SAS Chapter 3 : page :2

The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998

Table 3A1 Referrals to reporters and number of children involved 1986,1992-1996

Year		Children to whom the referrals related
Year	Total number of referrals	Number	Rate per 1,000 population (children under 16 years)¹	Type of ground Non offence grounds	Offence grounds
1986	36,306	21,865	20.4	7.8	14.5
1992	41,171	24,906	24.3	13.1	13.1
1993	40,503	24,304	23.2	13.5	11.9
1994	42,924	25,232	24.0	13.4	12.9
1995	45,878	26,788	25.5	14.0	14.1
1996	46,497	26,862	26.1	14.2	14.5

Source: SCRA: Practice Team

¹ The rate quoted in the "referrals" column of the table is not the sum of the final 2 columns because it includes a small number of transfers and because some children were referred both for offence and non-offence grounds. See notes and sources for more information regarding Referrals, Transfers and Other Referrals .

Chart 3A1 Alleged grounds for referral, non-offence grounds 1996

Two Pie Charts

Source: SCRA: Practice Team