What the conviction rate was for each of the past five years for the crimes of (a) murder, (b) culpable homicide and (c) serious assault.

Answered Asked by Gil Paterson SNP Lodged 3 May 2000

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the conviction rate was for each of the past five years for the crimes of (a) murder, (b) culpable homicide and (c) serious assault.

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 May 2000 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The percentages of prosecutions resulting in a conviction, where the main offence involved was murder, culpable homicide or serious assault, are given in the following table. Serious assault includes crimes classified as attempted murder. | Year
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998
| Number of persons prosecuted
Murder | 57 | 79 | 73 | 52 | 55
Culpable homicide | 43 | 47 | 63 | 46 | 30
Serious assault | 1,508 | 1,298 | 1,421 | 1,485 | 1,452
| Percentage with a charge proved
Murder | 67 | 58 | 77 | 77 | 75
Culpable homicide | 91 | 91 | 92 | 98 | 87
Serious assault | 70 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72

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