§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons were convicted of rape in(a) the Sheriff Court and (b) the High Court in each of the past five years; and how many were sentenced to a period of imprisonment of (i) less than 12 months, (ii) one to three years, (iii) three to five years, (iv) five to eight years and (v) over eight years.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is given in the table.
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Year Police force Victims per 100,000 of the population 1986 Central 0.37 1987 Tayside 0.51 1988 Northern 0.36 1989 Grampian 0.40 1990 Fife 0.29 1991 Central 0.37 1Excludes the victims of the Lockerbie disaster.