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Case processing - last 5 years

Statistics on Case Processing Last: 5 Years

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-20072007-20082008-2009

Reports Received

Criminal Reports

309,230

319,559

316,377306,770284,859

Death Reports

13,786

13,746

13,57213,45713,608

Total Reports Received

323,016

333,305

329,949

320,227298,467

Non-Court Disposals

No Action

60,706

48,929

44,229

44,22432,473

Warning Letters

32,150

32,652

26,565

24,50514,984

Conditional Offers of Fixed Penalties Paid

9,847

10,352

14,428

15,43820,476

Fiscal Fines Paid/Accepted

22,780

18,338

21,101

18,92237,692
Compensation Orders Acceptedn/an/an/an/a1,919

Compensation Fiscal Fines/Compensation Orders Accepted

n/an/an/an/a1,364

Other Non-Court disposals

11,231

11,325

11,588

9,8138,868

Total Non-Court Disposals

136,714

121,596

117,911

112,902117,776

No Further Action

Total No Further Action

45,775

49,197

52,239

61,64347,443

Court Disposals

District Court:

Pleas 2

40,071

39,617

37,945

39,03038,203

Trials 3

1,221

1,129

1,028

1,1241,180

Total District Court Disposals

41,292

40,746

38,973

40,15439,383

Sheriff Summary 4:

Pleas 2

77,385

72,708

77,438

76,24469,044

Trials 3

5,970

5,724

5,250

5,4224,328

Total Sheriff Summary Disposals

83,355

78,432

82,688

81,66673,372

Sheriff and Jury:

Pleas 2

2,920

3,138

3,478

4,0084,446

Trials 3

691

767

746

803813

Total Sheriff and Jury Disposals

3,611

3,905

4,224

4,8115,259

High Court:

Pleas 2

547

564

510

464343

Trials 3

317

272

329

323296

Total High Court Disposals

864

836

839

787639

Total Court Disposals

129,122

123,919

126,724

127,418118,653

Total Disposals 5

311,611

294,712

296,874

301,968283,872

1 No Further Action = Cases which were closed after proceedings had been commenced or attempted (e.g. cases which were closed because the accused died, the accused could not be traced, a key witness was not available, etc.)

2 Pleas = Cases which were disposed of at court without any evidence being led.

3 Trials = Cases where some or all of the evidence was led.

4 Sheriff Summary cases include cases dealt with in the Stipendiary Magistrate's Court in Glasgow.

5 Total disposals will not equal total criminal cases received as some cases against the same accused will be linked and taken forward as one case. There is also a time lag between receipt of a case and final disposal so that, for example, some cases received in 2003-2004 will not have resulted in a disposal until 2004-2005.

Page updated: Thursday, July 30, 2009