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Publication - Statistics

Domestic abuse: statistics recorded by the police in Scotland - 2010/11 and 2011/12

Published
30 October 2012
ISBN
9781782561965

Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2010-11 and 2011-12

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Table 1b Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by police force area and type of main crime/ offence Scotland, 2011-12

Number

  Central Dumfries & Galloway Fife Grampian Lothian & Borders Northern Strathclyde Tayside1 SCOTLAND
Total incidents2 3,705 1,291 4,519 3,748 10,185 2,197 29,413 4,789 59,847
Incidents resulting in the recording of a crime/offence 1,608 477 2,116 2,568 3,350 1,058 18,780 2,412 32,369
(Of which reported to the procurator fiscal) 1,152 396 1,607 1,393 2,360 932 15,709 1,414 24,963
Non-sexual crimes of violence 45 4 27 26 112 25 294 48 581
Homicide3 - - 1 - 4 - 2 5 12
Attempted murder and serious assault4 36 2 13 11 34 19 164 28 307
Other 9 2 13 15 74 6 128 15 262
Sexual Offences 10 2 15 24 19 4 140 9 223
Rape & attempted rape 5 1 15 17 14 2 82 6 142
Sexual assault5 5 - - 7 5 2 55 3 77
Other - 1 - - - - 3 - 4
Crimes of dishonesty 51 6 73 74 51 - 500 74 829
Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. 159 39 205 164 269 56 851 142 1,885
Fire-raising 1 - 4 4 6 - 11 2 28
Vandalism, etc. 158 39 201 160 263 56 840 140 1,857
Other crimes 294 47 319 223 578 32 2,491 208 4,192
Crimes against public justice 276 39 315 211 532 29 2,450 204 4,056
Handling an offensive weapon 7 4 4 5 20 3 27 2 72
Drugs 11 3 - 7 25 - 13 2 61
Other - 1 - - 1 - 1 - 3
Miscellaneous offences 1,048 377 1,477 2,055 2,317 941 14,501 1,931 24,647
Common assault6 646 218 965 1,325 1,705 571 7,684 1,040 14,154
Breach of the peace7 121 106 239 249 170 369 1,338 689 3,281
Threatening or abusive behaviour7 175 41 265 318 339 - 4,300 15 5,453
Stalking7 20 - 6 14 37 - 152 10 239
Drunkenness 2 - - - 2 - - - 4
Other 84 12 2 149 64 1 1,027 177 1,516
Motor vehicle offences 1 2 - 2 4 - 3 - 12
Behaviour not leading to recording a crime or offence 2,097 814 2,403 1,180 6,835 1,139 10,633 2,377 27,478

1. In April 2011-12, Tayside made a change to the way domestic incidents are recorded. See note 4.5

2. 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.

3. 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

4. For the definition of serious assault, please see note 4.8

5. 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

6. Includes Common assault and common assault of an emergency worker

7. Threatening or abusive behaviour and Stalking were introduced in late 2010. These offences would previously have been included in breach of the peace.

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