SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE

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

Table 20B

Number

Main crime/offence

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995⁽¹⁾

1996⁽¹⁾

1997

1998

Total crimes & offences

87

79

68

56

75

73

79

65

77

124

Total crimes : sub total

70

68

56

40

55

58

60

49

56

101

Non-sexual crimes of violence : sub total

7

9

5

5

2

5

7

13

7

20

Homicide

-

-

1

-

-

2

-

1

-

1

Serious assault ⁽²⁾ and attempted murder

6

6

4

3

2

1

7

7

2

4

Handling an offensive weapon

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

1

6

Robbery

-

2

-

-

-

1

-

4

4

8

Other

1

1

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

1

Crimes of indecency : sub total

-

2

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

Sexual assault

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Lewd and indecent behaviour

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

-

2

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

Crimes of dishonesty : sub total

54

48

46

29

48

44

41

24

37

64

Housebreaking

11

5

7

4

3

5

6

2

5

3

Theft by opening a lockfast place

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

2

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

Other theft

32

35

34

22

40

37

27

19

31

54

Fraud

-

2

-

-

-

-

6

-

1

1

Other

9

5

3

3

5

2

2

1

-

4

Fire-raising,vandalism etc : sub total

3

2

2

-

-

1

3

1

2

4

Fire-raising

2

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Vandalism etc

1

-

2

-

-

1

3

1

2

4

Other crimes : sub total

6

7

3

5

4

7

9

11

10

13

Crimes against public justice

4

3

1

3

3

2

6

5

3

5

Drugs

2

4

2

2

1

5

3

6

7

8

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total offences : sub total

17

11

12

16

20

15

19

16

21

23

Miscellaneous offences : sub total

17

11

12

16

20

15

19

16

20

21

Petty assault ⁽²⁾

7

7

3

6

12

6

11

10

13

15

Breach of the peace

10

3

8

10

8

9

8

6

6

6

Drunkenness

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

Motor vehicle offences : sub total

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

Dangerous & careless driving

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Drunk driving

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Speeding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unknown Charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other Jurisdiction Charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-