This graph illustrates the percentage of charges of race crimes which were proceeded in court in Scotland from April 2008 to March 2019, by year. Across this period, the share of race crimes which resulted in court proceedings has fluctuated between 80 and 87 percent. In the most recent period, it amounted to 81 percent of race crime charges proceeded in court.
Distribution of race crime charges which were proceeded in court in Scotland from April 2008 to March 2019
* Race crime is defined as any charge of racially aggravated harassment and behavior in terms of Section 50A of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 or Section 18, 19 or 23(1)a of the Public Order Act 1980 or any racial aggravation in terms of Section 96 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
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Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. (June 14, 2019). Distribution of race crime charges which were proceeded in court in Scotland from April 2008 to March 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/625960/percentage-of-race-crimes-proceeded-in-court-in-scotland/
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. "Distribution of race crime charges which were proceeded in court in Scotland from April 2008 to March 2019." Chart. June 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625960/percentage-of-race-crimes-proceeded-in-court-in-scotland/
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. (2019). Distribution of race crime charges which were proceeded in court in Scotland from April 2008 to March 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625960/percentage-of-race-crimes-proceeded-in-court-in-scotland/
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. "Distribution of Race Crime Charges Which Were Proceeded in Court in Scotland from April 2008 to March 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625960/percentage-of-race-crimes-proceeded-in-court-in-scotland/
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Distribution of race crime charges which were proceeded in court in Scotland from April 2008 to March 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625960/percentage-of-race-crimes-proceeded-in-court-in-scotland/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of race crime charges which were proceeded in court in Scotland from April 2008 to March 2019 [Graph], Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, June 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/625960/percentage-of-race-crimes-proceeded-in-court-in-scotland/
