Racist Incidents Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2013-14
This bulletin presents statistics on racist incidents recorded by Police Scotland in 2013-14.
Racist incidents reported to the police may involve one or more victims/ complainers, one or more perpetrators, and may result in one or more crimes or offences being recorded.
Table 2: Racist incidents recorded, by local authority area, 2004-05 to 2013-141,2
| Number & Rate per 10,000 population | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Local Authority |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
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| Number |
Rate per 10,000 population2 |
Number |
Rate per 10,000 population2 |
Number |
Rate per 10,000 population2 |
Number |
Rate per 10,000 population2 |
Number |
Rate per 10,000 population2 |
Number |
Rate per 10,000 population2 |
Number |
Rate per 10,000 population2 |
Number |
Rate per 10,000 population2 |
Number |
Rate per 10,000 population2 |
Number |
Rate per 10,000 population2 |
|
| Aberdeen City |
313 |
15.1 |
267 |
12.8 |
309 |
14.7 |
322 |
15.2 |
483 |
22.6 |
451 |
20.8 |
464 |
21.1 |
429 |
19.3 |
327 |
14.5 |
271 |
11.9 |
| Aberdeenshire |
86 |
3.7 |
75 |
3.2 |
88 |
3.6 |
31 |
1.3 |
107 |
4.3 |
90 |
3.6 |
90 |
3.6 |
96 |
3.8 |
80 |
3.1 |
59 |
2.3 |
| Angus |
46 |
4.2 |
66 |
5.9 |
55 |
4.9 |
50 |
4.4 |
65 |
5.7 |
45 |
3.9 |
49 |
4.2 |
55 |
4.7 |
32 |
2.8 |
45 |
3.9 |
| Argyll & Bute |
33 |
3.6 |
25 |
2.8 |
43 |
4.7 |
34 |
3.7 |
25 |
2.8 |
26 |
2.9 |
32 |
3.6 |
45 |
5.1 |
34 |
3.9 |
33 |
3.7 |
| Clackmannanshire |
50 |
10.3 |
49 |
10.0 |
58 |
11.7 |
58 |
11.5 |
53 |
10.4 |
41 |
8.0 |
35 |
6.8 |
68 |
13.2 |
52 |
10.1 |
41 |
8.0 |
| Dumfries & Galloway |
78 |
5.2 |
89 |
5.9 |
102 |
6.8 |
64 |
4.3 |
98 |
6.5 |
78 |
5.2 |
66 |
4.4 |
68 |
4.5 |
68 |
4.5 |
85 |
5.7 |
| Dundee City |
217 |
15.2 |
246 |
17.1 |
242 |
16.9 |
244 |
17.0 |
215 |
14.9 |
160 |
11.0 |
157 |
10.7 |
154 |
10.5 |
141 |
9.5 |
133 |
9.0 |
| East Ayrshire |
75 |
6.2 |
67 |
5.6 |
78 |
6.5 |
69 |
5.7 |
71 |
5.8 |
81 |
6.6 |
74 |
6.0 |
70 |
5.7 |
53 |
4.3 |
72 |
5.9 |
| East Dunbartonshire |
41 |
3.8 |
33 |
3.1 |
33 |
3.1 |
42 |
4.0 |
38 |
3.6 |
41 |
3.9 |
40 |
3.8 |
31 |
3.0 |
30 |
2.8 |
23 |
2.2 |
| East Lothian |
28 |
3.0 |
38 |
4.1 |
64 |
6.8 |
54 |
5.7 |
35 |
3.6 |
35 |
3.6 |
47 |
4.7 |
53 |
5.3 |
56 |
5.6 |
90 |
8.9 |
| East Renfrewshire |
48 |
5.3 |
55 |
6.1 |
40 |
4.5 |
33 |
3.7 |
36 |
4.0 |
40 |
4.4 |
43 |
4.8 |
48 |
5.3 |
21 |
2.3 |
26 |
2.8 |
| Edinburgh, City of |
599 |
13.4 |
972 |
21.6 |
1,179 |
26.1 |
1,021 |
22.4 |
822 |
17.9 |
898 |
19.4 |
844 |
18.0 |
1,017 |
21.3 |
916 |
19.0 |
934 |
19.2 |
| Eilean Siar |
18 |
6.8 |
12 |
4.5 |
8 |
3.0 |
10 |
3.7 |
11 |
4.0 |
6 |
2.2 |
3 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
2 |
0.7 |
2 |
0.7 |
| Falkirk |
160 |
10.8 |
182 |
12.1 |
167 |
11.1 |
171 |
11.2 |
215 |
14.0 |
124 |
8.0 |
152 |
9.8 |
151 |
9.7 |
160 |
10.2 |
138 |
8.8 |
| Fife 1 |
302 |
8.6 |
241 |
6.8 |
193 |
5.4 |
149 |
4.2 |
138 |
