Homicide in Scotland 1998: CrJ/1999/7: Page 18

Homicide in Scotland 1998: CrJ/1999/7

Table 9

Persons convicted in homicide cases⁽¹⁾ by crime and sentence, 1989-1998

Crime and sentence	Year recorded
Crime and sentence	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
All accused with charge proved	85	68	72	129	85	95	119	124	77	82

Murder	33	23	29	44	36	47	57	56	29	47
Referred to reporter	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Insanity/ hospital order⁽³⁾	3	1	1	2	3	3	1	-	1	2
Imprisonment/YOI - Life	28	22	28	42	33	44	56	56	28	45

Culpable Homicide	47	41	36	70	39	43	51	53	43	23
Admonition or fine	8	6	3	4	2	1	3	1	1	-
Probation or community service	5	1	3	3	4	6	4	4	6	1
Insanity/ hospital order⁽³⁾	-	5	4	4	-	1	1	3	4	2
Detention of child or referred to reporter	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	-
Imprisonment/YOI - Up to 4 yrs	11	12	5	13	17	7	12	17	5	7
Imprisonment/YOI - 4 to 10 yrs	23	14	17	42	12	24	29	25	26	13
Imprisonment/YOI - Over 10 yrs	-	1	3	2	3	3	2	2	-	-
Imprisonment/YOI - Life	-	1	1	1	-	1	-	-	1	-

Other Crime	5	4	7	15	10	5	11	15	5	12
Admonition or no order made	2	1	-	1	3	-	-	1	-	3
Probation or community service	-	-	2	4	1	1	-	4	-	2
Imprisonment/YOI - Up to 4 yrs	3	3	5	9	6	3	10	9	5	3
Imprisonment/YOI - 4 to 10 yrs	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	1	-	4

1. Currently (as at 12 November 1999) recorded as homicide.
2. See annex note 10 for definitions.
3. Includes persons acquitted on the grounds of insanity.