In 2022/23 there were 21,756 new court cases registered at Justice of the Peace courts in Scotland, compared with 57,226 new summary complaints registered at Sheriff Courts. These type of offences are relatively minor and do not require the presence of a jury, unlike more serious indictable offences that are tried at the Scottish High Courts.
Number of complaints registered for summary offences in Scotland from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by type of court
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Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. (June 1, 2023). Number of complaints registered for summary offences in Scotland from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by type of court [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102937/court-cases-in-scotland-by-court/
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. "Number of complaints registered for summary offences in Scotland from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by type of court." Chart. June 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102937/court-cases-in-scotland-by-court/
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Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. "Number of Complaints Registered for Summary Offences in Scotland from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by Type of Court." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102937/court-cases-in-scotland-by-court/
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, Number of complaints registered for summary offences in Scotland from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by type of court Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102937/court-cases-in-scotland-by-court/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of complaints registered for summary offences in Scotland from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by type of court [Graph], Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, June 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102937/court-cases-in-scotland-by-court/
