Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2014/15: Main Findings

Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2014/15.


Table A 1.2: Estimates of the extent of crime in Scotland by year

Scottish Crime Surveys

Estimated numbers of crimes 1992 1995 1999 2002 2003/04 2005/06 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2012/13 2014/15
ALL SCJS CRIME 1,055,000 968,000 840,000 1,094,000 940,000 1,004,000 1,045,000 945,000 874,000 815,000 688,000
PROPERTY CRIME n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 728,000 679,000 654,000 579,000 502,000
Vandalism 212,000 234,000 215,000 363,000 301,000 269,000 350,000 303,000 275,000 219,000 179,000
Motor vehicle vandalism 119,000 119,000 119,000 181,000 177,000 167,000 183,000 161,000 146,000 129,000 112,000
Property vandalism 93,000 116,000 96,000 182,000 125,000 101,000 168,000 142,000 130,000 90,000 67,000
All motor vehicle theft related incidents n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 70,000 64,000 58,000 50,000 40,000
Theft of a motor vehicle 36,000 23,000 18,000 20,000 14,000 10,000 7,000 6,000 4,000 4,000 3,000
Theft from a motor vehicle 150,000 136,000 71,000 89,000 71,000 70,000 54,000 49,000 47,000 40,000 34,000
Attempted theft of / from motor vehicle 55,000 60,000 28,000 28,000 16,000 13,000 9,000 10,000 7,000 6,000 4,000
Housebreaking 165,000 101,000 106,000 87,000 64,000 45,000 25,000 29,000 28,000 35,000 22,000
Other household thefts inc. bicycle theft n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 173,000 153,000 169,000 169,000 158,000
Other household theft 111,000 101,000 60,000 109,000 97,000 151,000 142,000 127,000 141,000 135,000 133,000
Bicycle theft 26,000 25,000 18,000 29,000 20,000 22,000 31,000 27,000 29,000 34,000 25,000
Personal theft excluding robbery n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 110,000 130,000 124,000 106,000 103,000
Theft from the person 20,000 17,000 20,000 13,000 5,000 26,000 20,000 29,000 31,000 26,000 23,000
Other personal theft 111,000 111,000 94,000 105,000 124,000 125,000 90,000 101,000 92,000 80,000 81,000
VIOLENT CRIME 168,000 159,000 211,000 240,000 228,000 273,000 317,000 266,000 220,000 236,000 186,000
Assault 155,000 142,000 188,000 220,000 216,000 253,000 297,000 247,000 208,000 225,000 179,000
Serious assault 76,000 39,000 33,000 46,000 22,000 15,000 26,000 20,000 16,000 18,000 8,000
Robbery 13,000 17,000 22,000 19,000 13,000 20,000 20,000 19,000 12,000 11,000 7,000
COMPARABLE CRIME
Vandalism 212,000 234,000 215,000 363,000 301,000 269,000 350,000 303,000 275,000 219,000 179,000
Acquisitive crime 227,000 149,000 142,000 136,000 98,000 77,000 64,000 61,000 61,000 73,000 49,000
Violent crime 168,000 159,000 211,000 240,000 228,000 273,000 317,000 266,000 220,000 236,000 186,000
Base (All) 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 3,000 5,000 16,000 16,000 13,000 12,000 11,470

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