Recorded crime and police activity statistics consultation: summary of responses

Summarises the responses to the consultation on the future of recorded crime and police activity statistics. It also outlines a package of changes to the production of Scotland’s recorded crime statistics.


Footnotes

1. A previous consultation on police recorded crime was run in 2019: Official Statistics - recorded crime and related topics: consultation responses - summary - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

2. England and Wales currently publish a Crime Severity Score (as experimental statistics): Crime Severity Score (Experimental Statistics) - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

3. A report summarising the responses received through this earlier engagement was published in June 2021, following some delay due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the resultant increase in demand for associated analysis: Official Statistics - recorded crime and related topics: consultation responses - summary - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

4. England and Wales currently publish a Crime Severity Score (as experimental statistics): Crime Severity Score (Experimental Statistics) - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

Contact

Email: justice_analysts@gov.scot

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