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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 12 Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by age of victim, Scotland, 2003-04 to 2012-13
| Number | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Group of Victim | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
| Under 16 | 42 | 55 | 57 | 49 | 51 | 75 | 105 | 147 | 133 | 152 |
| 16-18 | 1,431 | 1,671 | 1,914 | 2,278 | 2,294 | 2,517 | 2,641 | 2,737 | 2,715 | 2,506 |
| 19-21 | 3,285 | 3,673 | 3,951 | 4,786 | 4,981 | 5,442 | 5,285 | 5,637 | 5,625 | 5,577 |
| 22-25 | 5,224 | 5,521 | 5,997 | 6,544 | 6,835 | 7,710 | 7,503 | 8,296 | 8,591 | 8,517 |
| 26-30 | 6,324 | 6,663 | 6,820 | 7,394 | 7,862 | 9,002 | 8,794 | 9,325 | 9,873 | 9,831 |
| 31-35 | 6,906 | 7,223 | 7,193 | 7,315 | 7,309 | 7,687 | 7,130 | 7,824 | 8,375 | 8,458 |
| 36-40 | 6,460 | 6,925 | 6,974 | 7,377 | 7,324 | 7,578 | 6,977 | 7,193 | 7,544 | 6,955 |
| 41-50 | 7,138 | 8,046 | 8,528 | 9,103 | 9,321 | 9,958 | 9,702 | 10,166 | 10,361 | 10,598 |
| 51-60 | 2,118 | 2,314 | 2,524 | 2,599 | 2,592 | 2,876 | 2,670 | 3,181 | 3,051 | 3,414 |
| 61 and over1 | 576 | 699 | 583 | 649 | 685 | 807 | 854 | 979 | 959 | 1,122 |
| Not recorded1,2 | 1,731 | 843 | 790 | 714 | 695 | 279 | 265 | 213 | 2,620 | 2,950 |
| TOTAL | 41,235 | 43,633 | 45,331 | 48,808 | 49,949 | 53,931 | 51,926 | 55,698 | 59,847 | 60,080 |
1. Data for 2006-07 to 2009-10 has been revised following the identification of a number of incidents where the perpetrators age was unknown, which had been included in the category 61 and over. See note 4.4.
2. In April 2011-12, Tayside made a change to the way domestic incidents are recorded which has resulted in an increase in the number of incidents with unknown details. See note 4.5
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