How many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of sexual crimes, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard:…

Answered Asked by Tim Eagle Con Lodged 19 Nov 2025

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of sexual crimes, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard: Crime Recording and Counting Rules, and received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, in each year since 2021.

The answer

Answered by Angela Constance on 1 Dec 2025 · 12 days after it was lodged, on time

The figures are provided in the following tables.CustodialHow many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of sexual crimes, and received a custodial sentenceDetails2020-212021-222022-23Sexual crimes – Total custodial251441462Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings databasenon-custodial sentenceHow many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of sexual crimes, and received a non-custodial sentence:Details2020-212021-222022-23Sexual crimes – Total non-custodial590842953Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database

In the Official Report

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