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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

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Table 2 Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by type of main crime/offence, Scotland, 2003-04 to 2012-13

                    Number
  2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Total incidents1 41,235 43,633 45,331 48,808 49,949 53,931 51,926 55,698 59,847 60,080
Incidents resulting in the recording of a crime/offence 21,593 21,829 23,506 23,804 25,127 29,526 32,066 32,370 32,369 30,259
(Of which reported to the procurator fiscal) 11,013 14,176 14,857 15,565 15,843 18,828 21,660 23,196 24,963 23,606
Non-sexual crimes of violence 682 607 625 646 606 643 593 644 581 517
Homicide2 4 11 5 6 10 17 16 15 12 11
Attempted murder & serious assault3 364 351 351 361 356 387 349 369 307 313
Other 314 245 269 279 240 239 228 260 262 193
Sexual offences 99 108 106 101 123 135 165 185 223 248
Rape & attempted rape 69 77 75 59 72 91 111 107 142 159
Sexual assault4 26 28 26 40 45 44 48 70 77 83
Other 4 3 5 2 6  - 6 8 4 6
Crimes of dishonesty 187 327 354 451 460 515 639 739 829 848
Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. 1,342 1,653 1,611 1,745 1,734 1,918 1,793 1,908 1,885 1,754
Fire-raising 15 17 21 20 21 23 21 28 28 34
Vandalism, etc. 1,327 1,636 1,590 1,725 1,713 1,895 1,772 1,880 1,857 1,720
Other crimes 1,302 1,984 2,180 2,288 2,716 3,205 3,440 3,685 4,192 4,121
Crimes against public justice 1,217 1,897 2,052 2,170 2,606 3,097 3,333 3,550 4,056 4,005
Handling an offensive weapon 50 48 66 69 80 67 58 67 72 61
Drugs 27 34 58 48 26 40 49 66 61 48
Other 8 5 4 1 4 1  - 2 3 7
Miscellaneous offences 17,976 17,141 18,601 18,555 19,460 23,089 25,418 25,184 24,647 22,762
Common assault5 9,761 9,548 9,941 10,566 11,116 12,622 13,745 13,946 14,154 12,778
Breach of the peace etc.6,7 7,962 7,265 8,088 7,475 7,809 9,704 10,489 8,034 3,281 2,406
Threatening or abusive behaviour6  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 1,794 5,453 5,685
Stalking6  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 46 239 305
Drunkenness 4 8  - 3  - 9 3 3 4  -
Other 249 320 572 511 535 754 1,181 1,361 1,516 1,588
Motor vehicle offences 5 9 29 18 28 21 18 25 12 9
Behaviour not leading to recording a crime or offence 19,642 21,804 21,825 25,004 24,822 24,405 19,860 23,328 27,478 29,821

1. Different police forces record domestic abuse information in differing ways. Police practice in deciding when 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. Figures for Threatening or abusive behaviour and Stalking in 2010-11 are therefore not for a full financial year.

7. A change to Tayside's recording practice has also contributed to a decrease in Breach of the peace for 2011-12

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