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Case processing - last 5 years

Statistics on Case Processing Last: 5 Years 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
           
Reports Received          
Criminal Reports 316,377 306,770 285,398 275,503 265,830
Death Reports 13,572 13,457 13,531 13,498 13,112
Total Reports Received 329,949 320,227 298,929 289,001 278,942
           
Non-Court Disposals          
No Action 44,229 44,224 31,934 29,835 29,391
Warning Letters 26,565 24,505 14,819 14,424 12,661
Conditional Offers of Fixed Penalties Paid 14,428 15,438 20,252 18,372 20,165
Fiscal Fines Paid/Accepted 21,101 18,922 36,903 34,293 33,386
Compensation Orders Accepted 0 0 1,891 1,901 1,729
Combined Fiscal Fines/Compensation Orders Accepted 0 0 1,404 1,900 2,094
Other Non-Court disposals 11,588 9,813 8,882 8,427 7,902
Total Non-Court Disposals 117,911 112,907 116,085 109,152 107,328
           
No Further Action          
Total No Further Action 52,239 61,643 43,923 32,637 33,963
           
Court Disposals          
District Court:          
Pleas 2 37,945 39,030 38,514 41,103 39,144
Trials 3 1,028 1,124 1,151 1,097 1,639
Total District Court Disposals 38,973 40,154 39,665 42,200 40,783
Sheriff Summary 4:          
Pleas 2 77,438 76,244 69,073 64,039 60,031
Trials 3 5,250 5,422 4,383 4,874 5,178
Total Sheriff Summary Disposals 82,688 81,666 73,456 68,913 65,209
Sheriff and Jury:          
Pleas 2 3,478 4,008 4,290 3,486 3,366
Trials 3 746 803 818 889 982
Total Sheriff and Jury Disposals 4,224 4,811 5,108 4,375 4,348
High Court:          
Pleas 2 510 464 354 327 333
Trials 3 329 323 284 255 225
Total High Court Disposals 839 787 638 582 558
Total Court Disposals 126,724 127,418 118,867 116,070 110,898
           
Total Disposals 5 296,874 301,968 278,875 257,859 252,189

 

 

 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 2006-2007 will not have resulted in a disposal until 2007-2008.