SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE

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

Table 24A

Number

Main crime/offence

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995⁽¹⁾

1996⁽¹⁾

1997

1998

Total crimes & offences

7,199

7,111

7,441

8,037

8,841

8,709

8,217

9,486

9,246

9,122

Total crimes : sub total

5,110

4,916

5,231

5,584

6,157

5,950

5,579

6,531

6,353

6,266

Non-sexual crimes of violence : sub total

769

665

652

774

922

912

921

1,110

1,045

1,023

Homicide

61

48

44

52

53

55

46

80

69

53

Serious assault ⁽²⁾ and attempted murder

491

375

346

443

493

486

611

425

333

364

Handling an offensive weapon

13

8

11

12

24

102

107

313

355

299

Robbery

187

216

230

246

333

244

130

252

256

278

Other

17

18

21

21

19

25

27

40

32

29

Crimes of indecency : sub total

177

178

153

147

171

193

190

198

218

222

Sexual assault

69

64

60

62

63

53

49

67

53

63

Lewd and indecent behaviour

79

94

72

73

85

124

122

98

129

134

Other

29

20

21

12

23

16

19

33

36

25

Crimes of dishonesty : sub total

3,548

3,453

3,708

3,905

4,030

3,881

3,496

3,680

3,691

3,684

Housebreaking

1,055

1,116

1,149

1,144

1,237

1,241

1,127

1,057

932

883

Theft by opening a lockfast place

206

168

232

228

242

262

179

192

174

175

Theft of a motor vehicle

228

201

236

259

329

283

185

323

316

268

Other theft

1,467

1,416

1,496

1,633

1,667

1,539

1,475

1,554

1,717

1,797

Fraud

208

199

183

159

175

146

127

142

131

154

Other

384

353

412

482

380

410

403

412

421

407

Fire-raising,vandalism etc : sub total

97

105

90

113

119

129

98

242

212

217

Fire-raising

27

22

19

23

29

34

23

35

21

24

Vandalism etc

70

83

71

90

90

95

75

207

191

193

Other crimes : sub total

519

515

628

645

915

835

874

1,301

1,187

1,120

Crimes against public justice

236

240

295

330

504

386

304

482

369

325

Drugs

257

267

325

296

401

433

555

810

813

785

Other

26

8

8

19

10

16

15

9

5

10

Total offences : sub total

2,089

2,195

2,210

2,453

2,684

2,759

2,638

2,937

2,857

2,825

Miscellaneous offences : sub total

1,587

1,651

1,625

1,793

1,936

1,965

1,826

2,024

1,945

1,946

Petty assault ⁽²⁾

338

395

437

371

455

562

421

900

996

980

Breach of the peace

1,107

1,056

1,039

1,269

1,287

1,210

1,325

1,034

860

880

Drunkenness

25

89

68

86

121

119

10

2

4

7

Other

117

111

81

67

73

74

70

88

85

79

Motor vehicle offences : sub total

502

544

585

660

748

794

812

913

912

879

Dangerous & careless driving

38

38

21

44

40

48

37

69

69

85

Drunk driving

104

83

132

138

115

103

178

155

144

139

Speeding

1

-

2

1

4

4

5

3

-

1

Unlawful use of vehicle

341

410

419

470

584

635

584

666

695

644

Vehicle defect offences

-

2

1

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

Other

18

11

10

7

5

3

8

19

4

10

Unknown Charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

6

8

Other Jurisdiction Charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13

30

23