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Publication - Statistics

Domestic abuse: statistics recorded by the police in Scotland - 2012-13

Published
8 October 2013
ISBN
9781782568759

This bulletin presents statistics on domestic abuse, based on details of incidents supplied by the eight Scottish police forces in 2012-13

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Table 1 Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by police force area and type of main crime/offence, 2012-13

                  Number
  Central Dumfries & Galloway Fife Grampian Lothian & Borders Northern Strathclyde Tayside SCOTLAND
Total incidents1 3,500 1,411 4,800 4,055 10,703 2,392 28,304 4,915 60,080
Incidents resulting in the recording of a crime/offence 1,543 568 1,991 2,661 3,614 1,173 16,491 2,218 30,259
(Of which reported to the procurator fiscal) 1,103 471 1,566 1,244 2,619 1,080 14,163 1,360 23,606
Non-sexual crimes of violence 64 11 15 21 100 28 246 32 517
Homicide2 1  - 1 1  -  - 7 1 11
Attempted murder & serious assault3 51 6 5 8 37 23 166 17 313
Other 12 5 9 12 63 5 73 14 193
Sexual offences 8 3 10 22 14 6 165 20 248
Rape & attempted rape 5 3 10 14 9 1 108 9 159
Sexual assault4 3  -  - 8 5 5 52 10 83
Other  -  -  -  -  -  - 5 1 6
Crimes of dishonesty 62 6 45 79 73 6 503 74 848
Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. 150 53 188 155 214 87 736 171 1,754
Fire-raising 6 3 7 4 3 1 9 1 34
Vandalism, etc.   144 50 181 151 211 86 727 170 1,720
Other crimes 258 79 293 241 654 57 2,336 203 4,121
Crimes against public justice 239 74 289 218 614 56 2,314 201 4,005
Handling an offensive weapon 5 2 4 10 18 1 20 1 61
Drugs 14 3  - 11 18  - 1 1 48
Other  -  -  - 2 4  - 1  - 7
Miscellaneous offences 1,000 415 1,440 2,142 2,555 989 12,503 1,718 22,762
Common assault5 567 240 907 1,251 1,749 465 6,595 1,004 12,778
Breach of the peace etc.6 104 107 119 285 154 459 723 455 2,406
Threatening or abusive behaviour6 227 55 394 375 506 57 4,037 34 5,685
Stalking6 21 2 20 28 46 4 145 39 305
Drunkenness  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Other  81 11  - 203 100 4 1,003 186 1,588
Motor vehicle offences 1 1  - 1 4  - 2  - 9
Behaviour not leading to recording a crime or offence 1,957 843 2,809 1,394 7,089 1,219 11,813 2,697 29,821

1. Different police forces record domestic abuse information in differing ways. Police practice in deciding when behaviour justifies the recording of a crime or offence may also differ. These differences influence the proportion of incidents which lead to the recording of a crime or offence, as well as the proportion of crimes and offences reported to the procurator fiscal. See note 4.5.

2. Includes murder and culpable homicide, which includes death by dangerous driving, causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs, causing death by careless driving and corporate homicide

3. For the definition of Serious assault, please see note 4.8

4. Implementation of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 will have an effect on comparability of breakdown of Sexual offences over time. For further information, please see note 4.7

5. Includes Common assault and Common assault of an emergency worker

6. Threatening or abusive behaviour and Stalking were introduced in late 2010. These offences would previously have been included in Breach of the peace.

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