Coronavirus (COVID-19): Justice Analytical Services data report - October 2020
Fifth release of a monthly data report on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the justice system in Scotland, including information from Police Scotland, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, and Scottish Prison Service.
Incidents recorded
Weekly incident numbers remain below 2019 levels
Since lockdown began, incident numbers have been trending below 2019 levels.
Scotland entered Phase 2 of its route map on 28th May. There was an increase in incidents during that week (w/e Sunday 31st May). However, incident numbers have remained below 2019 levels in the weeks that folllowed, and were largely stable throughout October.
In the week ending 1st November:
28,677 incidents recorded
Down 10% compared to an equivalent week in 2019 (31,857 incidents)
Further information:
A full breakdown of calls & incident volumes is available from:
Contact
Email: Justice_Analysts@gov.scot
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