Domestic abuse: statistics recorded by the police in Scotland - 2010/11 and 2011/12
Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2010-11 and 2011-12
Table 1a Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by police force area and type of main crime/offence, Scotland, 2010-11
Number
| Central | Dumfries & Galloway | Fife | Grampian | Lothian & Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | SCOTLAND | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total incidents1 | 3,702 | 1,407 | 3,847 | 3,466 | 9,886 | 1,730 | 27,265 | 4,395 | 55,698 |
| Incidents resulting in the recording of a crime/offence | 1,426 | 441 | 1,927 | 2,483 | 3,212 | 884 | 17,671 | 4,326 | 32,370 |
| (Of which reported to the procurator fiscal) | 1,061 | 368 | 1,511 | 1,301 | 2,281 | 764 | 14,400 | 1,510 | 23,196 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 39 | 5 | 23 | 70 | 41 | 60 | 368 | 38 | 644 |
| Homicide2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | - | 15 |
| Attempted murder and serious assault3 | 34 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 206 | 24 | 369 |
| Other | 5 | 1 | 13 | 55 | 7 | 13 | 152 | 14 | 260 |
| Sexual Offences | 16 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 114 | 10 | 185 |
| Rape & attempted rape | 9 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 12 | - | 56 | 6 | 107 |
| Sexual assault4 | 6 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 70 |
| Other | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 8 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 45 | 6 | 62 | 58 | 59 | - | 428 | 81 | 739 |
| Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. | 159 | 34 | 217 | 180 | 237 | 48 | 883 | 150 | 1,908 |
| Fire-raising | - | - | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | 14 | 3 | 28 |
| Vandalism, etc. | 159 | 34 | 214 | 177 | 232 | 48 | 869 | 147 | 1,880 |
| Other crimes | 248 | 35 | 252 | 233 | 560 | 2 | 2,131 | 224 | 3,685 |
| Crimes against public justice | 222 | 29 | 246 | 219 | 513 | 2 | 2,105 | 214 | 3,550 |
| Handling an offensive weapon | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | - | 21 | 6 | 67 |
| Drugs | 17 | 2 | - | 6 | 34 | - | 4 | 3 | 66 |
| Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Miscellaneous offences | 915 | 360 | 1,357 | 1,929 | 2,288 | 773 | 13,739 | 3,823 | 25,184 |
| Common assault5 | 589 | 191 | 919 | 1,205 | 1,718 | 415 | 7,737 | 1,172 | 13,946 |
| Breach of the peace | 206 | 145 | 435 | 507 | 408 | 358 | 3,530 | 2,445 | 8,034 |
| Threatening or abusive behaviour6 | 73 | 13 | - | 134 | 50 | - | 885 | 206 | 1,361 |
| Stalking6 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 80 | 106 | - | 1,549 | - | 1,794 |
| Drunkenness | 2 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 38 | - | 46 |
| Other | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Motor vehicle offences | 4 | - | - | 1 | 12 | - | 8 | - | 25 |
| Behaviour not leading to recording a crime or offence | 2,276 | 966 | 1,920 | 983 | 6,674 | 846 | 9,594 | 69 | 23,328 |
1. Different police forces record domestic abuse information in differing ways. Police practice in deciding when a behaviour justifies the recording of a crime or offence may also differ. These differences influence the proportion of incidents which lead to the recording of a crime or offence, as well as the proportion of crimes and offences reported to the procurator fiscal. See note 4.5.
2. Includes murder and culpable homicide, which includes death by dangerous driving, causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs, causing death by careless driving and corporate homicide
3. For the definition of serious assault, please see note 4.8
4. Implementation of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 will have an effect on comparability of breakdown of Sexual Offences over time. For further information, please see note 4.7
5. Includes Common assault and common assault of an emergency worker
6. Threatening or abusive behaviour and Stalking were introduced in late 2010. These offences would previously have been included in breach of the peace. Please note that 2010-11 figures for these crimes are not for a full financial year.
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