Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2014-15

Official Statistics Bulletin presents statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland. It forms part of the Scottish Government series of statistical bulletins on the criminal justice system. Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police provide a measure of the volume of criminal activity with which the police are faced.


Table 11: Number of crimes and offences recorded by the police per 10,000 population11 by local authority area, 2014-15

Rate per 10,000 population

Local authority area Non-sexual crimes of violence Sexual crimes Crimes of dishonesty Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. Other crimes Total crimes Miscellaneous offences Motor vehicle offences Total offences Total crimes and offences
Aberdeen City 13 22 330 115 127 608 397 446 842 1,450
Aberdeenshire 5 12 106 56 39 218 143 214 358 576
Angus 11 23 146 77 70 326 212 274 486 812
Argyll & Bute 6 12 122 66 110 316 289 485 774 1,090
Clackmannanshire 17 23 190 125 101 456 305 451 757 1,213
Dumfries & Galloway 9 21 130 65 105 330 249 721 970 1,300
Dundee City 15 37 284 124 117 578 356 220 576 1,154
East Ayrshire 13 17 227 99 133 489 339 358 697 1,186
East Dunbartonshire 6 9 155 48 56 273 146 170 316 588
East Lothian 7 11 180 77 60 335 171 164 336 670
East Renfrewshire 5 6 119 58 49 236 130 272 402 638
Edinburgh, City of 17 21 456 124 105 723 280 209 488 1,211
Eilean Siar 4 16 67 39 37 163 153 213 366 529
Falkirk 12 17 205 93 95 422 295 550 846 1,267
Fife 9 23 193 78 86 389 256 290 546 935
Glasgow City 23 25 377 140 233 796 841 712 1,553 2,350
Highland 7 15 124 69 79 295 245 508 753 1,047
Inverclyde 16 9 198 123 197 543 361 256 617 1,160
Midlothian 10 15 270 128 96 519 231 112 343 862
Moray 6 19 124 70 51 270 191 328 519 789
North Ayrshire 15 15 244 114 107 494 325 285 610 1,104
North Lanarkshire 10 12 216 120 139 497 415 304 719 1,217
Orkney Islands 4 20 44 40 37 145 147 264 411 557
Perth & Kinross 6 18 166 56 84 330 170 211 381 710
Renfrewshire 15 16 226 88 171 515 412 329 741 1,256
Scottish Borders 6 11 133 68 61 280 167 185 352 632
Shetland Islands 4 13 80 47 46 190 157 208 365 555
South Ayrshire 12 18 239 81 97 448 274 425 700 1,148
South Lanarkshire 9 11 194 99 124 436 366 375 742 1,177
Stirling 10 16 236 99 90 451 249 614 863 1,313
West Dunbartonshire 16 19 205 128 190 559 400 381 780 1,339
West Lothian 10 19 230 96 72 426 234 184 418 844
SCOTLAND 12 18 237 97 115 479 343 366 710 1,189

Please see Notes for Tables at end of Chapter 5.

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