SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE

Use of Compensation Orders as a main or secondary punishment, 1988-1998

Table 9

Main Crime or Offence

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Average value
of compensation
orders in 1998
(£)

Compensation orders
as % of convictions
in 1998
Per cent

All crimes and offences

10,135

9,636

9,294

8,695

8,154

7,628

7,417

7,409

7,085

6,777

6,391

245

4.6

All crimes

7,303

6,861

6,767

6,279

6,077

5,604

5,555

5,325

5,195

4,989

4,737

262

10.1

Non-sexual crimes of violence

200

223

209

192

172

169

155

154

210

234

237

642

5.9

Homicide

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Serious assault

122

158

147

122

116

110

110

104

136

178

182

762

17.4

Handling offensive weapons

9

13

14

18

18

13

10

12

20

20

20

127

1.0

Robbery

65

46

46

49

35

45

33

36

53

36

34

265

5.6

Other

4

6

2

3

3

1

2

2

1

-

1

2,030

*

Crimes of indecency

8

15

15

13

8

11

10

12

12

10

9

449

0.7

Sexual assault

4

8

10

9

5

5

6

7

6

5

5

270

3.4

Lewd and indecent behaviour

3

6

5

2

3

5

2

5

5

2

4

673

1.3

Other

1

1

-

2

-

1

2

-

1

3

-

-

-

Crimes of dishonesty

3,511

3,347

3,279

2,989

2,835

2,725

2,769

2,523

2,244

2,093

2,046

309

8.1

Housebreaking

861

634

624

557

544

490

428

372

357

268

227

288

7.6

Theft by opening lockfast places

370

428

373

366

361

385

360

336

304

280

222

239

12.3

Theft of motor vehicle

97

100

95

96

106

103

113

121

106

87

80

334

4.3

Shoplifting

94

102

118

112

123

132

128

135

149

173

196

61

2.6

Other theft

1,118

1,094

1,028

890

851

784

766

751

668

652

682

273

12.0

Fraud

656

730

805

729

613

622

723

606

483

477

474

405

19.1

Other

315

259

236

239

237

209

251

202

177

156

165

587

5.9

Fire raising, vandalism, etc

3,509

3,197

3,190

3,018

2,977

2,609

2,507

2,534

2,655

2,598

2,405

185

51.8

Fire - raising

20

29

31

26

23

29

16

22

12

13

21

741

17.2

Vandalism

3,489

3,168

3,159

2,992

2,954

2,580

2,491

2,512

2,643

2,585

2,384

180

52.7

Other crimes

75

79

74

67

85

90

114

102

74

54

40

182

*

Crimes against public justice

72

78

73

65

80

82

103

93

65

46

29

190

0.6

Drugs

3

1

1

2

5

8

11

9

9

8

11

161

*

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All offences

2,832

2,775

2,527

2,416

2,077

2,024

1,862

2,084

1,890

1,788

1,654

196

1.8

Miscellaneous offences

2,804

2,712

2,462

2,264

2,029

1,982

1,804

2,036

1,853

1,758

1,619

197

3.9

Simple assault

1,210

1,396

1,234

1,135

1,026

1,083

1,135

1,250

1,267

1,258

1,143

215

9.6

Breach of the peace

417

431

427

365

382

329

343

378

377

363

347

117

1.9

Drunkenness

1

-

1

-

1

-

-

3

-

2

1

50

*

Other

1,176

885

800

764

620

570

326

405

209

135

128

263

1.2

Motor vehicle offences

28

63

65

152

48

42

58

48

37

30

35

114

*

Dangerous and careless driving

5

8

7

8

6

8

7

4

3

7

3

126

*

Drunk driving

8

14

9

24

9

9

9

12

14

6

11

192

*

Speeding

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

7

34

36

111

24

22

40

25

20

15

20

74

*

Vehicle defect offences

1

1

2

4

5

-

-

1

-

2

-

-

-

Other

6

6

11

5

3

3

2

6

-

-

1

30

*

Average value of compensation orders (£)

135

173

160

169

169

183

199

212

220

244

245

Compensation orders as % of all convictions

5.7

5.6

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.6