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Publication - Statistics

Homicide in Scotland, 2012-13

Published
1 October 2013
ISBN
9781782568216

Statistical bulletin on crimes of homicide recorded by the police in Scotland in 2012-13

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Table 5: Age and gender of homicide victims1 by rate per million population2, Scotland, 2003-04 to 2012-13

Age and gender of victim 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Number:
All victims 109 137 95 120 115 99 82 100 93 62
Under 1 year 4 4 3 1 2 2 - 3 - 1
1 to 4 - 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 - -
5 to 15 4 4 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 1
16 to 20 9 12 11 14 14 10 9 14 9 -
21 to 30 29 41 18 36 24 24 18 21 23 13
31 to 50 46 48 48 44 50 47 37 42 39 32
51 to 70 15 21 11 18 18 10 15 15 11 14
71 and over 2 3 2 3 3 3 1 1 8 1
Male victims 94 110 82 100 91 71 55 79 73 50
Under 1 year 2 4 1 - - 1 - 3 - 1
1 to 4 - 3 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
5 to 15 3 3 1 2 1 2 - 2 2 1
16 to 20 7 9 9 14 12 6 6 12 8 -
21 to 30 27 36 14 31 20 21 16 16 17 12
31 to 50 42 40 44 36 41 33 24 34 31 25
51 to 70 13 15 11 15 15 7 8 12 10 11
71 and over - - 1 1 1 - - - 5 -
Female victims 15 27 13 20 24 28 27 21 20 12
Under 1 year 2 - 2 1 2 1 - - - -
1 to 4 - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - -
5 to 15 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 1 -
16 to 20 2 3 2 - 2 4 3 2 1 -
21 to 30 2 5 4 5 4 3 2 5 6 1
31 to 50 4 8 4 8 9 14 13 8 8 7
51 to 70 2 6 - 3 3 3 7 3 1 3
71 and over 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 3 1
Rate per million population:
All victims 22 27 19 23 22 19 16 19 18 12
Under 1 year 77 75 55 18 35 34 - 51 - 17
1 to 4 - 19 5 5 9 4 4 4 - -
5 to 15 6 6 2 5 3 3 2 5 5 2
16 to 20 28 37 33 42 42 30 27 42 26 -
21 to 30 47 67 29 56 36 35 26 30 33 18
31 to 50 31 32 32 29 34 32 25 29 26 22
51 to 70 13 18 9 15 15 8 12 12 9 11
71 and over 4 6 4 5 5 5 2 2 14 2
Male victims 39 45 33 40 37 28 22 31 28 19
Under 1 year 76 145 36 - - 33 - 100 - 33
1 to 4 - 28 9 9 9 9 9 - - -
5 to 15 9 9 3 6 3 6 - 6 6 3
16 to 20 43 54 53 82 70 35 35 71 46 -
21 to 30 88 118 45 96 60 61 45 44 49 34
31 to 50 58 55 61 50 57 46 34 49 43 35
51 to 70 24 27 20 26 26 12 14 20 16 17
71 and over - - 5 5 5 - - - 21 -
Female victims 6 10 5 8 9 10 10 8 7 4
Under 1 year 79 - 76 37 72 34 - - - -
1 to 4 - 10 - - 9 - - 9 - -
5 to 15 3 3 - 3 3 - 3 3 3 -
16 to 20 13 19 12 - 12 25 18 12 6 -
21 to 30 6 16 13 16 12 9 6 14 17 3
31 to 50 5 10 5 10 12 18 17 11 11 9
51 to 70 3 10 - 5 5 5 11 5 2 4
71 and over 6 9 3 6 6 9 3 3 9 3

Notes:
1. Figures correct as at 1 October 2013.
2. Population data are derived from relevant mid-year population estimates prepared by the National Records of Scotland: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/population/estimates/mid-year/index.html.

Contact

Email: Neil Henderson

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