Statistics Bulletin CrJ/2005/8 PRISON STATISTICS SCOTLAND, 2004/05

Table 5
Average daily population of sentenced adults by length of sentence, 1996/97 - 2004/05

Number & Percentage

Length of sentence	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99	1999/2000	2000/01	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	*% change ⁽¹⁾03/04 -04/05*
Total ⁽²⁾	4,168	4,357	4,347	4,317	4,346	4,537	4,624	4,802	5,001	4
Fine default	121	71	65	49	55	49	53	57	54	-5
Less than 3 months	90	83	76	61	66	63	60	59	71	21
3 months - less than 6 months	421	412	399	357	338	358	364	353	396	12
6 months - less than 2 years	907	897	851	833	819	936	935	944	948	0
2 years - less than 4 years	625	659	625	659	671	667	700	744	763	3
4 years or over (excluding life)	1,495	1,691	1,738	1,710	1,665	1,663	1,685	1,773	1,821	3
Life/Section 205/206 sentences	453	478	497	526	556	571	574	567	597	5
Persons recalled from supervision/license	42	50	76	96	142	196	247	301	348	16
Others	14	17	19	26	34	33	6	5	4	*-20*

(1) Based on rounded figures.
(2) Components may not add to totals due to rounding.

Table 5A
Average daily population of male sentenced adults by length of sentence, 1996/97 - 2004/05

Number & Percentage

Length of sentence	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99	1999/2000	2000/01	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	*% change ⁽¹⁾03/04 -04/05*
Total ⁽²⁾	4,043	4,236	4,218	4,190	4,214	4,368	4,445	4,600	4,784	4
Fine default	112	66	59	46	50	45	48	52	50	-4
Less than 3 months	84	78	71	57	60	58	56	54	66	22
3 months - less than 6 months	398	392	379	339	321	339	342	331	369	12
6 months - less than 2 years	867	860	810	791	784	881	888	879	878	0
2 years - less than 4 years	602	636	603	637	646	632	655	705	716	2
4 years or over (excluding life)	1,476	1,666	1,710	1,680	1,635	1,627	1,640	1,721	1,771	3
Life/Section 205/206 sentences	449	473	492	518	545	560	563	553	583	5
Persons recalled from supervision/license	41	49	76	96	141	195	247	300	347	16
Others	14	17	17	25	31	30	5	5	4	*-21*

See footnotes to Table 5

Table 5B
Average daily population of female sentenced adults by length of sentence, 1996/97 - 2004/05

Number & Percentage

Length of sentence	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99	1999/2000	2000/01	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	% change ⁽¹⁾ 03/04 -04/05
Total ⁽²⁾	125	121	128	128	133	169	179	203	218	7
Fine default	9	5	5	3	4	4	5	5	4	*-13*
Less than 3 months	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	16
3 months - less than 6 months	23	20	20	17	17	19	21	22	26	17
6 months - less than 2 years	40	37	41	42	36	55	47	65	70	8
2 years - less than 4 years	23	23	22	22	25	35	45	39	47	21
4 years or over (excluding life)	19	25	28	30	31	37	45	52	49	-5
Life/Section 205/206 sentences	4	5	5	8	11	11	11	14	14	-2
Persons recalled from supervision/license	*	*	-	*	1	1	*	1	2	38
Others	*	1	2	2	3	4	1	*	*	0

See footnotes to Table 5

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