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CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTTISH COURTS,
2003
Persons proceeded against in court
by main crime/offence by main crime/offence
and estimated percentage outcome of court
proceedings, 2003
1 | Table 2 |
Main crime or offence | PNGA
2,3 or deserted | Acquitted not guilty | Acquitted not proven | Charge proved | Total | Not proven as % of all
acquitted |
All crimes and offences | 10 | 3 | 1 | 87 | 100 | 20 |
All crimes | 15 | 3 | 1 | 81 | 100 | 21 |
Non-sexual crimes of
violence | 11 | 11 | 4 | 74 | 100 | 25 |
Homicide | 3 | 5 | 4 | 89 | 100 | 44 |
Serious assault and attempted murder | 10 | 14 | 5 | 71 | 100 | 27 |
Robbery | 12 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 100 | 17 |
Other | 21 | 10 | 2 | 67 | 100 | 18 |
Crimes of indecency | 9 | 9 | 3 | 79 | 100 | 27 |
Rape and attempted rape | 6 | 24 | 6 | 64 | 100 | 20 |
Indecent assault | 5 | 11 | 5 | 79 | 100 | 31 |
Lewd and indecent behaviour | 8 | 9 | 3 | 79 | 100 | 26 |
Other | 12 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 100 | 42 |
Crimes of dishonesty | 14 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 100 | 20 |
Housebreaking | 15 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 100 | 19 |
Theft by opening a lockfast place | 18 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 100 | 21 |
Theft of a motor vehicle | 30 | 3 | 1 | 66 | 100 | 23 |
Shoplifting | 8 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 100 | 15 |
Other theft | 15 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 100 | 15 |
Fraud | 17 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 100 | 19 |
Other | 14 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 100 | 27 |
Fire-raising, vandalism,
etc | 11 | 4 | 1 | 85 | 100 | 17 |
Fire-raising | 11 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 100 | 29 |
Vandalism, etc | 11 | 4 | 1 | 85 | 100 | 16 |
Other crimes | 18 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 100 | 21 |
Crimes against public justice | 24 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 100 | 21 |
Handling an offensive weapon | 16 | 7 | 2 | 75 | 100 | 22 |
Drugs | 13 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 100 | 20 |
Other | 16 | 13 | . | 71 | 100 | - |
All offences | 8 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 100 | 20 |
Miscellaneous offences | 10 | 4 | 1 | 85 | 100 | 19 |
Common assault | 13 | 7 | 2 | 78 | 100 | 19 |
Breach of the peace | 10 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 100 | 19 |
Drunkenness | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 100 | 50 |
Breach of social work orders | 0 | 0 | . | 100 | 100 | - |
Other | 6 | 3 | 1 | 91 | 100 | 19 |
Motor vehicle offences | 6 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 100 | 24 |
Dangerous and careless driving | 4 | 3 | 1 | 92 | 100 | 29 |
Drunk driving | 3 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 100 | 19 |
Speeding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 100 | 19 |
Unlawful use of vehicle | 10 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 100 | 26 |
Vehicle defect offences | 13 | 0 | . | 86 | 100 | - |
Other | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 100 | 23 |
1 Excludes persons against whom proceedings are started
but which are dropped before they reach court
2 Plea of not guilty accepted.
3 Includes cases where proceedings are dropped after
a person has been called to court eg if witnesses cannot be
traced
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