The available information is given in the following table: Persons Receiving a Community Service Order1 by Hours Sentenced and Sheriffdom Area, 1997-98 to 2007-08 Glasgow and Strathkelvin Grampian, Highland and Islands Lothian and Borders North Strathclyde South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway Tayside, Central and Fife High Court2 Scotland3 1997-98 Number of persons 1,097 767 838 695 788 1,004 48 5,237 Total number of hours sentenced4 172,875 111,828 117,140 109,938 125,943 153,779 8,805 800,308 Average number of hours sentenced4 158 146 140 158 160 154 183 153 1998-99 Number of persons 882 721 805 655 777 941 30 4,811 Total number of hours sentenced4 138,685 106,215 116,210 107,963 117,816 141,482 5,960 734,331 Average number of hours sentenced4 158 147 145 165 152 151 199 153 1999-2000 Number of persons 784 663 697 624 656 785 45 4,254 Total number of hours sentenced4 126,052 99,136 102,188 99,585 100,740 119,315 9,385 656,401 Average number of hours sentenced4 161 150 147 161 155 153 209 155 2000-01 Number of persons 748 528 704 614 728 917 33 4,272 Total number of hours sentenced4 121,475 80,775 99,209 99,584 113,328 134,654 7,185 656,210 Average number of hours sentenced4 164 153 141 163 157 147 218 154 2001-02 Number of persons 736 643 683 605 707 910 38 4,323 Total number of hours sentenced4 118,738 94,715 97,041 97,272 112,930 135,536 8,280 664,662 Average number of hours sentenced4 162 148 142 161 160 149 218 154 2002-03 Number of persons 730 640 857 583 858 1,019 32 4,719 Total number of hours sentenced4 116,989 101,039 121,870 93,643 134,834 151,710 6,590 726,675 Average number of hours sentenced4 161 159 142 161 157 149 206 154 2003-04 Number of persons 749 600 687 681 734 826 21 4,298 Total number of hours sentenced4 117,556 95,092 98,535 110,630 115,002 119,377 4,810 661,002 Average number of hours sentenced4 158 159 143 163 157 145 229 154 2004-05 Number of persons 721 637 801 734 879 1,051 26...