§ Mr. Mylesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report details of the crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland for 1980 and 1981.
§ Mr. YoungerThe information requested is shown in the following table:
Crimes and offences recorded by the police Scotland Thousands 1980 1981 Total crimes and offences 724.7 744.4 Total crimes 364.6 407.9 Non-sexual crimes of violence against the person 11.1 12.2 Serious assaults etc. (including homicide) 4.4 4.5 Handling offensive weapons 2.3 2.9 Robbery 3.7 4.2 Other 0.7 0.6 Crimes involving indecency 5.2 4.8 Sexual assault 1.3 1.3 Lewd and libidinous practices 2.5 2.2 Other 1.5 1.3 Crimes involving dishonesty 280.0 319.7 Housebreaking 78.4 95.7 Theft by opening lockfast places 36.6 47.3 Other theft 142.5 152.2 Fraud 15.9 16.9 Other 6.3 7.7 Fire raising 2.8 3.0 Malicious and reckless conduct 57.3 58.7 Other crimes 8.3 9.5 Total offences 360.1 336.5 Miscellaneous offences 123.2 118.2 Petty assaults 28.2 27.6 Breach of the peace 53.9 53.6 Drunkenness offences 18.2 16.5 Other 22.9 20.4 Offences relating to motor vehicles 236.9 218.3 Reckless or careless driving 25.0 24.4 Drunk driving 15.9 13.8 Speeding 46.8 33.9 No car tax, driving licence or insurance 66.4 68.5 Other 82.8 77.8
§ Mr. Mylesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report information on the number of persons against whom a charge was proved in Scottish courts in 1980, their ages, the crimes and offences proved, and the sentences imposed.
§ Mr. YoungerOnly provisional figures are at present available, as shown in the following tables: 207W
Persons against whom a charge was proved: Classified by type of crime or offence Scotland 1980 Persons aged 8–15 16–20 21 and Over Companies Total Total crimes and offences 1,053 65,976 176,268 2,961 246,258 Total crimes: 611 19,893 27,273 15 47,792 Non-sexual crimes of violence against the person 26 1,026 1,802 — 2,854 Serious assaults etc. (including homicide) 10 590 1,182 — 1,782 Handling offensive weapons 5 155 140 — 300 Robbery 11 248 237 — 496 Other — 33 243 — 276 Crime involving indecency 9 282 726 — 1,017 Sexual assault 2 58 73 — 133 Lewd and libidinous practices 2 114 286 — 402 Other 5 110 367 — 482 Crimes involving dishonesty 508 15,237 20,528 15 36,238 Housebreaking 174 4,086 2,815 — 7,075 Theft by opening lockfast places 22 1,105 840 — 1,967 Other theft 295 8,612 12,543 — 21,450 Fraud 4 526 2,380 13 2,923 Other 13 908 1,950 2 2,873 Fire-raising 8 56 72 — 136 Malicious and reckless conduct 43 2,265 2,043 — 4,351 Other crimes 17 1,027 2,102 — 3,146 Total offences 442 46,083 148,995 2,946 198,466 Miscellaneous offences 298 25,265 54,373 523 80,459 Petty assault 43 3,821 7,395 — 11,259 Breach of the peace 162 14,914 19,565 2 34,643 Drunkeness offences 15 1,335 12,446 1 13,797 Other 78 5,195 14,967 520 20,760 Offences relating to motor vehicles 144 20,818 94,622 2,423 118,007 Reckless or careless driving 9 2,400 8,557 3 10,969 Drunk Driving 9 1,382 11,121 1 12,513 Speeding 9 3,543 33,677 7 37,236 No car tax, driving licence or insurance 88 9,197 16,084 378 25,747 Other 29 4,296 25,183 2,034 31,542
Persons against whom a charge was proved: Classified by sentence Scotland 1980 Persons Aged 8.15 16.20 21 and Over Companies Total Absolute discharge 20 346 690 18 1,074 Caution/admonished 348 7,366 15,600 314 23,628 Probation 67 1,223 1,121 — 2,411 Remitted to children's hearing 79 11 — — 90 Community service order — 177 152 — 329 Fine 440 53,351 151,601 2,629 208,021 Imprisonment — — 7,050 — 7,050 Young offenders institution — 1,799 — — 1,799 Borstal — 715 — — 715 Detention centre — 923 — — 923 Other detention* 97 9 — — 106 Other sentences 2 56 54 — 112 Total 1,053 65,976 176,268 2,961 246,258 * Detention under sections 205(2), 206(1) and 413 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975.