Domestic abuse: statistics recorded by the police in Scotland - 2012-13

This bulletin presents statistics on domestic abuse, based on details of incidents supplied by the eight Scottish police forces in 2012-13


Table 11 Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by age and gender of victim, Scotland, 2012-13

            Number & rate per 100,000 population
Age Group of Victim Gender of victim Rate per 100,000 population1
Female Male Not recorded TOTAL Female Male TOTAL
Under 16 144 8  - 152 32 2 17
16-18 2,305 198 3 2,506 2,504 203 1,323
19-21 4,926 648 3 5,577 4,469 592 2,539
22-25 7,224 1,270 23 8,517 4,937 881 2,931
26-30 8,124 1,703 4 9,831 4,615 1,004 2,844
31-35 6,974 1,479 5 8,458 4,248 930 2,617
36-40 5,532 1,419 4 6,955 3,223 864 2,071
41-50 8,031 2,560 7 10,598 1,945 657 1,320
51-60 2,421 990 3 3,414 671 287 483
61 and over 774 348  - 1,122 118 66 95
Not Recorded 173 35 2,742 2,950      
TOTAL 46,628 10,658 2,794 60,080 1,704 414 1,131

1. Population estimates are at mid-year 2012 from the National Records of Scotland. (http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/population/estimates/mid-year/2012/index.html)

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