SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE

Young offender direct sentenced receptions of males to penal establishments by main crime/offence, 1989-1998

Table 20A

Number

Main crime/offence

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995⁽¹⁾

1996⁽¹⁾

1997

1998

Total crimes & offences

2,564

2,640

2,288

2,985

2,977

2,782

2,693

3,046

2,707

2,624

Total crimes : sub total

2,009

2,122

1,868

2,296

2,354

2,181

2,091

2,376

2,150

2,095

Non-sexual crimes of violence : sub total

345

336

281

360

439

329

317

522

493

487

Homicide

15

18

12

22

23

22

27

34

22

21

Serious assault ⁽²⁾ and attempted murder

307

182

214

239

224

126

116

144

147

143

Handling an offensive weapon

4

6

6

7

32

24

41

133

131

147

Robbery

19

124

45

89

156

152

127

204

184

168

Other

-

6

4

3

4

5

6

7

9

8

Crimes of indecency : sub total

15

25

23

15

15

17

25

26

16

20

Sexual assault

4

14

7

6

6

11

14

14

12

11

Lewd and indecent behaviour

5

4

12

2

5

5

7

6

2

2

Other

6

7

4

7

4

1

4

6

2

7

Crimes of dishonesty : sub total

1,489

1,568

1,402

1,689

1,624

1,606

1,485

1,491

1,370

1,342

Housebreaking

681

742

674

698

641

541

487

467

388

430

Theft by opening a lockfast place

128

94

126

124

167

289

257

206

161

125

Theft of a motor vehicle

114

167

199

337

319

311

328

365

345

296

Other theft

444

455

304

385

362

313

295

346

363

388

Fraud

14

10

9

12

6

17

15

14

4

9

Other

108

100

90

133

129

135

103

93

109

94

Fire-raising,vandalism etc : sub total

36

44

28

36

43

44

31

77

74

68

Fire-raising

11

7

8

8

9

9

6

17

14

11

Vandalism etc

25

37

20

28

34

35

25

60

60

57

Other crimes : sub total

124

149

134

196

233

185

233

260

197

177

Crimes against public justice

87

116

90

111

139

95

143

130

74

74

Drugs

33

30

43

79

92

88

88

129

121

102

Other

4

3

1

6

2

2

2

1

2

1

Total offences : sub total

555

518

420

689

623

601

602

663

553

525

Miscellaneous offences : sub total

425

412

314

481

452

401

430

473

352

369

Petty assault ⁽²⁾

100

171

123

195

226

187

221

282

231

254

Breach of the peace

306

234

175

272

209

181

200

165

96

92

Drunkenness

1

2

-

2

3

4

-

-

-

-

Other

18

5

16

12

14

29

9

26

25

23

Motor vehicle offences : sub total

130

106

106

208

171

200

172

190

201

156

Dangerous & careless driving

5

5

3

15

23

19

24

40

41

36

Drunk driving

2

2

1

7

4

7

6

12

12

7

Speeding

-

1

-

2

3

1

139

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

122

95

99

180

136

172

1

136

143

112

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

1

3

3

4

5

1

2

2

5

1

Unknown Charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

2

3

Other Jurisdiction Charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

2

2