The Scottish Government

Adult direct sentenced receptions to penal establishments by main crime/offence, 1994-2003

Table 24

Number

Main crime/offence ⁽²⁾

1994

1995 ⁽¹⁾

1996 ⁽¹⁾

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Total crimes & offences

9,349

8,730

10,040

9,698

9,959

9,484

8,713

9,617

10,408

10,135

Total crimes : sub total

6,495

5,994

6,988

6,722

6,924

6,852

6,172

6,942

7,429

7,161

Non-sexual crimes of violence : sub total

827

838

825

719

779

840

873

982

1,129

1,198

Homicide

58

48

87

71

59

71

77

94

103

122

Serious assault and attempted murder

496

624

439

352

382

437

455

521

602

658

Robbery

246

138

258

264

304

304

305

345

380

369

Other

27

28

41

32

34

28

36

22

44

49

Crimes of indecency : sub total

198

199

203

220

227

230

176

203

183

201

Rape and attempted rape

36

30

39

35

43

34

22

43

35

48

Indecent assault

17

20

28

18

20

41

26

19

20

27

Lewd and indecent behaviour

124

124

100

130

138

123

90

114

107

96

Other

21

25

36

37

26

32

38

27

21

30

Crimes of dishonesty : sub total

4,335

3,794

4,002

3,944

4,133

4,028

3,531

3,964

4,132

3,724

Housebreaking

1,253

1,141

1,065

937

943

964

929

927

1,005

884

Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP)

148

86

115

107

119

114

94

133

149

132

Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP)

115

95

78

69

69

82

65

70

121

114

Theft of a motor vehicle

283

186

327

318

282

300

230

216

229

157

Other theft

1,935

1,717

1,816

1,915

2,109

2,068

1,797

2,163

2,196

2,000

Fraud

177

153

156

143

174

147

114

139

119

119

Other

424

416

445

455

437

353

302

316

313

318

Fire-raising,vandalism etc : sub total

130

102

250

215

232

176

149

166

192

218

Fire-raising

35

25

37

22

25

19

23

24

33

29

Vandalism etc

95

77

213

193

207

157

126

142

159

189

Other crimes : sub total

1,005

1,061

1,708

1,624

1,553

1,578

1,443

1,627

1,793

1,820

Crimes against public justice

417

343

509

383

355

368

326

356

457

411

Handling an offensive weapon

105

109

321

359

323

347

378

390

486

498

Drugs

466

594

867

871

858

845

723

871

845

897

Other

17

15

11

11

17

18

16

10

5

14

Total offences : sub total

2,854

2,736

3,035

2,945

3,000

2,587

2,473

2,606

2,928

2,924

Miscellaneous offences : sub total

2,058

1,920

2,119

2,027

2,092

1,684

1,502

1,597

1,754

1,727

Petty assault

592

440

942

1,027

1,041

899

798

847

849

883

Breach of the peace

1,272

1,398

1,083

909

962

708

637

648

770

701

Drunkenness

119

11

2

4

7

4

-

1

2

4

Other

75

71

92

87

82

73

67

101

133

139

Motor vehicle offences : sub total

796

816

916

918

908

903

971

1,009

1,174

1,197

Dangerous & careless driving

48

37

69

69

87

88

88

97

104

140

Drunk driving

103

179

157

146

144

137

147

151

175

158

Speeding

4

5

3

-

1

-

3

1

1

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

636

586

667

699

666

668

729

756

879

888

Vehicle defect offences

1

1

1

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

Other

4

8

19

4

10

8

4

4

15

11

Unknown Charge

-

-

13

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

Other Jurisdiction Charge

-

-

4

31

35

45

67

69

50

50

Adult direct sentenced receptions of males to penal establishments by main crime/offence, 1994-2003

Table 24A

Number

Main crime/offence ⁽²⁾

1994

1995 ⁽¹⁾

1996 ⁽¹⁾

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Total crimes & offences

8,709

8,217

9,486

9,246

9,465

8,986

8,300

9,086

9,852

9,529

Total crimes : sub total

5,950

5,579

6,532

6,359

6,514

6,419

5,825

6,489

6,972

6,661

Non-sexual crimes of violence : sub total

810

814

797

690

746

800

831

937

1,074

1,132

Homicide

55

46

80

69

56

67

67

92

96

117

Serious assault and attempted murder

486

611

425

333

368

413

439

497

585

629

Robbery

244

130

252

256

292

293

294

327

350

345

Other

25

27

40

32

30

27

31

21

43

41

Crimes of indecency : sub total

193

190

198

218

226

230

176

201

180

201

Rape and attempted rape

36

30

39

35

43

34

22

43

35

48

Indecent assault

17

19

28

18

20

41

26

19

20

27

Lewd and indecent behaviour

124

122

98

129

137

123

90

113

104

96

Other

16

19

33

36

26

32

38

26

21

30

Crimes of dishonesty : sub total

3,881

3,496

3,680

3,691

3,860

3,725

3,302

3,683

3,849

3,427

Housebreaking

1,241

1,127

1,057

932

934

955

920

918

1,000

875

Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP)

