The Scottish Government

Main penalty

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

% change 2002-2003

Total

159,178

156,707

153,087

150,508

139,877

127,560

118,152

120,325

125,029

130,606

4

Custody

16,091

16,255

16,923

16,255

15,973

16,195

15,379

16,697

16,902

16,607

-2

Prison

11,583

11,561

12,134

11,662

11,489

11,682

11,047

12,432

13,202

13,195

0

Young offenders institution

4,472

4,646

4,744

4,563

4,464

4,496

4,321

4,249

3,677

3,386

-8

Other custody

36

48

45

30

20

17

11

16

23

26

13

Community sentence

11,465

11,484

12,154

12,599

12,531

12,553

12,437

13,586

15,214

14,650

-4

Probation

6,145

6,145

6,435

6,817

7,146

7,351

7,377

8,181

9,186

8,530

-7

Community service order

5,320

5,339

5,711

5,709

5,246

4,889

4,690

4,879

5,011

4,584

-9

Supervised attendance order

-

-

8

73

68

107

75

48

74

31

-58

Restriction of liberty order

-

-

-

-

71

206

215

201

495

945

91

Drug treatment & testing order

-

-

-

-

-

-

80

277

448

560

25

Financial penalty

114,283

111,864

106,799

105,165

96,215

84,636

77,349

76,810

78,906

85,367

8

Fine

112,748

110,337

105,384

103,861

94,917

83,482

76,238

75,672

77,624

83,631

8

Compensation order

1,535

1,527

1,415

1,304

1,298

1,154

1,111

1,138

1,282

1,736

35

Other sentence

17,339

17,104

17,211

16,489

15,158

14,176

12,987

13,232

14,007

13,977

0

Insanity, hospital, guardianship order

133

136

159

164

131

138

109

113

115

95

-17

Caution or admonition

16,243

15,857

15,859

15,041

13,893

12,916

11,805

11,973

12,585

12,808

2

Absolute discharge

839

939

1,000

1,065

957

986

967

987

1,097

889

-19

Remit to children's hearing

124

172

193

219

177

136

106

159

210

185

-12

Average amount of penalty ¹

Custody (days)

215

222

229

231

224

228

227

226

218

228

Community service order (hours)

139

140

143

150

151

152

152

152

153

152

Fine ² (£)

134

146

157

166

164

171

173

188

200

206

Compensation order ³ (£)

199

212

220

244

245

248

282

238

220

253

1 Excludes sentences which are indeterminate or not known. 2. Excludes company fines. 3. As main or secondary penalty.

Percentage

Main penalty

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Custody

10

10

11

11

11

13

13

14

14

13

Prison

7

7

8

8

8

9

9

10

11

10

Young offenders institution

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

3

3

Other custody

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Community sentence

7

7

8

8

9

10

11

11

12

11

Probation

4

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

7

Community service order

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Supervised attendance order

-

-

-

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Restriction of liberty order

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

*

*

1

Drug treatment & testing order

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

*

*

Financial penalty

72

71

70

70

69

66

65

64

63

65

Fine

71

70

69

69

68

65

65

63

62

64

Compensation order

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Other sentence

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

Insanity, hospital, guardianship order

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Caution or admonition

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Absolute discharge

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Remit to children's hearing

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*