The future of recorded crime and police activity statistics: consultation
We are consulting on the production and dissemination of Scotland’s recorded crime statistics, and on the possible development of new analysis on other types of policing activity. The responses we receive will help inform our long term strategy for the delivery of crime and policing statistics.
Annex B – Alternative option A
Number & Percentage | ||||||||||||
Crime group | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | % change 19-20 to 2020-21 | % change 11-12 to 2020-21 |
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Total Crimes | 383,936 | 334,613 | 331,629 | 315,779 | 306,274 | 298,154 | 304,215 | 305,699 | 305,220 | 299,452 | -2 | -22 |
Non-sexual crimes of violence | 79,281 | 69,090 | 68,017 | 65,786 | 66,806 | 66,397 | 66,962 | 67,227 | 68,020 | 61,913 | -9 | -22 |
Murder and culpable homicide | 93 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 66 | 61 | -8 | -34 |
Causing death by driving dangerously | 28 | 25 | 43 | 42 | 21 | 40 | 39 | 43 | 55 | 39 | -29 | 39 |
Serious assault and attempted murder | 4,693 | 3,643 | 3,268 | 3,166 | 4,009 | 4,188 | 4,194 | 4,361 | 4,103 | 3,518 | -14 | -25 |
Common assault | 69,253 | 60,955 | 60,357 | 58,178 | 58,596 | 57,861 | 58,335 | 57,915 | 57,833 | 52,052 | -10 | -25 |
Robbery | 2,244 | 1,832 | 1,499 | 1,497 | 1,327 | 1,435 | 1,556 | 1,807 | 1,738 | 1,673 | -4 | -25 |
Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,681 | 1,641 | -2 | - |
Other non-sexual violence | 2,970 | 2,569 | 2,787 | 2,840 | 2,793 | 2,808 | 2,779 | 3,042 | 2,544 | 2,929 | 15 | -1 |
Sexual crimes | 7,361 | 7,693 | 8,604 | 9,557 | 10,273 | 11,092 | 12,487 | 13,547 | 13,364 | 13,131 | -2 | 78 |
Rape & attempted rape | 1,274 | 1,462 | 1,808 | 1,901 | 1,809 | 1,878 | 2,255 | 2,426 | 2,343 | 2,298 | -2 | 80 |
Sexual assault | 2,908 | 3,008 | 3,405 | 3,727 | 3,963 | 4,281 | 4,826 | 5,123 | 4,936 | 4,154 | -16 | 43 |
Causing to view sexual activity or images | 1,176 | 950 | 1,009 | 1,350 | 1,507 | 1,624 | 1,752 | 2,005 | 1,992 | 2,101 | 5 | 79 |
Communicating indecently | 358 | 526 | 605 | 906 | 1,180 | 1,166 | 1,222 | 1,373 | 1,470 | 1,543 | 5 | 331 |
Threatening to or disclosing an intimate image | - | - | - | - | - | - | 421 | 596 | 655 | 780 | 19 | - |
Indecent photos of children | 375 | 595 | 621 | 603 | 645 | 649 | 658 | 554 | 584 | 660 | 13 | 76 |
Crimes associated with prostitution | 567 | 534 | 490 | 374 | 247 | 303 | 136 | 235 | 101 | 56 | -45 | -90 |
Other sexual crimes | 703 | 618 | 666 | 696 | 922 | 1,191 | 1,217 | 1,235 | 1,283 | 1,539 | 20 | 119 |
Crimes of dishonesty | 154,337 | 135,899 | 137,324 | 126,857 | 115,789 | 113,205 | 114,474 | 114,506 | 111,409 | 89,731 | -19 | -42 |
Housebreaking | 24,222 | 21,515 | 22,272 | 20,607 | 17,637 | 16,299 | 15,130 | 13,777 | 12,903 | 9,706 | -25 | -60 |
Theft by opening lockfast places | 3,529 | 3,239 | 3,218 | 2,879 | 2,193 | 1,940 | 2,027 | 1,684 | 1,728 | 1,207 | -30 | -66 |
Theft from a Motor Vehicle | 8,988 | 6,159 | 6,189 | 5,816 | 4,684 | 3,888 | 3,734 | 3,532 | 2,982 | 2,108 | -29 | -77 |
Theft of motor vehicle | 7,060 | 5,731 | 5,976 | 5,423 | 5,028 | 5,216 | 5,024 | 4,950 | 5,002 | 4,311 | -14 | -39 |
Shoplifting | 29,758 | 26,449 | 27,693 | 27,364 | 28,424 | 28,650 | 31,321 | 33,523 | 30,688 | 20,557 | -33 | -31 |
Other theft | 66,681 | 58,704 | 58,794 | 53,539 | 46,419 | 45,173 | 44,437 | 42,880 | 41,421 | 32,017 | -23 | -52 |
Fraud | 8,892 | 8,898 | 8,088 | 6,913 | 7,400 | 7,811 | 8,628 | 9,675 | 11,939 | 15,031 | 26 | 69 |
Other dishonesty | 5,207 | 5,204 | 5,094 | 4,316 | 4,004 | 4,228 | 4,173 | 4,485 | 4,746 | 4,794 | 1 | -8 |
Damage and reckless behaviour | 75,201 | 59,479 | 54,418 | 52,091 | 54,226 | 52,514 | 51,322 | 47,997 | 47,731 | 42,964 | -10 | -43 |
Vandalism | 67,993 | 53,708 | 49,465 | 47,265 | 48,955 | 47,268 | 46,111 | 43,080 | 42,532 | 37,288 | -12 | -45 |