148

84

115

105

117

113

94

130

147

131

Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP)

114

95

77

69

69

82

64

70

121

114

Theft of a motor vehicle

283

185

323

316

279

296

228

216

226

155

Other theft

1,539

1,475

1,554

1,717

1,885

1,827

1,607

1,935

1,958

1,753

Fraud

146

127

142

131

158

120

97

126

109

110

Other

410

403

412

421

418

332

292

288

288

289

Fire-raising,vandalism etc : sub total

129

98

242

212

221

173

147

158

175

206

Fire-raising

34

23

35

21

23

19

23

21

25

27

Vandalism etc

95

75

207

191

198

154

124

137

150

179

Other crimes : sub total

937

981

1,615

1,548

1,461

1,491

1,369

1,510

1,694

1,695

Crimes against public justice

386

304

482

369

335

355

317

330

436

381

Handling an offensive weapon

102

107

313

355

317

341

371

384

479

491

Drugs

433

555

810

813

792

777

667

786

775

809

Other

16

15

10

11

17

18

14

10

4

14

Total offences : sub total

2,759

2,638

2,937

2,857

2,916

2,523

2,409

2,528

2,829

2,818

Miscellaneous offences : sub total

1,965

1,826

2,024

1,945

2,019

1,628

1,453

1,529

1,672

1,639

Petty assault

562

421

900

996

1,005

871

767

811

799

832

Breach of the peace

1,210

1,325

1,034

860

928

687

624

625

745

672

Drunkenness

119

10

2

4

7

4

-

1

2

4

Other

74

70

88

85

79

66

62

92

126

131

Motor vehicle offences : sub total

794

812

913

912

897

895

956

999

1,157

1,179

Dangerous & careless driving

48

37

69

69

86

87

88

96

104

136

Drunk driving

103

178

155

144

143

135

139

149

170

156

Speeding

4

5

3

-

1

-

3

1

1

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

635

584

666

695

657

663

722

750

868

880

Vehicle defect offences

1

-

1

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

Other

3

8

19

4

10

8

4

3

14

7

Unknown Charge

-

-

13

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

Other Jurisdiction Charge

-

-

4

30

35

44

65

69

50

50

Adult direct sentenced receptions of females to penal establishments by main crime/offence, 1994-2003

Table 24B

Number

Main crime/offence ⁽²⁾

1994

1995 ⁽¹⁾

1996 ⁽¹⁾

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Total crimes & offences

640

513

554

452

494

498

413

531

556

606

Total crimes : sub total

545

415

456

363

410

433

347

453

457

500

Non-sexual crimes of violence : sub total

17

24

28

29

33

40

42

45

55

66

Homicide

3

2

7

2

3

4

10

2

7

5

Serious assault and attempted murder

10

13

14

19

14

24

16

24

17

29

Robbery

2

8

6

8

12

11

11

18

30

24

Other

2

1

1

-

4

1

5

1

1

8

Crimes of indecency : sub total

5

9

5

2

1

-

-

2

3

-

Rape and attempted rape

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Indecent assault

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Lewd and indecent behaviour

-

2

2

1

1

-

-

1

3

-

Other

5

6

3

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

Crimes of dishonesty : sub total

454

298

322

253

273

303

229

281

283

297

Housebreaking

12

14

8

5

9

9

9

9

5

9

Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP)

-

2

-

2

2

1

-

3

2

1

Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP)

1

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

-

1

4

2

3

4

2

-

3

2

Other theft

396

242

262

198

224

241

190

228

238

247

Fraud

31

26

14

12

16

27

17

13

10

9

Other

14

13

33

34

19

21

10

28

25

29

Fire-raising,vandalism etc : sub total

1

4

8

3

11

3

2

8

17

12

Fire-raising

1

2

2

1

2

-

-

3

8

2

Vandalism etc

-

2

6

2

9

3

2

5

9

10

Other crimes : sub total

68

80

93

76

92

87

74

117

99

125

Crimes against public justice

31

39

27

14

20

13

9

26

21

30

Handling an offensive weapon

3

2

8

4

6

6

7

6

7

7

Drugs

33

39

57

58

66

68

56

85

70

88

Other

1

-

1

-

-

-

2

-

1

-

Total offences : sub total

95

98

98

88

84

64

64

78

99

106

Miscellaneous offences : sub total

93

94

95

82

73

56

49

68

82

88

Petty assault

30

19

42

31

36

28

31

36

50

51

Breach of the peace

62

73

49

49

34

21

13

23

25

29

Drunkenness

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

1

1

4

2

3

7

5

9

7

8

Motor vehicle offences : sub total

2

4

3

6

11

8

15

10

17

18

Dangerous & careless driving

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

1

-

4

Drunk driving

-

1

2

2

1

2

8

2

5

2

Speeding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

1

2

1

4

9

5

7

6

11

8

Vehicle defect offences

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

4

Unknown Charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other Jurisdiction Charge

-

-

-

1

-

1

2

-

-

-