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Statistical Bulletin CrJ/2005/4: Criminal Justice Series: CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTTISH COURTS, 2003: page 3

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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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