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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 2 Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by type of main crime/offence, Scotland, 2002-03 to 2011-12

Number

  2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Total incidents1 35,877 41,235 43,633 45,331 48,808 49,949 53,931 51,926 55,698 59,847
Incidents resulting in the recording of a crime/offence 15,669 21,593 21,829 23,506 23,804 25,127 29,526 32,066 32,370 32,369
(Of which reported to the procurator fiscal) 9,313 11,013 14,176 14,857 15,565 15,843 18,828 21,660 23,196 24,963
Non-sexual crimes of violence 634 682 607 625 646 606 643 593 644 581
Homicide2 9 4 11 5 6 10 17 16 15 12
Attempted murder and serious assault3 367 364 351 351 361 356 387 349 369 307
Other 258 314 245 269 279 240 239 228 260 262
Sexual Offences 79 99 108 106 101 123 135 165 185 223
Rape & attempted rape 57 69 77 75 59 72 91 111 107 142
Sexual assault4 20 26 28 26 40 45 44 48 70 77
Other 2 4 3 5 2 6 - 6 8 4
Crimes of dishonesty 169 187 327 354 451 460 515 639 739 829
Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. 1,048 1,342 1,653 1,611 1,745 1,734 1,918 1,793 1,908 1,885
Fire-raising 11 15 17 21 20 21 23 21 28 28
Vandalism, etc. 1,037 1,327 1,636 1,590 1,725 1,713 1,895 1,772 1,880 1,857
Other crimes 887 1,302 1,984 2,180 2,288 2,716 3,205 3,440 3,685 4,192
Crimes against public justice 840 1,217 1,897 2,052 2,170 2,606 3,097 3,333 3,550 4,056
Handling an offensive weapon 29 50 48 66 69 80 67 58 67 72
Drugs 14 27 34 58 48 26 40 49 66 61
Other 4 8 5 4 1 4 1 - 2 3
Miscellaneous offences 12,852 17,976 17,141 18,601 18,555 19,460 23,089 25,418 25,184 24,647
Common assault5 7,221 9,761 9,548 9,941 10,566 11,116 12,622 13,745 13,946 14,154
Breach of the peace6 5,389 7,962 7,265 8,088 7,475 7,809 9,704 10,489 8,034 3,281
Threatening or abusive behaviour6,7 - - - - - - - - 1,794 5,453
Stalking6,7 - - - - - - - - 46 239
Drunkenness 3 4 8 - 3 - 9 3 3 4
Other 239 249 320 572 511 535 754 1,181 1,361 1,516
Motor vehicle offences - 5 9 29 18 28 21 18 25 12
Behaviour not leading to recording a crime or offence 20,208 19,642 21,804 21,825 25,004 24,822 24,405 19,860 23,328 27,478

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.

Additionally, a change to Tayside's recording practice has also contributed to a decrease in breach of the peace for 2011-12

7. Figures for 2010-11 are not for a full financial year.

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