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Homicide in Scotland 1998: CrJ/1999/7

 

Table 15

Time taken for the criminal justice system to deal with homicide cases(1), 1989-1998

 

Year recorded

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998
All accused persons

120

99

112

208

163

166

197

172

126

152

A final result(2) reached

117

97

109

197

155

159

181

158

109

109

Case pending

-

-

-

1

3

5

11

8

15

36

Death of suspect after charging

1

-

-

2

3

-

-

-

-

-

Suspect yet to be charged

-

-

-

2

1

1

2

2

2

6

Death of suspect before charging

2

2

3

6

1

1

3

4

-

1

 
Time between recording of homicide and charging of accused (number and % of accused with a charge)
less than 1 month

95

92

85

95

89

93

88

87

90

91

>=1 month but less than 2 months

1

3

6

2

4

3

4

4

5

5

>=2 months but less than 3 months

2

2

2

1

3

1

4

-

2

3

>=3 months but less than 6 months

2

2

6

1

3

1

4

5

-

1

>=6 months but less than 12 months

1

-

-

1

-

1

-

1

1

-

>= 12 months

-

-

1

2

-

1

-

2

1

-

Unknown

-

1

-

-

-

2

2

1

2

-

All accused who have been charged (100%)

118

97

109

200

161

164

192

166

124

145

 
Time between charging of accused and final result being reached (number and% of accused with a final result)
less than 3 months

7

6

8

4

10

6

3

11

6

11

>=3 months but less than 6 months

79

86

75

79

69

75

75

68

77

70

>=6 months but less than 12 months

7

1

6

13

14

12

14

15

12

15

>= 12 months

7

6

10

5

6

6

7

4

3

5

Unknown

-

1

-

-

-

2

2

1

2

-

All accused for whom a final result was reached (100%)

117

97

109

197

157

162

181

158

109

109

 
Time between recording of homicide and final result being reached (number and% of accused with a final result)
less than 3 months

5

4

6

4

6

4

2

9

6

8

>=3 months but less than 6 months

77

86

73

76

70

75

72

64

74

68

>=6 months but less than 12 months

11

3

7

15

15

12

18

19

15

19

>= 12 months

7

7

13

6

8

9

8

8

4

5

Unknown

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

All accused for whom a final result was reached (100%)

117

97

109

197

157

162

181

158

109

109

1. Currently (as at 12 November 1999) recorded as homicide.
2. Final result includes no proceedings and proceedings dropped as well as court outcomes.
3. Due to rounding, percentages may not total 100 exactly.

 

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