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Statistical Bulletin CrJ/2005/4: Criminal Justice Series: CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTTISH COURTS, 2003: page 18

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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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