Justice Statistics Users Day 5.3.12. In the beginning: John Sinclair’s Statistical Accounts.

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Justice Statistics Users Day 5.3.12

In the beginning: John Sinclair’s Statistical Accounts

In the beginning: Patrick Colquoun and Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

,1806.

beginningData on what? Goring (1913) The English

Convict: A Statistical Study

Parole Board of Scotland 2011

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Persons given a custodial sentence of 6 months or less, by main crime type and length of sentence, 2009-10

1 to 30 days

31 to 61

days

62 to 91

days

92 to 122

days

123 to 152 days

153 to 182 days Total

Total 1,148 2,773 1,984 2,510 631 1,809 10,855All crimes Non-sexual crimes of violence Homicide1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Serious assault and attempted murder 1 2 5 10 2 18 38Robbery 2 4 11 14 6 26 63Other 2 5 7 7 0 11 32

Crimes of indecency Indecent assault 0 2 4 0 1 1 8

Lewd & indecent behaviour 2 4 3 9 1 2 21

Other 0 0 2 3 0 5 10

Crimes of dishonesty Housebreaking 18 51 65 139 32 156 461

Theft by opening a lockfast place 14 28 25 59 13 60 199

Theft of/from a motor vehicle 8 28 38 41 7 37 159

Shoplifting 263 599 325 493 75 241 1996

Other theft 40 120 119 166 37 117 599

Fraud 11 33 28 34 6 16 128

Other 18 90 60 59 16 39 282

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc Fire-raising 1 2 1 7 1 7 19

Vandalism etc 37 90 57 71 18 44 317

Other crimes Crimes against public justice 379 690 280 257 24 125 1755

Handling an offensive weapon 9 53 86 134 63 152 497

Drugs 78 113 77 95 43 108 514

Other 0 3 6 9 5 9 32All offences Miscellaneous offences Common assault 84 262 343 403 139 343 1574

Breach of the peace 152 490 342 324 84 154 1546

Drunkenness 3 1 0 0 0 0 4

Other 18 54 42 37 17 24 192

Motor vehicle offences Dangerous and careless driving 1 8 9 21 7 17 63

Drunk driving 2 15 25 30 12 14 98

Unlawful use of vehicle 5 25 22 86 21 80 239

Other 0 1 2 2 1 2 8

1. The homicide offence was a conviction under the Road Traffic Act (1988) section 3ZB - Causing death by driving: unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured drivers.

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