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Prison Statistics Scotland, 1998

Average daily population of adult sentenced prisoners by length of sentence, 1989-1998	Table 7

Number & Percentage

Length of sentence	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996⁽¹⁾	1997	1998	*% change⁽²⁾97-98*

Total ⁽³⁾	3341	3201	3322	3552	3795	3785	3823	4026	4282	4281	*

Less than 3 months	472	444	442	352	333	226	209	206	165	133	*-19*
3 months - less than 6 months	432	366	370	436	462	434	437	428	406	395	-3
6 months - less than 2 years	659	584	642	774	815	775	740	853	889	838	-6
2 years - less than 4 years	432	424	427	450	533	627	614	616	654	611	-7
4 years or over (excluding life)	977	997	1047	1135	1240	1293	1390	1480	1686	1794	6
Life/Section 205	369	386	394	405	411	430	433	443	481	509	6

(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 adult sentenced prisoners by length of sentence, 1989-1998	Table 7A

Number & Percentage

Length of sentence	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996 ⁽¹⁾	1997	1998	*% change⁽²⁾97-98*

Total ⁽³⁾	3,249	3,115	3,223	3,441	3,684	3,667	3,714	3,901	4,163	4,155	*

Less than 3 months	445	417	416	335	314	208	190	192	154	123	*-20*
3 months - less than 6 months	396	350	354	410	433	406	414	404	385	376	-2
6 months - less than 2 years	652	564	607	730	780	738	711	813	854	797	-7
2 years - less than 4 years	425	420	425	442	522	612	596	593	632	589	-7
4 years or over (excluding life)	967	983	1,033	1,124	1,228	1,279	1,375	1,462	1,662	1,766	6
Life/Section 205	363	381	388	399	407	425	427	438	477	504	6

(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 adult sentenced prisoners by length of sentence, 1989-1998	Table 7B

Number & Percentage

Length of sentence	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996 ⁽¹⁾	1997	1998	*% change⁽²⁾97-98*

Total ⁽³⁾	92	86	99	111	111	118	109	125	118	126	7

Less than 3 months	27	28	25	17	20	18	19	14	11	10	-9
3 months - less than 6 months	36	15	16	26	29	29	23	24	21	19	*-10*
6 months - less than 2 years	7	20	35	44	35	37	29	40	35	42	20
2 years - less than 4 years	7	4	3	8	11	14	18	24	23	22	-4
4 years or over (excluding life)	9	14	14	11	12	14	15	18	24	28	17
Life/Section 205	6	5	6	6	4	5	6	5	5	5	-

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