| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| 12B sentencing |
| Table 12B1 Persons with charge proved1, by age, 1986, 1992-1996 |
| Age | 1986 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
|
| Total crimes and offences | 184,276 |
177,483 |
162,806 |
159,178 |
156,707 |
153,087 |
|
| Under 16 | 392 |
147 |
144 |
179 |
197 |
161 |
|
| 16 to 20 | 54,500 |
40,387 |
36,178 |
33,649 |
33,211 |
35,006 |
|
| 21 to 30 | 64,147 |
71,564 |
66,613 |
65,708 |
63,470 |
60,679 |
|
| Over 30 | 53,340 |
60,512 |
56,318 |
56,791 |
57,089 |
54,697 |
|
| Age not known | 9,864 |
3,156 |
2,290 |
1,860 |
1,779 |
1,732 |
|
| Companies | 2,033 |
1,717 |
1,263 |
991 |
961 |
812 |
|
| Total crimes | 60,760 |
55,342 |
53,517 |
53,425 |
52,318 |
51,704 |
|
| Under 16 | 265 |
96 |
106 |
140 |
156 |
130 |
|
| 16 to 20 | 25,592 |
20,512 |
18,707 |
17,570 |
17,236 |
17,449 |
|
| 21 to 30 | 22,276 |
23,562 |
23,280 |
23,367 |
22,268 |
21,749 |
|
| Over 30 | 12,329 |
11,169 |
11,408 |
12,320 |
12,643 |
12,357 |
|
| Age not known | 288 |
2 |
12 |
23 |
13 |
7 |
|
| Companies | 10 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
|
| Total offences | 123,516 |
122,141 |
109,289 |
105,753 |
104,389 |
101,383 |
|
| Under 16 | 127 |
51 |
38 |
39 |
41 |
31 |
|
| 16 to 20 | 28,908 |
19,875 |
17,471 |
16,079 |
15,975 |
17,557 |
|
| 21 to 30 | 41,871 |
48,002 |
43,333 |
42,341 |
41,202 |
38,930 |
|
| Over 30 | 41,011 |
49,343 |
44,910 |
44,471 |
44,446 |
42,340 |
|
| Age not known | 9,576 |
3,154 |
2,278 |
1,837 |
1,766 |
1,725 |
|
| Companies | 2,023 |
1,716 |
1,259 |
986 |
959 |
800 |
|
Source: SOHD, CCJ Statistics Unit Branch 1 |
| 1 Figures for years prior to 1996 incorporate minor revisions to previously published figures. |