§ Mr. ChisholmTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases of rape were(a) reported to the police, (b) reached court and (c) resulted in a guilty verdict in (i) 1985 and (ii) 1993. [28245]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation on the number of cases of rape reported to the police is not collected centrally. The available information is given in the following table:
Number of offences of rape recorded by the police, persons called to court where the main charge was rape and those with a main charge of rape proved in Scotland1 Year Number of offences recorded by the police Persons called to court2 Persons with a charge proved2 1985 248 76 39 1993 339 78 40 1 Cases of attempted rape are included in the above table but cases of assault with intent to rape or ravish are not included. 1 For persons called to court and with a charge proved only those cases where the main charge was rape are included in the table; all recorded cases of rape are counted even where rape is not the main offence.