| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 12B3 Persons1 with charge proved, by main penalty, 1986, 1992-1996 2 |
| Main penalty | 1986 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
|
| Total | 184,276 |
177,483 |
162,806 |
159,178 |
156,707 |
153,087 |
|
| Prison | 9,859 |
10,085 |
10,832 |
11,583 |
11,561 |
12,134 |
|
| Young Offenders Institution3 | 5,434 |
4,488 |
4,461 |
4,472 |
4,646 |
4,744 |
|
| Detention of child | 52 |
22 |
30 |
36 |
48 |
45 |
|
| Insanity, hospital, guardianship order | 138 |
133 |
138 |
133 |
136 |
159 |
|
| Community service order | 3,150 |
5,473 |
5,079 |
5,320 |
5,339 |
5,711 |
|
| Probation | 2,931 |
5,385 |
5,722 |
6,145 |
6,145 |
6,435 |
|
| Fine | 144,547 |
131,842 |
116,918 |
112,748 |
110,337 |
105,384 |
|
| Compensation order | 1,814 |
1,575 |
1,578 |
1,535 |
1,527 |
1,415 |
|
| Admonition or caution | 15,789 |
17,441 |
16,976 |
16,243 |
15,857 |
15,859 |
|
| Remit to childrens hearing | 97 |
72 |
83 |
124 |
172 |
193 |
|
| Absolute discharge | 465 |
967 |
989 |
839 |
939 |
1,008 |
|
Source: SOHD, CCJ Statistics Unit Branch 1 |
| 1 Includes companies. 2 Figures for years prior to 1996 incorporate minor revisions to previously published figures. 3 Figures for Young Offenders Institution include Detention Centre which was only available to the courts until 1988. |