In 2022/23 there were 939 High Court cases in Scotland, compared with 5,938 indictable offences at Scottish Sheriff Courts.
Number of new court cases for indictable 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 new court cases for indictable offences in Scotland from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by type of court [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105781/indicatable-court-cases-in-scotland/
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. "Number of new court cases for indictable offences in Scotland from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by type of court." Chart. June 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105781/indicatable-court-cases-in-scotland/
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. (2023). Number of new court cases for indictable offences in Scotland from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by type of court. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105781/indicatable-court-cases-in-scotland/
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. "Number of New Court Cases for Indictable Offences in Scotland from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by Type of Court." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105781/indicatable-court-cases-in-scotland/
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, Number of new court cases for indictable offences in Scotland from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by type of court Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105781/indicatable-court-cases-in-scotland/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Number of new court cases for indictable 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/1105781/indicatable-court-cases-in-scotland/