Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2014/15: Main Findings

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


Table A 1.8: Prevalence of violent 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 4.1 3.6 3.0 3.1 2.6 -1.5 * -0.5 *
Male 5.7 5.0 4.2 4.2 3.5 -2.2 * -0.7
Female 2.7 2.3 1.9 2.2 1.8 -0.9 * -0.4
16 - 24 12.0 10.1 7.4 8.2 6.0 -6.0 * -2.3
25 - 34 5.9 5.5 4.3 4.3 4.2 -1.7 0.0
35 - 44 3.2 4.1 3.7 4.3 2.7 -0.5 -1.6 *
45 - 54 3.5 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.6 -0.9 0.6
55 - 64 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.0 -0.6 -0.3
65 - 74 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.3 -0.2 0.0
75+ 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.1
15% most deprived 5.9 6.2 3.3 5.0 4.5 -1.3 -0.5
Rest of Scotland 3.8 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.3 -1.6 * -0.6 *
Urban 4.6 3.9 3.3 3.5 2.8 -1.8 * -0.7 *
Rural 2.2 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.8 -0.5 0.1

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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