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Written Question · S6W-34289 · Session 6

How many people have been convicted of domestic abuse in the last 12 months; of these, how many were reoffenders of domestic abuse, and on …

Answered Asked by Pam Gosal Con Lodged 24 Jan 2025

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been convicted of domestic abuse in the last 12 months; of these, how many were reoffenders of domestic abuse, and on how many previous occasions each reoffender had committed this crime.

The answer

Answered by Angela Constance on 17 Feb 2025 · 24 days after it was lodged, on time

The latest data published on the Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services Criminal Disposals Dashboard, shows that during the last past 12 months (January 2024 to December 2024), 1,067 people were convicted of at least one offence under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018.Of those 1,067 people, 46 were convicted for domestic abuse offences under different case references in previous years (from the implementation of the Act to December 2023). Of those 46 people:41 were convicted for domestic abuse crimes under one different case.4 were convicted for domestic abuse crimes under two different cases.1 was convicted for domestic abuse crimes under four different cases.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-34289 by reference.