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Statistical Bulletin: CrJ/2006/5: Prison Statistics Scotland, 2005/06

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Table 21 Young offender direct sentenced receptions (1) to penal establishments by main crime/offence, 1996/97 - 2005/06

Number

Main crime/offence (2)

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/2000

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

Total crimes & offences

3,058

2,811

2,824

2,582

2,436

2,312

2,207

1,949

1,908

2,170

Total crimes : sub total

2,421

2,225

2,250

2,020

1,889

1,796

1,653

1,442

1,353

1,497

Non-sexual crimes of violence : sub total

417

373

363

362

383

382

443

449

455

429

Homicide

33

23

22

19

22

8

22

31

23

21

Serious assault and attempted murder

150

147

148

170

202

218

284

294

304

292

Robbery

227

192

185

172

149

155

132

119

117

105

Other

7

11

8

1

10

1

5

5

11

11

Crimes of indecency : sub total

27

17

17

16

21

19

16

22

15

28

Rape and attempted rape

9

10

3

6

12

7

9

9

5

11

Indecent assault

7

3

3

5

2

5

1

7

3

5

Lewd and indecent behaviour

6

2

4

2

6

6

3

2

3

10

Other

5

2

7

3

1

1

3

4

4

2

Crimes of dishonesty : sub total

1,513

1,421

1,444

1,279

1,106

1,021

778

608

508

488

Housebreaking

478

409

443

389

332

296

210

191

160

144

Theft by opening a lockfast place ( OLP)

81

67

60

60

61

43

44

42

24

19

Theft from a motor vehicle by ( OLP)

95

86

65

61

44

41

31

24

30

17

Theft of a motor vehicle

380

334

314

242

232

158

129

95

79

61

Shoplifting (3)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

86

120

Other theft

375

408

461

439

377

411

306

216

96

90

Fraud

9

7

9

9

6

12

15

4

10

5

Other

95

110

92

79

54

60

43

36

23

32

Fire-raising,vandalism etc : sub total

73

86

78

60

65

66

82

89

89

112

Fire-raising

12

13

11

8

8

15

11

20

11

24

Vandalism etc

61

73

67

52

57

51

71

69

78

88

Other crimes : sub total

391

328

348

303

314

308

334

274

286

440

Crimes against public justice

119

73

79

69

59

72

83

75

67

105

Handling an offensive weapon

153

133

154

144

185

166

187

150

157

257

Drugs

115

118

114

82

69

67

63

48

58

72

Other

4

4

1

8

1

3

1

1

4

6

Total offences : sub total

633

582

572

557

543

513

547

505

549

673

Miscellaneous offences : sub total

450

388

402

363

350

370

363

344

418

557

Petty assault

290

254

270

250

233

249

230

235

274

339

Breach of the peace

130

109

111

93

93

102

111

87

112

166

Drunkenness

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Breach of social work orders (3)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

15

24

Other

30

25

21

20

24

19

22

22

17

28

Motor vehicle offences : sub total

183

194

170

194

193

143

184

161

131

116

Dangerous & careless driving

45

37

37

38

36

24

57

28

31

21

Drunk driving

12

11

7

11

8

10

10

12

14

10

Speeding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

121

143

124

145

147

109

116

119

85

80

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

5

3

2

-

2

-

1

2

1

5

Unknown Charge

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other Jurisdiction Charge

3

4

1

5

4

3

7

2

6

-

(1) See Notes 5 and 6 of Annex.
(2) See Notes 7 and 17 of Annex
(3) Prior to 2004/05 'Shoplifting' is included within 'Other theft' and 'Breach of social work orders' are included within 'Other'

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