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Prison Statistics Scotland, 1998

Average daily population of sentenced young offenders by length of sentence, 1989-1998	Table 6

Number & Percentage₍₁₎

Length of sentence	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996 ⁽¹⁾	1997	1998	*% change⁽²⁾* *97-98*
Total⁽³⁾	813	708	684	769	819	720	719	770	787	712	*-10*

Less than 6 months	319	219	226	240	246	209	249	194	144	131	-9
6 months - less than 2 years	277	269	250	303	287	223	227	282	301	264	*-12*
2 years - less than 4 years	111	119	111	119	151	160	114	132	146	123	*-16*
4 years or over (excluding life)	82	77	73	85	105	103	98	131	154	154	-
Life	8	7	8	12	17	15	14	17	19	17	*-11*
Section 205 sentences (indeterminate)	13	10	6	7	9	9	14	10	18	20	11
Section 206 sentences (fixed)	2	7	10	4	4	1	2	4	4	3	*-25*

(1) See Note 2.1 of Annex.
(2) Based on rounded figures.
(3) Components may not add to totals due to rounding.

Average daily population of male sentenced young offenders by length of sentence, 1989-1998	Table 6A

Number & Percentage

Length of sentence	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996 ⁽¹⁾	1997	1998	% change⁽²⁾ 97-98
Total⁽³⁾	796	693	671	759	806	708	702	754	768	695	*-9%*

Less than 6 months	310	211	218	233	240	204	244	190	139	124	*-11*
6 months - less than 2 years	274	267	248	302	283	220	220	276	295	258	*-13*
2 years - less than 4 years	107	119	109	117	149	157	113	131	142	121	*-15*
4 years or over (excluding life)	82	73	72	85	104	103	96	127	150	152	1
Life	8	7	8	12	17	15	14	17	19	17	*-11*
Section 205 sentences (indeterminate)	13	10	6	7	9	9	13	9	18	20	11
Section 206 sentences (fixed)	2	7	10	4	4	1	2	4	4	3	*-25*

(1) See Note 2.1 of Annex.
(2) Based on rounded figures.
(3) Components may not add to totals due to rounding.

Average daily population of female sentenced young offenders by length of sentence, 1989-1998	Table 6B

Number & Percentage

Length of sentence	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996 ⁽¹⁾	1997	1998	*% change⁽²⁾97-98*
Total⁽³⁾	17	14	13	10	14	11	16	16	19	17	*-11*

Less than 6 months	9	8	8	7	7	5	5	3	5	7	40
6 months - less than 2 years	3	2	2	1	4	3	7	6	6	6	-
2 years - less than 4 years	4	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	2	*-50*
4 years or over (excluding life)	-	4	1	*	1	*	2	5	4	2	*-50*
Life	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Section 205 sentences (indeterminate)	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-
Section 206 sentences (fixed)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

(1) See Note 2.1 of Annex.
(2) Based on rounded figures.
(3) Components may not add to totals due to rounding.