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

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Table 21A Young offender direct sentenced receptions (1) of males 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

2,994

2,721

2,678

2,427

2,303

2,185

2,085

1,833

1,787

2,082

Total crimes : sub total

2,374

2,161

2,134

1,894

1,782

1,696

1,546

1,351

1,264

1,429

Non-sexual crimes of violence : sub total

403

368

346

340

358

366

418

422

425

410

Homicide

32

23

21

16

21

7

18

29

22

20

Serious assault and attempted murder

141

145

145

167

190

214

278

279

284

279

Robbery

223

189

173

157

138

144

117

111

109

100

Other

7

11

7

-

9

1

5

3

10

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

1,490

1,377

1,370

1,200

1,041

945

717

563

468

455

Housebreaking

476

404

439

387

326

290

208

187

157

142

Theft by opening a lockfast place ( OLP)

81

67

60

59

61

43

44

40

23

18

Theft from a motor vehicle by ( OLP)

95

86

65

61

44

41

30

24

30

17

Theft of a motor vehicle

380

333

313

241

232

157

128

95

79

61

Shoplifting (3)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

65

98

Other theft

355

372

396

373

325

348

253

178

84

86

Fraud

9

6

8

6

5

9

13

4

9

4

Other

94

109

89

73

48

57

41

35

21

29

Fire-raising,vandalism etc : sub total

72

83

72

56

63

64

78

84

87

108

Fire-raising

12

13

11

8

8

14

11

20

10

21

Vandalism etc

60

70

61

48

55

50

67

64

77

87

Other crimes : sub total

382

316

329

282

299

302

317

260

269

428

Crimes against public justice

114

71

73

62

54

71

78

69

64

101

Handling an offensive weapon

152

131

149

143

181

165

180

148

156

255

Drugs

112

110

106

70

63

64

58

42

45

67

Other

4

4

1

7

1

2

1

1

4

5

Total offences : sub total

616

556

542

528

518

487

532

480

517

653

Miscellaneous offences : sub total

433

363

374

336

325

344

348

320

386

537

Petty assault

278

237

249

230

217

230

216

218

248

325

Breach of the peace

126

101

104

87

85

97

110

82

106

165

Drunkenness

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Breach of social work orders (3)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

15

22

Other

29

25

21

19

23

17

22

20

17

25

Motor vehicle offences : sub total

183

193

168

192

193

143

184

160

131

116

Dangerous & careless driving

45

36

36

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

123

143

147

109

116

118

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

3

2

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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