Reconviction rates in Scotland: 2015-2016 offender cohort

Trends in reconviction statistics up to the latest cohort of 2015-2016.


Table 18: Repeat non-court disposal rates by characteristics: 2015-16 cohort1,2,3

Index non-court disposal in 2015-16 by gender Age
All Under 21 21 to 25 26 to 30 31 to 40 Over 40
All 17 22 18 17 16 13
Male 18 23 19 17 17 14
Female 13 16 13 15 14 11
Police Disposals 19 22 17 17 18 16
Male 20 23 18 17 19 18
Female 15 17 13 15 17 11
ASBFPN 19 22 18 18 20 19
Male 20 22 19 18 20 20
Female 16 18 14 16 19 14
Formal Adult Warning 10 11 9 12 9 8
Male 11 15 10 13 10 9
Female 8 5 8 12 9 7
Restorative Justice Warning 26 26 - - - -
Male 28 28 - - - -
Female 17 17 - - - -
Early and Effective Interventions 23 23 - - - -
Male 26 26 - - - -
Female 18 18 - - - -
Recorded Police Warning 14 17 12 13 14 11
Male 14 19 13 12 12 12
Female 12 12 11 13 17 10
COPFS Disposals 15 23 19 16 15 11
Male 16 25 21 17 16 11
Female 13 15 13 15 13 11
Fiscal Fine 18 25 21 19 18 15
Male 20 27 24 20 20 16
Female 15 17 13 17 15 13
Fiscal Fixed Penalty 5 12 9 6 5 3
Male 5 14 10 6 5 3
Female 3 2 6 4 3 3
Fiscal Combined Fine with Compensation
19 20 21 20 18 17
Male 20 18 22 20 21 17
Female 17 29 20 20 10 18
Fiscal Compensation 15 24 18 17 13 9
Male 15 26 20 18 10 5
Female 15 9 10 14 19 15
Fiscal Fixed Penalty (Pre-SJR) 9 ** - ** ** **
Male ** ** - ** ** **
Female ** - - ** ** **

1. The non-court disposals dataset is independent of the dataset on court convictions.

2. Includes police and COPFS disposals.

3. The table shows repeat non-court disposal rates, which is the percentage of individuals receiving a non-court disposal within a year of receiving a non-court disposal.

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