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

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Table 25A Adult 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

9,718

9,221

9,385

8,759

8,513

8,934

9,990

9,607

9,585

10,002

Total crimes : sub total

6,716

6,336

6,496

6,253

5,978

6,394

6,991

6,721

6,517

6,578

Non-sexual crimes of violence : sub total

742

695

734

827

839

969

1,075

1,186

1,028

981

Homicide

72

61

56

73

68

94

87

125

127

85

Serious assault and attempted murder

357

339

369

427

450

522

591

666

561

563

Robbery

269

264

285

298

294

331

347

349

292

279

Other

44

31

24

29

27

22

50

46

48

54

Crimes of indecency : sub total

194

218

233

211

179

199

193

210

202

219

Rape and attempted rape

40

34

45

29

26

41

46

42

49

51

Indecent assault

24

19

20

37

27

19

22

27

31

17

Lewd and indecent behaviour

98

132

135

114

90

117

100

106

86

108

Other

32

33

33

31

36

22

25

35

36

43

Crimes of dishonesty : sub total

3,826

3,655

3,877

3,629

3,383

3,611

3,769

3,406

3,253

3,121

Housebreaking

1,019

905

942

951

909

923

958

901

818

731

Theft by opening a lockfast place ( OLP)

123

101

114

112

104

144

127

125

85

103

Theft from a motor vehicle by ( OLP)

72

72

70

76

68

69

125

125

128

103

Theft of a motor vehicle

356

303

276

276

238

196

225

140

127

103

Shoplifting (3)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1,154

1,212

Other theft

1,667

1,719

1,925

1,768

1,675

1,898

1,922

1,741

602

549

Fraud

151

121

162

109

109

114

107

115

82

102

Other

438

434

388

337

280

267

305

259

257

218

Fire-raising,vandalism etc : sub total

265

214

217

157

150

157

184

208

217

240

Fire-raising

30

19

28

16

25

21

26

32

37

46

Vandalism etc

235

195

189

141

125

136

158

176

180

194

Other crimes : sub total

1,689

1,554

1,435

1,429

1,427

1,458

1,770

1,711

1,817

2,017

Crimes against public justice

486

354

343

332

326

339

430

387

416

533

Handling an offensive weapon

368

345

304

341

389

368

527

487

584

637

Drugs

821

845

770

739

700

742

806

825

799

813

Other

14

10

18

17

12

9

7

12

18

34

Total offences : sub total

2,981

2,855

2,857

2,455

2,459

2,479

2,952

2,829

3,021

3,399

Miscellaneous offences : sub total

2,056

1,963

1,977

1,531

1,465

1,505

1,734

1,645

1,966

2,367

Petty assault

1,038

1,019

997

812

778

777

849

831

1,047

1,184

Breach of the peace

919

867

899

649

622

625

758

667

769

959

Drunkenness

3

3

6

4

-

2

3

2

1

-

Breach of social work orders (3)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

39

52

Other

96

74

75

66

65

101

124

145

110

172

Motor vehicle offences : sub total

925

892

880

924

994

974

1,218

1,184

1,055

1,032

Dangerous & careless driving

80

83

68

90

98

88

118

141

124

119

Drunk driving

151

137

145

132

160

134

179

159

170

150

Speeding

3

-

1

1

2

1

1

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

676

668

654

693

731

744

907

875

751

751

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

2

-

Other

15

4

11

7

3

7

13

9

8

12

Unknown Charge

4

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

Other Jurisdiction Charge

17

30

32

51

75

60

46

57

47

25

(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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