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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 3 Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by police force area per 100,000 population1 and type of crime/offence, 2012-13

              Rate per 100,000 population
  Central Dumfries & Galloway Fife Grampian Lothian & Borders Northern Strathclyde Tayside SCOTLAND
Total incidents2 1,170 935 1,311 707 1,118 784 1,258 1,194 1,131
Incidents resulting in the recording of a crime/offence 516 377 544 464 377 384 733 539 569
(Of which reported to the procurator fiscal) 369 312 428 217 274 354 630 330 444
Non-sexual crimes of violence 21 7 4 4 10 9 11 8 10
Homicide3 - - - - - - - - -
Attempted murder & serious assault4 17 4 1 1 4 8 7 4 6
Other 4 3 2 2 7 2 3 3 4
Sexual offences 3 2 3 4 1 2 7 5 5
Rape & attempted rape 2 2 3 2 1 - 5 2 3
Sexual assault5 1 - - 1 1 2 2 2 2
Other - - - - - - - - -
Crimes of dishonesty 21 4 12 14 8 2 22 18 16
Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. 50 35 51 27 22 29 33 42 33
Fire-raising 2 2 2 1 - - - - 1
Vandalism, etc.   48 33 49 26 22 28 32 41 32
Other crimes 86 52 80 42 68 19 104 49 78
Crimes against public justice 80 49 79 38 64 18 103 49 75
Handling an offensive weapon 2 1 1 2 2 - 1 - 1
Drugs 5 2 - 2 2 - - - 1
Other - - - - - - - - -
Miscellaneous offences 334 275 393 374 267 324 556 417 428
Common assault6 190 159 248 218 183 152 293 244 240
Breach of the peace etc.7 35 71 32 50 16 150 32 111 45
Threatening or abusive behaviour7 76 36 108 65 53 19 179 8 107
Stalking7 7 1 5 5 5 1 6 9 6
Drunkenness - - - - - - - - -
Other  27 7 - 35 10 1 45 45 30
Motor vehicle offences - 1 - - - - - - -
Behaviour not leading to recording a crime or offence 654 559 767 243 740 399 525 655 561

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)

2. 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.

3. 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

4. For the definition of Serious assault, please see note 4.8.

5. 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.

6. Includes Common assault and Common assault of an emergency worker

7. Threatening or abusive behaviour and Stalking were introduced in late 2010. These offences would previously have been included in Breach of the peace.

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