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Domestic abuse: statistics recorded by the police in Scotland - 2010/11 and 2011/12

Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2010-11 and 2011-12

Number

	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12
Referral to procurator fiscal	9,313	11,013	14,176	14,857	15,565	15,843	18,828	21,660	23,196	24,963
Police warning	915	1,183	1,173	887	838	706	293	72	44	39
Other action¹	3,269	4,967	5,007	4,781	4,692	5,399	6,761	7,037	5,772	5,534
No further action	1,824	3,165	1,180	2,908	2,466	2,935	3,637	3,290	3,311	1,774
Not recorded	348	1,265	293	73	243	244	7	7	47	59
TOTAL	15,669	21,593	21,829	23,506	23,804	25,127	29,526	32,066	32,370	32,369

1. 'Other action' includes, for example, referrals to support groups such as victim support.

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