How many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted of sectarian violence in each year since 1999, broken down b…

Sectarian violence is not a separatecharge
- any charge may have a variety of aggravations added and one of the optionsis religious. The following tables show the number of charges relating to violentoffences with religious aggravations where (1) the charge was prosecuted and (2)the prosecution led to a conviction since the introduction of religious aggravationsin 2003.
Table 2 shows those charges witha Guilty verdict recorded for the charge. Of the 5 female accused who were convicted,3 also had the religious aggravation taken into account, and of the 45 male accusedwho were convicted, 25 also had the religious aggravation taken into account. Sevencharges relating to male accused in Strathclyde are still the subject of court proceedings.
Table1: No of Charges Prosecuted (See Notes 1-4)
Police Force Area
| Age
| Female Accused
| Male Accused

2004-05
| 2005-06
| 2003-04
| 2004-05
| 2005-06

Central
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1

Lothian and Borders



| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0

24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1

39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0

41
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0

Northern
| 46
|