Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2014/15: Main Findings

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


Table A 1.6: Prevalence of crime by demographic variables

Percentages 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2012/13 2014/15 From 2008/09 to 2014/15   From 2012/13 to 2014/15  
All 20.4 19.3 17.8 16.9 14.5 -5.9 * -2.4 *
Male 21.2 20.4 18.4 18.2 15.6 -5.6 * -2.5 *
Female 19.7 18.2 17.2 15.8 13.6 -6.2 * -2.2 *
16 - 24 32.2 26.4 25.6 23.7 20.4 -11.8 * -3.3
25 - 34 26.2 25.4 22.5 22.8 19.7 -6.4 * -3.1
35 - 44 23.5 24.8 22.2 20.5 17.1 -6.3 * -3.3 *
45 - 54 21.0 19.9 19.1 17.2 15.7 -5.2 * -1.5
55 - 64 16.0 14.3 13.4 12.7 12.0 -4.0 * -0.7
65 - 74 10.0 10.0 8.3 9.8 6.7 -3.3 * -3.1 *
75+ 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.4 4.8 -0.8 -0.6
15% most deprived 26.0 25.2 21.3 21.3 21.2 -4.8 * -0.1
Rest of Scotland 19.4 18.3 17.2 16.1 13.4 -6.1 * -2.8 *
Urban 22.2 20.9 19.5 18.6 15.5 -6.6 * -3.0 *
Rural 13.0 12.1 10.2 9.4 9.9 -3.1 * 0.4

Base: 2008/09 (16,000), 2009/10 (16,040), 2010/11 (13,010), 2012/13 (12,050), 2014/15 (11,470)

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