Publication - Statistics

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

Published: 8 October 2013
ISBN: 9781782568759

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

Supporting documents

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

			Number & rate per 100,000 population
	Gender of perpetrator				Rate per 100,000 population¹
Age Group of Perpetrator	Female	Male	Not recorded	TOTAL	Female	Male	TOTAL
Under 16	22	45	-	67	5	10	7
16-18	501	992	-	1,493	544	1,019	788
19-21	1,012	3,296	1	4,309	918	3,011	1,961
22-25	1,449	6,377	18	7,844	990	4,421	2,700
26-30	1,732	8,204	6	9,942	984	4,835	2,876
31-35	1,553	6,960	1	8,514	946	4,375	2,634
36-40	1,358	6,072	3	7,433	791	3,697	2,213
41-50	2,053	9,685	6	11,744	497	2,486	1,463
51-60	651	3,612	2	4,265	181	1,045	604
61 and over	165	1,179	1	1,345	25	222	113
Not Recorded	66	267	2,791	3,124
TOTAL	10,562	46,689	2,829	60,080	386	1,812	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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