How many people in (a) South Ayrshire and (b) East Ayrshire who have been charged with the offence of fire-raising since 2010 were not give…

COPFS collates data based on reports to each Procurator Fiscal (PF) office, not by local authority area and so, based on geographic proximities, for (a) South Ayrshire the relevant PF office is Ayr and (b) East Ayrshire, the data is based on reports received at PF office Kilmarnock.
COPFS can provide the number of charges reported to COPFS and of those, the number that were convicted. A further breakdown of charges convicted excluding any with a disposal of prison sentence has also been provided.
Although most charges were prosecuted with the majority convicted, others resulted in no conviction or no further action and a number are still live and ongoing.
Other charges received an alternative to prosecution such as diversion to social work department or referral to children’s reporter or were marked “no action” for example, in cases where there was insufficient admissible evidence.
The information requested is provided in the following table:
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Fire-raising charges reported to COPFS
Procurator Fiscal Office
- Ayr
Financial Year Reported
Total Charges Reported
Total Charges Convicted
Charges Convicted (excluding any with prison sentence)
2010-11
11
3
3
2011-12
24
9
5
2012-13
18
3
0
2013-14
17
6
5
2014-15
12
1
0
2015-16
17
3
2
2016-17
15
2
0
2017-18
30
18
14
2018-19
8
4
2
2019-20
16
3
2
2020-21
22
2
0
2021-22
11
1
1
Fire-raising charges reported to COPFS
Procurator Fiscal Office
- Kilmarnock
Financial Year Reported
Total Charges Reported
Total Charges Convicted
Charges Convicted (excluding any with prison sentence)
2010-11
26
3
1
2011-12
34
10
7
2012-13
21
6
5
2013-14
13
3
3
2014-15
10
5
1
2015-16
46
16
6
2016-17
19
7
4
2017-18
11
3
2
2018-19
13
4
2
2019-20
24
10
5
2020-21
27
6
1
2021-22
26
2
0
Other sentences include:
- Admonished, Children's Hearing, Community Payback Order,
Community Service Order, No Order, Probation Order, Restriction of Liberty Order