SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE

Adult direct sentenced receptions to penal establishments : Length of sentence imposed by selected main crime/offence, 1998

Table 26

Number & Percentage

Main crime/offence

Average
Number
Received
(=100%)

Sentence
Imposed
(days)

Percentage ⁽¹⁾ sentenced to :

< 30
days

30
days

31 -
59 days

60
days

61 -
89 days

90
days

> 3,< 6
months

6, < 18
months

18mths,
< 2 yrs

2yrs,
< 4yrs

4+ yrs

Serious assault and attempted murder

377

981

*

-

-

2

-

4

2

32

8

25

27

Robbery

289

1,063

-

*

*

1

-

5

8

28

8

15

35

Housebreaking

892

270

*

1

*

7

*

16

25

36

5

8

1

Theft by opening lockfast places

177

159

1

6

1

9

-

23

25

33

1

2

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

271

174

*

4

-

6

-

28

25

33

2

1

-

Other theft

2,015

135

3

8

1

13

*

22

29

22

1

1

*

Fraud

169

404

1

5

-

9

1

21

18

26

4

8

7

Drugs

851

615

1

4

*

7

*

15

8

28

5

16

16

Petty assault

1,015

163

2

4

1

13

*

26

23

27

2

1

1

Breach of the peace

913

80

9

17

2

27

2

27

11

5

*

*

-

Unlawful use of a motor vehicle

653

188

2

3

*

5

-

19

26

42

1

1

-

Adult direct sentenced receptions of males to penal establishments : Length of sentence imposed by selected main crime/offence, 1998

Table 26A

Number & Percentage

Main crime/offence

Average
Number
Received
(=100%)

Sentence
Imposed
(days)

Percentage ⁽¹⁾ sentenced to :

< 30
days

30
days

31 -
59 days

60
days

61 -
89 days

90
days

> 3,< 6
months

6, < 18
months

18mths,
< 2 yrs

2yrs,
< 4yrs

4+ yrs

Serious assault and attempted murder

363

985

*

-

-

2

-

4

2

32

8

25

27

Robbery

278

1,092

-

*

*

1

-

5

7

27

8

15

36

Housebreaking

883

271

*

1

*

6

*

16

25

36

5

8

1

Theft by opening lockfast places

175

160

1

6

1

9

-

23

25

34

1

2

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

268

175

*

4

-

6

-

28

25

33

2

1

-

Other theft

1,797

137

3

8

1

13

*

22

29

22

1

1

*

Fraud

154

424

1

5

-

8

1

21

18

27

4

8

7

Drugs

785

622

1

4

*

7

*

15

7

28

5

16

16

Petty assault

979

165

2

4

1

12

*

26

23

27

2

2

1

Breach of the peace

880

81

9

17

2

27

2

27

11

5

*

*

-

Unlawful use of a motor vehicle

644

189

2

3

*

5

-

18

27

42

1

1

-

Adult direct sentenced receptions of females to penal establishments : Length of sentence imposed by selected main crime/offence, 1998

Table 26B

Number & Percentage

Main crime/offence

Average
Number
Received
(=100%)

Sentence
Imposed
(days)

Percentage ⁽¹⁾ sentenced to :

< 30
days

30
days

31 -
59 days

60
days

61 -
89 days

90
days

> 3,< 6
months

6, < 18
months

18mths,
< 2 yrs

2yrs,
< 4yrs

4+ yrs

Serious assault and attempted murder

14

883

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

50

7

21

21

Robbery

11

335

-

-

-

-

-

9

18

55

9

9

-

Housebreaking

9

161

-

-

-

33

11

22

-

22

11

-

-

Theft by opening lockfast places

2

106

-

-

-

50

-

-

50

-

-

-

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

3

81

-

33

-

-

-

33

33

-

-

-

-

Other theft

218

118

4

10

2

13

*

23

23

24

1

-

-

Fraud

15

200

-

-

-

20

7

20

20

20

7

7

-

Drugs

66

538

-

3

-

6

-

17

11

30

3

15

15

Petty assault

36

111

6

6

3

28

-

28

17

11

3

-

-

Breach of the peace

33

68

18

18

6

24

-

18

3

12

-

-

-

Unlawful use of a motor vehicle

9

98

11

11

-

22

-

44

-

11

-

-

-