Reckless conduct | 3,453 | 2,705 | 2,404 | 2,475 | 2,676 | 2,453 | 2,579 | 2,436 | 2,542 | 3,096 | 22 | -10 |
Fire-raising | 3,755 | 3,066 | 2,549 | 2,351 | 2,595 | 2,793 | 2,632 | 2,481 | 2,657 | 2,580 | -3 | -31 |
Crimes against society | 67,756 | 62,452 | 63,266 | 61,488 | 59,180 | 54,946 | 58,970 | 62,422 | 64,589 | 70,737 | 10 | 4 |
Crimes against public justice | 26,635 | 23,401 | 23,610 | 21,100 | 20,361 | 18,795 | 18,679 | 18,512 | 19,441 | 24,985 | 29 | -6 |
Weapons possession (not used) | 5,631 | 4,015 | 3,795 | 3,289 | 3,111 | 3,271 | 3,570 | 4,216 | 4,484 | 4,524 | 1 | -20 |
Weapons possession (used) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,163 | 4,680 | 5,160 | 5,660 | 10 | - |
Drugs - Supply | 6,831 | 5,538 | 5,165 | 5,204 | 5,550 | 4,875 | 5,228 | 4,988 | 4,834 | 5,066 | 5 | -26 |
Drugs - Possession | 28,326 | 29,150 | 30,451 | 31,632 | 29,929 | 27,766 | 27,171 | 29,843 | 30,469 | 30,344 | 0 | 7 |
Other crimes against society | 333 | 348 | 245 | 263 | 229 | 239 | 159 | 183 | 201 | 158 | -21 | -53 |
Coronavirus restrictions | 107 | 20,976 | - | - |
Number & Percentage | ||||||||||||
Offence group | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | % change 19-20 to 2020-21 | % change 11-12 to 2020-21 |
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Total Offences | - | - | 440,049 | 320,069 | 279,162 | 229,458 | 204,316 | 188,572 | 191,958 | 187,233 | -2 | - |
Antisocial offences | 125,520 | 127,269 | 131,538 | 111,158 | 95,282 | 79,174 | 65,447 | 60,406 | 58,607 | 57,456 | -2 | -54 |
Threatening and abusive behaviour | 70,956 | 69,696 | 70,413 | 61,954 | 60,798 | 56,863 | 51,811 | 49,404 | 49,456 | 48,807 | -1 | -31 |
Racially aggravated conduct | 3,486 | 2,903 | 2,712 | 2,456 | 2,132 | 1,993 | 1,921 | 1,744 | 1,737 | 1,782 | 3 | -49 |
Drunkenness & other disorderly conduct | 37,476 | 39,250 | 43,052 | 35,532 | 24,652 | 15,813 | 8,671 | 6,792 | 5,261 | 5,973 | 14 | -84 |
Urinating etc. | 13,602 | 15,420 | 15,361 | 11,216 | 7,700 | 4,505 | 3,044 | 2,466 | 2,153 | 894 | -58 | -93 |
Miscellaneous offences | 14,540 | 13,861 | 14,138 | 12,726 | 13,418 | 11,976 | 11,692 | 10,921 | 11,308 | 13,580 | 20 | -7 |
Community and public order offences | 8,668 | 8,370 | 8,845 | 8,113 | 8,525 | 7,780 | 7,564 | 7,306 | 7,592 | 9,397 | 24 | 8 |
Environmental offences | 1,338 | 1,450 | 1,832 | 1,469 | 1,489 | 1,224 | 732 | 564 | 555 | 847 | 53 | -37 |
Licensing offences | 1,913 | 1,670 | 1,318 | 1,124 | 1,089 | 1,065 | 1,519 | 1,265 | 1,201 | 930 | -23 | -51 |
Wildlife offences | 1,759 | 1,564 | 1,444 | 1,394 | 1,528 | 1,321 | 1,297 | 1,181 | 1,233 | 1,470 | 19 | -16 |
Other misc. offences | 862 | 807 | 699 | 626 | 787 | 586 | 580 | 605 | 727 | 936 | 29 | 9 |
Road traffic offences | - | - | 294,373 | 196,185 | 170,462 | 138,308 | 127,177 | 117,245 | 122,043 | 116,197 | -5 | - |
Dangerous & careless driving | 9,853 | 10,530 | 11,524 | 10,773 | 12,057 | 11,693 | 10,722 | 10,989 | 11,246 | 11,771 | 5 | 19 |
Driving under the influence | 7,445 | 6,433 | 6,079 | 5,218 | 5,458 | 5,917 | 5,863 | 5,847 | 6,594 | 8,097 | 23 | 9 |
Speeding | - | - | 82,382 | 60,926 | 54,419 | 34,371 | 29,223 | 27,368 | 28,758 | 22,963 | -20 | - |
Unlawful use of motor vehicle | - | - | 57,779 | 40,855 | 41,470 | 45,978 | 43,871 | 36,848 | 39,022 | 43,309 | 11 | - |
Vehicle defect offences | - | - | 20,923 | 15,593 | 13,070 | 8,385 | 7,049 | 7,107 | 7,346 | 6,839 | -7 | - |
Seat belt offences | 31,505 | 33,047 | 37,880 | 15,619 | 8,059 | 4,502 | 3,134 | 2,921 | 2,800 | 1,632 | -42 | -95 |
Mobile phone offences | 29,110 | 30,875 | 35,764 | 17,978 | 10,085 | 6,709 | 3,173 | 2,895 | 2,450 | 1,629 | -34 | -94 |
Other road traffic offences | - | - | 42,042 | 29,223 | 25,844 | 20,753 | 24,142 | 23,270 | 23,827 | 19,957 | -16 | - |
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