| Statistics on Case Processing Last: 5 Years | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 |
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Reports Received | | | | | |
Criminal Reports | 307,455 | 309,230 | 319,559 | 316,377 | 306,770 |
Death Reports | 13,885 | 13,786 | 13,746 | 13,572 | 13,457 |
Total Reports Received | 321,340 | 323,016 | 339,415 | 329,949 | 320,227 |
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Non-Court Disposals | | | | | |
No Proceedings | 43,702 | 60.706 | 48,929 | 44,229 | 44,224 |
Warning Letters | 21,920 | 32,150 | 32,652 | 26,565 | 24,505 |
Conditional Offers of Fixed Penalties Paid | 8,690 | 9,847 | 10,352 | 14,428 | 15,438 |
Fiscal Fines Paid | 30,029 | 22,780 | 18,338 | 21,101 | 18,922 |
Other Non-Court disposals | 12,615 | 11,231 | 11,325 | 11,588 | 9,813 |
Total Non-Court Disposals | 91,544 | 136,714 | 121,596 | 117,911 | 112,902 |
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No Further Proceedings | | | | | |
Total No Further Proceedings | 37,326 | 45,775 | 49,197 | 52,239 | 61,643 |
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Court Disposals | | | | | |
District Court: | | | | | |
Pleas
2 | 37,679 | 40,071 | 39,617 | 37,945 | 38,625 |
Trials
3 | 1,353 | 1,221 | 1,129 | 1,028 | 1,108 |
Total District Court Disposals | 39,032 | 41,292 | 40,746 | 38,973 | 39,733 |
Sheriff Summary
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Pleas
2 | 78,061 | 77,385 | 72,708 | 77,438 | 74,967 |
Trials
3 | 5,679 | 5,970 | 5,724 | 5,250 | 5,316 |
Total Sheriff Summary Disposals | 83,740 | 83,355 | 78,432 | 82,688 | 80,283 |
Sheriff and Jury: | | | | | |
Pleas
2 | 2,662 | 2,920 | 3,138 | 3,478 | 3,912 |
Trials
3 | 689 | 691 | 767 | 746 | 788 |
Total Sheriff and Jury Disposals | 3,352 | 3,611 | 3,905 | 4,224 | 4,700 |
High Court: | | | | | |
Pleas
2 | 754 | 535 | 564 | 510 | 453 |
Trials
3 | 414 | 317 | 272 | 329 | 311 |
Total High Court Disposals | 1168 | 852 | 836 | 839 | 764 |
Total Court Disposals | 127,292 | 129,110 | 123,919 | 126,724 | 125,480 |
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Total Disposals
5 | 265,162 | 311,599 | 294,712 | 296,874 | 300,025 |
1 No Further Proceedings = 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 2003-2004 will not have resulted in a disposal until 2004-2005.