Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, in solemn trial cases, how many (a) not proven and (b) not guilty verdicts were returned in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.
The available information is provided in the following tables by financial year, which have been produced from the Scottish Government’s criminal proceedings database . The Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2017-18 will be published in late January 2019.
Number of people proceeded against in Scottish solemn courts with result 'not proven', 2014-15 to 2016-17.
2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | |
All crimes and offences | 341 | 342 | 359 |
Source: Criminal Proceedings database
Number of people proceeded against in Scottish solemn courts with result 'not guilty', 2014-15 to 2016-17 .
2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | |
All crimes and offences | 785 | 878 | 818 |
Source: Criminal Proceedings database