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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 14 Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by age of perpetrator, Scotland, 2003-04 to 2012-13
| Number | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Group of Perpetrator | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
| Under 16 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 34 | 27 | 40 | 54 | 80 | 67 |
| 16-18 | 729 | 860 | 944 | 1,182 | 1,168 | 1,324 | 1,532 | 1,617 | 1,663 | 1,493 |
| 19-21 | 2,218 | 2,462 | 2,833 | 3,416 | 3,748 | 4,136 | 4,092 | 4,452 | 4,327 | 4,309 |
| 22-25 | 4,265 | 4,792 | 5,282 | 5,962 | 6,301 | 7,242 | 7,074 | 7,789 | 7,848 | 7,844 |
| 26-30 | 6,029 | 6,260 | 6,466 | 7,149 | 7,810 | 8,670 | 8,637 | 9,290 | 10,002 | 9,942 |
| 31-35 | 7,226 | 7,354 | 7,321 | 7,430 | 7,296 | 7,928 | 7,298 | 8,035 | 8,365 | 8,514 |
| 36-40 | 7,013 | 7,419 | 7,429 | 7,881 | 7,926 | 8,138 | 7,531 | 7,623 | 8,020 | 7,433 |
| 41-50 | 8,100 | 9,280 | 9,714 | 10,513 | 10,571 | 11,379 | 10,574 | 11,350 | 11,603 | 11,744 |
| 51-60 | 2,792 | 2,948 | 3,115 | 3,338 | 3,336 | 3,505 | 3,478 | 3,944 | 3,887 | 4,265 |
| 61 and over1 | 729 | 832 | 803 | 807 | 838 | 1,017 | 1,028 | 1,158 | 1,185 | 1,345 |
| Not recorded1,2 | 2,122 | 1,406 | 1,399 | 1,106 | 921 | 565 | 642 | 386 | 2,867 | 3,124 |
| 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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