| Statistics on Case Processing Last: 5 Years | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 |
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Reports Received | | | | | |
Criminal Reports | 309,230 | 319,559 | 316,377 | 306,770 | 284,859 |
Death Reports | 13,786 | 13,746 | 13,572 | 13,457 | 13,608 |
Total Reports Received | 323,016 | 333,305 | 329,949 | 320,227 | 298,467 |
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Non-Court Disposals | | | | | |
No Action | 60,706 | 48,929 | 44,229 | 44,224 | 32,473 |
Warning Letters | 32,150 | 32,652 | 26,565 | 24,505 | 14,984 |
Conditional Offers of Fixed Penalties Paid | 9,847 | 10,352 | 14,428 | 15,438 | 20,476 |
Fiscal Fines Paid/Accepted | 22,780 | 18,338 | 21,101 | 18,922 | 37,692 |
| Compensation Orders Accepted | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1,919 |
Compensation Fiscal Fines/Compensation Orders Accepted | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1,364 |
Other Non-Court disposals | 11,231 | 11,325 | 11,588 | 9,813 | 8,868 |
Total Non-Court Disposals | 136,714 | 121,596 | 117,911 | 112,902 | 117,776 |
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No Further Action | | | | | |
Total No Further Action | 45,775 | 49,197 | 52,239 | 61,643 | 47,443 |
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Court Disposals | | | | | |
District Court: | | | | | |
Pleas
2 | 40,071 | 39,617 | 37,945 | 39,030 | 38,203 |
Trials
3 | 1,221 | 1,129 | 1,028 | 1,124 | 1,180 |
Total District Court Disposals | 41,292 | 40,746 | 38,973 | 40,154 | 39,383 |
Sheriff Summary
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Pleas
2 | 77,385 | 72,708 | 77,438 | 76,244 | 69,044 |
Trials
3 | 5,970 | 5,724 | 5,250 | 5,422 | 4,328 |
Total Sheriff Summary Disposals | 83,355 | 78,432 | 82,688 | 81,666 | 73,372 |
Sheriff and Jury: | | | | | |
Pleas
2 | 2,920 | 3,138 | 3,478 | 4,008 | 4,446 |
Trials
3 | 691 | 767 | 746 | 803 | 813 |
Total Sheriff and Jury Disposals | 3,611 | 3,905 | 4,224 | 4,811 | 5,259 |
High Court: | | | | | |
Pleas
2 | 547 | 564 | 510 | 464 | 343 |
Trials
3 | 317 | 272 | 329 | 323 | 296 |
Total High Court Disposals | 864 | 836 | 839 | 787 | 639 |
Total Court Disposals | 129,122 | 123,919 | 126,724 | 127,418 | 118,653 |
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Total Disposals
5 | 311,611 | 294,712 | 296,874 | 301,968 | 283,872 |
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.