
(3) Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
(4) For years before 1997, fine defaulters are included with figures for specific sentence lengths (virtualy all would receive sentences of under 6 months). See Note 8 of Annex
(5) Before 1997, any persons recalled from supervision/license or 'other' prisoners aged under 21 have been included in the figures for adult prisoners (less than 1 in each category).

Average daily population of male sentenced young offenders by length of sentence, 1994-2003

Table 6A

Number & Percentage
*% change*
Length of sentence	1994	1995	1996 ⁽¹⁾	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	*02-03 ⁽²⁾*
Total ⁽³⁾	708	702	754	770	697	672	624	623	577	554	-4
Fine default ⁽⁴⁾	n/a	n/a	n/a	18	10	7	8	9	8	7	*-13*
Less than 6 months	204	244	190	121	114	99	91	88	66	59	*-11*
6 months - less than 2 years	220	220	276	295	257	269	238	242	225	207	-8
2 years - less than 4 years	157	113	131	143	123	119	116	110	113	110	-3
4 years or over (excluding life)	103	96	127	149	151	138	136	138	140	145	4
Life	15	14	17	19	16	18	19	18	16	16	-
Section 205 sentences (indeterminate)	9	13	9	18	19	16	12	10	5	2	*-60*
Section 206 sentences (fixed)	1	2	4	4	3	1	1	-	-	-	-
Persons recalled from supervision/license ⁽⁵⁾	-	-	-	1	2	3	3	5	4	7	75
Others ⁽⁵⁾	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	4	*	1	-

See footnotes to Table 6

Average daily population of female sentenced young offenders by length of sentence, 1994-2003

Table 6B

Number & Percentage
*% change*
Length of sentence	1994	1995	1996 ⁽¹⁾	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	*02-03 ⁽²⁾*
Total ⁽³⁾	11	16	16	19	17	25	30	27	20	23	15
Fine default ⁽⁴⁾	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	*	*	*	*	*	*	-
Less than 6 months	5	5	3	4	6	7	6	6	5	4	*-20*
6 months - less than 2 years	3	7	6	6	6	10	17	13	9	13	44
2 years - less than 4 years	2	2	2	4	2	3	2	5	3	2	*-33*
4 years or over (excluding life)	*	2	5	4	2	4	4	2	*	1	-
Life	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	2	*100*
Section 205 sentences (indeterminate)	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	-
Section 206 sentences (fixed)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Persons recalled from supervision/license ⁽⁵⁾	-	-	-	*	-	1	*	-	*	*	-
Others ⁽⁵⁾	-	-	-	*	-	*	*	*	*	-	-

See footnotes to Table 6

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