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Homicide in Scotland 1998: CrJ/1999/7

Table 8

Persons accused in homicide cases⁽¹⁾ by crime and outcome, 1989-1998

Crime and outcome of proceedings	Year recorded
Crime and outcome of proceedings	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
All accused persons	120	99	112	208	163	166	197	172	126	152

Murder	54	43	61	107	101	109	121	100	66	98
Suspect yet to be charged	-	-	-	2	1	1	-	2	1	2
Death of suspect	3	2	3	8	4	1	2	4	-	1
Case pending	-	-	-	1	1	5	9	6	15	27
No proceedings⁽²⁾	2	3	8	18	23	13	17	15	-	3
Proceedings dropped⁽²⁾	1	1	5	2	1	9	4	1	9	5
Acquitted	15	14	16	32	35	33	32	16	12	13
Charge proved	33	23	29	44	36	47	57	56	29	47

Culpable Homicide	61	52	43	83	48	51	65	57	55	39
Suspect yet to be charged	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	4
Death of suspect	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Case pending	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	9
No proceedings⁽²⁾	4	6	2	5	2	5	3	1	4	1
Proceedings dropped⁽²⁾	2	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	-
Acquitted	8	5	5	7	6	3	6	1	6	2
Charge proved	47	41	36	70	39	43	51	53	43	23

Other Crime	5	4	8	18	14	6	11	15	5	15
No proceedings⁽²⁾	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
Proceedings dropped⁽²⁾	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Acquitted	-	-	1	3	1	1	-	-	-	3
Charge proved	5	4	7	15	10	5	11	15	5	12