The available information is given in the table.Persons Proceeded Against in Scottish Courts for Perverting the Course of Justice1, 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 20022 Number of persons proceeded against 1,460 1,330 1,207 1,172 1,002 Notes:1. Where main offence.2. Figures may be underestimates due to time taken to record details of some court proceedings.