The Scottish Government

Adult direct sentenced receptions to penal establishments : Length of sentence imposed by selected main crime/offence, 2003

Table 26

Number & Percentage

Main crime/offence

Number Received
(=100%)

Average Sentence Imposed
(days)

Percentage ⁽¹⁾ sentenced to :

< 30

30

31 -

60

61 -

90

> 3,< 6

6, < 18

18mths,

2yrs,

4+ yrs

days

days

59 days

days

89 days

days

months

months

< 2 yrs

< 4yrs

Serious assault and attempted murder

655

876

*

1

*

2

-

6

8

29

11

20

23

Robbery

369

1,083

*

*

-

1

*

5

7

23

8

24

32

Housebreaking

884

281

*

1

*

4

*

13

26

37

6

10

*

Theft by opening lockfast places

132

214

2

4

1

9

-

17

25

33

4

7

-

Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP)

114

201

-

4

-

8

1

18

29

35

1

4

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

157

200

1

6

-

11

1

21

17

39

4

2

-

Other theft

2,000

134

3

7

1

16

*

23

27

21

1

1

*

Fraud

119

486

1

4

-

14

-

18

14

28

3

9

8

Drugs

897

785

2

3

*

4

-

7

6

32

5

19

22

Petty assault

882

201

*

4

1

11

1

24

25

28

2

3

1

Breach of the peace

701

109

6

10

1

28

1

30

12

10

*

1

*

Unlawful use of a motor vehicle

888

206

2

1

*

4

*

17

21

51

2

1

-

Adult direct sentenced receptions of males to penal establishments : Length of sentence imposed by selected main crime/offence, 2003

Table 26A

Number & Percentage

Main crime/offence

Number Received
(=100%)

Average Sentence Imposed
(days)

Percentage ⁽¹⁾ sentenced to :

< 30

30

31 -

60

61 -

90

> 3,< 6

6, < 18

18mths,

2yrs,

4+ yrs

days

days

59 days

days

89 days

days

months

months

< 2 yrs

< 4yrs

Serious assault and attempted murder

626

872

*

1

*

2

-

6

8

29

10

20

23

Robbery

345

1,120

*

*

-

1

*

5

7

22

8

23

34

Housebreaking

875

282

*

1

*

4

*

13

26

37

6

10

*

Theft by opening lockfast places

131

215

2

4

1

9

-

16

25

33

4

7

-

Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP)

114

201

-

4

-

8

1

18

29

35

1

4

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

155

202

1

5

-

10

1

21

17

39

4

2

-

Other theft

1,753

131

4

7

1

16

*

23

27

20

1

1

*

Fraud

110

505

1

4

-

13

-

19

15

27

4

9

8

Drugs

809

800

2

3

*

4

-

7

6

31

5

19

23

Petty assault

831

204

*

4

1

10

1

23

26

28

2

4

1

Breach of the peace

672

110

6

11

1

29

1

29

12

10

*

1

*

Unlawful use of a motor vehicle

880

206

2

1

*

4

*

17

21

51

2

1

-

Adult direct sentenced receptions of females to penal establishments : Length of sentence imposed by selected main crime/offence, 2003

Table 26B

Number & Percentage

Main crime/offence

Number Received
(=100%)

Average Sentence Imposed
(days)

Percentage ⁽¹⁾ sentenced to :

< 30

30

31 -

60

61 -

90

> 3,< 6

6, < 18

18mths,

2yrs,

4+ yrs

days

days

59 days

days

89 days

days

months

months

< 2 yrs

< 4yrs

Serious assault and attempted murder

29

948

-

-

-

-

-

7

7

21

21

24

21

Robbery

24

545

-

-

-

-

-

13

8

29

17

29

4

Housebreaking

9

145

-

-

-

-

-

33

33

33

-

-

-

Theft by opening lockfast places

1

91

-

-

-

-

-

100

-

-

-

-

-

Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

2

45

-

50

-

50

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other theft

247

154

2

4

*

15

*

23

26

24

3

2

-

Fraud

9

250

-

11

-

33

-

11

-

33

-

11

-

Drugs

88

645

1

1

-

5

-

10

7

35

9

20

11

Petty assault

51

147

-

4

-

16

2

29

14

35

-

-

-

Breach of the peace

29

95

10

7

-

10

-

45

17

10

-

-

-

Unlawful use of a motor vehicle

8

190

-

-

-

38

-

13

-

50

-

-

-