FOI/202600501764 · FOI · unclear
Criminal Proceedings in Scotland statistics: FOI release
Information requested
You asked for Please can you provide a breakdown of "other dishonesty" and "Other crimes against society" data for the period of 2014-15 to 2023-24?
Response
The Scottish Government publishes data on people prosecuted and convicted in Scottish courts as Criminal Proceedings in Scotland. Data are published annually and the most recent publication covering the ten year period from 2014-15 to 2023-24 can be found here:
Criminal Proceedings in Scotland:2023-2024 - gov.scot.
This data counts people by main charge, which is the offence that conferred the most severe penalty. You have asked for a breakdown of the categories of “Other dishonesty” and “Other crimes against society” as they appear in this publication. Breakdown for this request has been provided at the crime and charge code level as per your request.
For breakdown for Other crimes against society and Other dishonesty categories please see the attached spreadsheets.
202600501764 - Breakdown of Other crimes against society category contains:
Prosecutions sheet - Breakdown of number of people proceeded against, where main charge, for crime or offence contained within the Other crimes against society category in Criminal Proceedings in Scotland: 2014-15 to 2023-24.
Convictions sheet - Breakdown of number of people convicted, where main charge, for crime or offence contained within the Other crimes against society category in Criminal Proceedings in Scotland:2014-15 to 2023-24.
202600501764 - Breakdown of Other dishonesty category contains:
Prosecutions sheet - Breakdown of number of people proceeded against, where main charge, for crime or offence contained within the Other dishonesty category in Criminal Proceedings in Scotland:2014-15 to 2023-24.
Convictions sheet - Breakdown of number of people convicted, where main charge, for crime or offence contained within the Other dishonesty category in Criminal Proceedings in Scotland: 2014-15 to 2023-24.
Statistical information in the Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database is derived from data held on the Criminal History System (CHS). The CHS is maintained by Police Scotland who own the majority of the data on the system. The statistics included in this response reflect the details as recorded on the CHS, and as known to the Scottish Government, up to end March 2024.
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