Statistics Release: Homicide in Scotland, 2007-08

Table 6
Persons accused in homicide cases ⁽¹⁾ by sex and age, 2003-04 to 2007-08

Sex and age of accused	2003-04		2004-05		2005-06		2006-07		2007-08
Sex and age of accused	Number	Rate per million population	Number	Rate per million population	Number	Rate per million population	Number	Rate per million population	Number	Rate per million population
All persons	155	31	187	37	140	22	167	33	148	29
Under 16	4	4	8	9	4	4	7	8	3	3
16-30	98	105	105	111	89	93	108	111	82	83
31-50	48	32	62	41	43	29	41	27	54	36
Over 50	5	3	12	7	4	2	11	6	9	5
All males	146	60	168	69	122	50	154	62	130	52
Under 16	4	8	8	17	4	8	7	15	3	6
16-30	91	194	96	203	78	162	101	205	70	139
31-50	46	63	54	74	37	51	36	50	49	68
Over 50	5	7	10	13	3	4	10	13	8	10
All females	9	3	19	7	18	7	13	5	18	7
Under 16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16-30	7	15	9	19	11	23	7	15	12	25
31-50	2	3	8	10	6	8	5	6	5	6
Over 50	-	-	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

(1) Currently (as at 28 November 2008) recorded as homicide.

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