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Publication - Statistics

Homicide in Scotland, 2013-14

Published
9 December 2014
ISBN
9781785440175

Statistical bulletin on crimes of homicide recorded by the police in Scotland in 2013-14

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Table 5: Age and gender of homicide victims1 by rate per million population2, Scotland, 2004-05 to 2013-14

Age and gender of victim 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
  Number:
All victims 137 95 120 115 99 82 100 93 63 61
Under 1 year 4 3 1 2 2 - 3 - 1 -
1 to 4 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 - - 2
5 to 15 4 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 1 -
16 to 20 12 11 14 14 10 9 14 9 - 1
21 to 30 41 18 36 24 24 18 21 23 13 16
31 to 50 48 48 44 50 47 37 42 39 32 28
51 to 70 21 11 18 18 10 15 15 11 15 13
71 and over 3 2 3 3 3 1 1 8 1 1
Male victims 110 82 100 91 71 55 79 73 51 46
Under 1 year 4 1 - - 1 - 3 - 1 -
1 to 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 2
5 to 15 3 1 2 1 2 - 2 2 1 -
16 to 20 9 9 14 12 6 6 12 8 - -
21 to 30 36 14 31 20 21 16 16 17 12 15
31 to 50 40 44 36 41 33 24 34 31 25 19
51 to 70 15 11 15 15 7 8 12 10 12 10
71 and over - 1 1 1 - - - 5 - -
Female victims 27 13 20 24 28 27 21 20 12 15
Under 1 year - 2 1 2 1 - - - - -
1 to 4 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - -
5 to 15 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 1 - -
16 to 20 3 2 - 2 4 3 2 1 - 1
21 to 30 5 4 5 4 3 2 5 6 1 1
31 to 50 8 4 8 9 14 13 8 8 7 9
51 to 70 6 - 3 3 3 7 3 1 3 3
71 and over 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 1
  Rate per million population:
All victims 27 19 23 22 19 16 19 18 12 11
Under 1 year 75 55 18 35 34 - 51 - 17 -
1 to 4 19 5 5 9 4 4 4 - - 8
5 to 15 6 2 5 3 3 2 5 5 2 -
16 to 20 37 34 42 42 30 27 41 26 - 3
21 to 30 66 29 56 37 36 26 30 33 18 22
31 to 50 32 32 29 33 31 25 28 26 22 19
51 to 70 18 9 15 15 8 12 12 9 12 10
71 and over 6 4 5 5 5 2 2 14 2 2
Male victims 45 33 40 36 28 22 31 28 20 18
Under 1 year 145 36 - - 33 - 100 - 33 -
1 to 4 28 9 9 9 9 9 - - - 17
5 to 15 9 3 6 3 6 - 6 6 3 -
16 to 20 55 54 84 71 35 35 70 46 - -
21 to 30 117 45 98 62 63 47 47 49 34 42
31 to 50 55 60 49 56 45 33 47 43 35 27
51 to 70 27 19 26 26 12 13 20 16 19 16
71 and over - 5 5 5 - - - 21 - -
Female victims 10 5 8 9 10 10 8 7 4 5
Under 1 year - 76 37 72 34 - - - - -
1 to 4 10 - - 9 - - 9 - - -
5 to 15 3 - 3 3 - 3 3 3 - -
16 to 20 19 12 - 12 24 18 12 6 - 6
21 to 30 16 13 15 12 9 6 14 17 3 3
31 to 50 10 5 10 12 18 17 11 11 9 12
51 to 70 10 - 5 5 5 11 5 2 4 4
71 and over 9 3 6 6 9 3 3 9 3 3

Notes:
1. Figures correct as at 9 December 2014.
2. Population data are derived from relevant mid-year population estimates prepared by the National Records of Scotland http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates.

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