How many charges recorded as aggravated by religious prejudice under section 74 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 have been (a) r…

The following table shows the number of charges reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service with a religious aggravation recorded and how these charges were dealt with.
Charge Aggravations: Religious1,2,5
Charges with a Religious Aggravation
| 2003-044
| 2004-05
| 2005-06
| 2006-07
| 2007-08

a. Total Charges Reported
| 271
| 479
| 704
| 693
| 610

b. Court Proceedings
| 240
| 425
| 625
| 601
| 529

c. No Action
| 12
| 11
| 26
| 11
| 16

d. Direct Measures
| 11
| 22
| 26
| 22
| 32

e. Not a separate charge3
| 8
| 21
| 27
| 59
| 33

Notes:
1. The information in this table has been extracted from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service''s Case Management Database. The database is a live, operational database used to manage the processing of reports submitted to procurators fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies. If a Procurator Fiscal amends a charge submitted by a reporting agency the database will record details only of the amended charge.
2. The database is charge-based. The figures quoted therefore relate to the number of charges rather than the number of individuals charged or the number of incidents that gave rise to such charges.
3. The charges referred to at (e) were not included as separate charges in any court proceedings or other action, but action was taken in relation to other charges against the accused.
4. The use of religious aggravations commenced on 27 June 2003, part way through the 2003-04 financial year.
5. The table reflects the position at 9 September 2008.