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Costs, Sentencing Profiles and the Scottish Criminal Justice System 1997

Table 27

Average Combined Amount⁽¹⁾ of Fine and Compensation Order imposed by Lay Magistrates in District Courts, by Category of Offence⁽²⁾, 1997

Local Council	Theft	Other dishonesty	Damage	Simple assault	Breach of peace	Drunk- enness	Wireless Telegraphy Act	Vehicle Excise Licence Offences	Speeding	Unlawful use of vehicle	All crimes and offences
Aberdeen City	88	69	159	103	72	(55)	64	51	87	62	79
Aberdeenshire	110	73	196	96	68	47	53	61	192	82	110
Angus	86	57	181	101	71	-	41	48	151	71	96
Argyll & Bute	(96)	80	167	90	62	40	25	50	81	(43)	67
Clackmannanshire	93	99	227	173	97	64	(76)	85	116	86	118
Dumfries & Galloway	93	77	153	108	72	49	43	67	86	63	90
Dundee City	116	90	216	136	97	(71)	66	63	90	73	90
East Ayrshire	75	88	142	82	65	57	34	47	84	60	69
East Dunbartonshire	68	70	135	151	78	(43)	(56)	59	96	-	87
East Lothian	81	60	169	86	65	(55)	77	42	116	47	85
East Renfrewshire	(50)	(146)	(139)	109	70	(100)	80	47	88	(73)	79
Edinburgh, City of	90	63	179	126	81	57	49	44	84	50	67
Eilean Siar(3)	(50)	(58)	(102)	100	88	45	(35)	(102)	110	(85)	70
Falkirk	90	63	185	77	66	-	49	49	84	56	76
Fife	138	114	230	125	92	(72)	67	61	85	79	96
Glasgow City	136	123	214	165	115	101	71	72	114	106	108
Highland	97	78	162	111	83	41	48	52	133	61	92
Inverclyde	110	72	138	(104)	68	54	40	50	87	59	63
Midlothian	72	63	125	88	67	(40)	60	43	96	64	72
Moray	91	61	268	127	90	64	71	58	129	63	111
North Ayrshire	81	86	199	110	81	56	44	51	110	66	86
North Lanarkshire	96	82	159	108	71	(96)	42	52	79	58	75
Perth & Kinross	70	70	167	110	64	(88)	(53)	58	136	68	103
Renfrewshire	76	80	190	121	75	(55)	65	63	83	(82)	83
Scottish Borders	123	99	159	82	66	(51)	51	49	126	95	111
South Ayrshire	66	78	183	126	83	55	57	43	96	57	81
South Lanarkshire	96	89	150	117	81	91	40	57	159	73	100
Stirling	74	61	176	95	69	(40)	28	63	75	53	76
West Dunbartonshire	83	69	151	115	77	51	43	53	96	(49)	82
West Lothian	128	114	218	147	119	(103)	71	71	193	97	127
Scotland	99	85	186	121	86	53	54	55	111	70	90

(1) Average of total fines and compensation orders imposed for all charges proved - see A.3 of Annex.
(2) Category of offence relating to main charge.
(3) Formerly known as the Western Isles.

Note: figures in brackets are based on fewer than 10 cases.