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CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTTISH COURTS,
2003
Individual offenders with a charge
proved for a crime or relevant offence
1 in 2003, by sex, age and
number and type of previous convictions in
1994-2003 | Table 14 |
Number and type of previous
convictions in 1994-2003
1 | Sex | Age
5 | Sentence in 2003 |
Total
4 | Males | Females | Under 21 | 21-30 | Over 30 | Custody | Community Sentence | Monetary | Other |
Number of persons with charge
proved (=100%) | 42,457 | 35,850 | 6,606 | 9,959 | 16,025 | 16,472 | 5,735 | 6,414 | 23,643 | 6,665 |
All previous convictions
1 |
None | 34 | 32 | 44 | 51 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 49 |
1 or 2 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 24 | 29 | 22 |
3-10 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 33 | 28 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 20 |
Over 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 9 |
Previous custodial sentences |
None | 77 | 74 | 89 | 89 | 69 | 76 | 30 | 75 | 86 | 85 |
1 or 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
3-10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
Over 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Previous community sentences |
None | 69 | 68 | 74 | 78 | 58 | 74 | 40 | 56 | 77 | 77 |
1 or 2 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 19 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 15 |
Over 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 8 |
Previous solemn convictions
2 |
None | 87 | 85 | 95 | 94 | 82 | 87 | 60 | 87 | 92 | 92 |
1 or 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Over 2 | 2 | 2 | * | * | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | * | 1 |
Non-sexual crimes of violence
3 |
None | 92 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 87 | 93 | 77 | 91 | 95 | 95 |
1 or 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Over 2 | * | * | * | * | 1 | * | 1 | * | * | * |
Crimes of dishonesty
3 |
None | 63 | 63 | 65 | 76 | 50 | 69 | 31 | 55 | 71 | 73 |
1 or 2 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
3-10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 10 |
Over 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Drug offences
3 |
None | 82 | 81 | 88 | 93 | 75 | 83 | 69 | 80 | 85 | 89 |
1 or 2 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 10 |
Over 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | * | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
1 Convictions for crimes or common assault, breach of
the peace, racially aggravated conduct or harassment,
firearms offences or social security offences. Just over
6,700 conviction records could not be linked by individual
offender and have therefore been excluded from the
analysis. Excludes convictions outwith Scotland.
2 Convictions in the High Court or in a sheriff and
jury court.
3 Where main crime or offence.
4 Includes age not known.
5 Age as at date of sentence in 2003.
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