Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2011-12

Recorded Crime in Scotland for 2011-12


Table 5: Crimes and offences1 recorded per 10,000 population, percentage change in total number recorded and percentage cleared up by police force area, 2011-12

Number & Percentage
Central Dumfries & Galloway Fife Grampian Lothian & Borders Northern Strathclyde Tayside SCOTLAND
Total Crimes1 16,257 6,036 17,848 29,226 57,471 13,556 154,787 19,005 314,186
Total Offences1 36,589 22,526 25,627 54,099 72,838 26,757 270,176 35,421 544,033
Total Crimes and Offences1 52,846 28,562 43,475 83,325 130,309 40,313 424,963 54,426 858,219
Crimes and offences per 10,000 population
Total Crimes1 549 408 486 526 597 466 694 468 598
Non-sexual crimes of violence 13 9 9 11 19 17 23 13 18
Sexual offences1 17 10 16 18 14 12 13 11 14
Crimes of dishonesty 260 155 249 278 327 179 331 231 294
Fire-raising, vandalism etc. 147 111 120 123 142 122 163 109 143
Other crimes 112 123 92 96 95 135 164 105 129
Total Offences1 1,236 1,521 698 974 757 919 1,212 873 1,035
Miscellaneous offences1 352 268 292 336 246 323 552 258 400
Motor vehicle offences 884 1,254 406 638 511 596 660 615 635
Total Crimes and Offences1 1,786 1,929 1,183 1,501 1,355 1,385 1,906 1,341 1,633
Percentage change in total number recorded, 2010-11 to 2011-12
Total Crimes1 -4 -11 -5 -5 -4 0 1 -16 -3
Non-sexual crimes of violence -5 -1 -25 -21 -10 -1 -20 -10 -17
Sexual offences1 20 52 -12 0 30 -14 12 7 10
Crimes of dishonesty -2 -16 -1 -5 -3 -4 4 -17 -1
Fire-raising, vandalism etc. -4 -16 -15 -8 -5 -4 -7 -24 -8
Other crimes -8 -2 6 -3 -11 11 5 -3 1
Total Offences1 6 2 1 0 -4 4 6 -5 3
Miscellaneous offences1 12 -6 6 -1 1 3 1 -17 0
Motor vehicle offences 3 4 -2 0 -6 5 10 1 4
Total Crimes and Offences1 3 -1 -1 -2 -4 3 4 -9 1
Percentage cleared up
Total Crimes1 56 72 60 48 44 67 46 58 49
Non-sexual crimes of violence 92 95 97 84 68 94 71 85 75
Sexual offences1 73 85 81 61 66 81 65 65 67
Crimes of dishonesty 47 60 51 37 35 52 32 51 37
Fire-raising, vandalism etc. 34 54 44 30 24 48 17 32 25
Other crimes 98 100 99 98 98 100 98 99 98
Miscellaneous offences1 93 98 96 89 92 97 93 96 93

Notes:

1. Overall totals of Crimes and Offences for 2009-10 and 2010-11 have been affected by changes to the categories of Other sexual offences and Other miscellaneous offences. From 2011-12 onwards, the offence of Taking, distribution, possession etc. of indecent photos of children has been reclassified as a Sexual offence.

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