How many (a) rapes and (b) assaults with intent to rape were prosecuted in each year since 1997, broken down by police force and procurator…

Answered Asked by Gil Paterson SNP Lodged 26 Feb 2003

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) rapes and (b) assaults with intent to rape were prosecuted in each year since 1997, broken down by police force and procurator fiscal area.

The answer

Answered by Elish Angiolini on 12 Mar 2003 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The available information on persons proceeded against where rape or assault with intent to rape was the main offence is given in the table, which is extracted from the Scottish Executive Justice Department's court proceedings database. Information by procurator fiscal area is not available.Persons Proceeded Against Where the Main Charge Was Rape or Assault With Intent to Rape by Police Force Area, 1997-2001Main Offence | Police Force Area | Year of Sentence
1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001
Rape | Scotland | 65 | 66 | 56 | 50 | 61
Central | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1
Dumfries and Galloway | 2 |
- | 2 | 2 | 2
Fife | 3 | 16 | 6 |
- | 9
Grampian | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3
Lothian and Borders | 15 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 10
Northern | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3
Strathclyde | 30 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 23
Tayside | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10
Assault With Intent to Rape | Scotland1 | 33 | 37 | 26 | 22 | 28
Central | 2 |
- | 3 |
- | 3
Dumfries and Galloway |
- | 1 | 1 |
- |
-
Fife |

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