3.8 |
139 |
3.8 |
209 |
5.8 |
220 |
6.0 |
180 |
4.9 |
246 |
6.7 |
| Glasgow City |
1,226 |
21.5 |
1,277 |
22.4 |
1,209 |
21.3 |
1,301 |
22.8 |
1,256 |
21.8 |
1,318 |
22.7 |
1,328 |
22.6 |
1,499 |
25.3 |
1,220 |
20.5 |
1,232 |
20.7 |
| Highland |
97 |
4.5 |
107 |
4.9 |
107 |
4.8 |
122 |
5.4 |
123 |
5.4 |
81 |
3.5 |
68 |
2.9 |
94 |
4.0 |
100 |
4.3 |
80 |
3.4 |
| Inverclyde |
32 |
3.9 |
36 |
4.4 |
31 |
3.8 |
52 |
6.3 |
38 |
4.6 |
20 |
2.4 |
27 |
3.3 |
40 |
4.9 |
25 |
3.1 |
22 |
2.7 |
| Midlothian |
52 |
6.5 |
81 |
10.1 |
40 |
5.0 |
65 |
8.1 |
43 |
5.3 |
35 |
4.3 |
46 |
5.6 |
60 |
7.2 |
57 |
6.8 |
103 |
12.2 |
| Moray |
38 |
4.3 |
44 |
4.9 |
42 |
4.6 |
38 |
4.2 |
31 |
3.3 |
83 |
8.9 |
75 |
8.0 |
52 |
5.6 |
39 |
4.2 |
41 |
4.3 |
| North Ayrshire |
91 |
6.7 |
103 |
7.5 |
102 |
7.5 |
99 |
7.2 |
100 |
7.3 |
92 |
6.7 |
88 |
6.4 |
113 |
8.2 |
91 |
6.6 |
84 |
6.1 |
| North Lanarkshire |
181 |
5.6 |
207 |
6.3 |
234 |
7.1 |
282 |
8.5 |
249 |
7.5 |
252 |
7.5 |
220 |
6.5 |
205 |
6.1 |
188 |
5.6 |
202 |
6.0 |
| Orkney Islands |
4 |
2.0 |
4 |
2.0 |
3 |
1.5 |
5 |
2.4 |
2 |
1.0 |
2 |
1.0 |
4 |
1.9 |
8 |
3.7 |
8 |
3.7 |
3 |
1.4 |
| Perth & Kinross |
70 |
5.1 |
93 |
6.7 |
77 |
5.5 |
86 |
6.1 |
88 |
6.1 |
79 |
5.5 |
78 |
5.4 |
61 |
4.2 |
81 |
5.5 |
89 |
6.0 |
| Renfrewshire |
131 |
7.6 |
86 |
5.0 |
130 |
7.6 |
123 |
7.2 |
118 |
6.8 |
122 |
7.1 |
145 |
8.3 |
136 |
7.8 |
150 |
8.6 |
144 |
8.3 |
| Scottish Borders |
26 |
2.4 |
43 |
3.9 |
41 |
3.7 |
47 |
4.2 |
46 |
4.1 |
43 |
3.8 |
38 |
3.3 |
27 |
2.4 |
37 |
3.3 |
82 |
7.2 |
| Shetland Islands |
4 |
1.8 |
5 |
2.2 |
5 |
2.3 |
3 |
1.3 |
2 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
3 |
1.3 |
5 |
2.2 |
9 |
3.9 |
9 |
3.9 |
| South Ayrshire |
42 |
3.8 |
64 |
5.7 |
45 |
4.0 |
63 |
5.6 |
53 |
4.7 |
77 |
6.8 |
50 |
4.4 |
62 |
5.5 |
47 |
4.2 |
55 |
4.9 |
| South Lanarkshire |
162 |
5.3 |
181 |
5.9 |
199 |
6.5 |
212 |
6.8 |
210 |
6.7 |
179 |
5.7 |
168 |
5.4 |
139 |
4.4 |
127 |
4.0 |
111 |
3.5 |
| Stirling |
70 |
8.1 |
124 |
14.2 |
132 |
15.0 |
107 |
12.1 |
113 |
12.8 |
102 |
11.5 |
91 |
10.2 |
113 |
12.5 |
101 |
11.1 |
86 |
9.4 |
| West Dunbartonshire |
90 |
9.8 |
82 |
9.0 |
69 |
7.5 |
86 |
9.4 |
95 |
10.4 |
73 |
8.0 |
69 |
7.6 |
90 |
9.9 |
52 |
5.8 |
57 |
6.3 |
| West Lothian |
109 |
6.7 |
158 |
9.6 |
197 |
11.8 |
204 |
12.0 |
166 |
9.7 |
147 |
8.5 |
108 |
6.2 |
180 |
10.3 |
144 |
8.2 |
209 |
11.9 |
| Scotland |
4,519 |
8.9 |
5,112 |
10.0 |
5,322 |
10.4 |
5,247 |
10.1 |
5,145 |
9.9 |
4,960 |
9.5 |
4,911 |
9.3 |
5,389 |
10.2 |
4,628 |
8.7 |
4,807 |
9.0 |
1. A restructuring of recording methodology and data management arrangements in Fife Constabulary from April 2011 resulted in an increase in the number of racist incidents.
2. Population estimates are as at mid-year from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) (http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates). NRS have announced discrepancies in the mid-year population estimates. See section 6.35 for more details.
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