Publication - Statistics

Domestic abuse: statistics recorded by the police in Scotland - 2016/17

Published: 24 October 2017
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Communities and third sector, Law and order, Public safety and emergencies
ISBN: 9781788512350

Characteristics of victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse incidents recorded by the police in Scotland.

Table 3: Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by local authority, 2007-08 to 2016-17(1)

Number

	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17
Aberdeen City	2,138	2,388	2,415	2,323	2,449	2,648	2,487	3,088	2,570	2,522
Aberdeenshire	707	639	584	550	605	787	886	1,408	1,330	1,463
Angus	852	983	947	969	1,187	1,154	1,241	1,329	1,226	1,125
Argyll & Bute	481	517	503	521	563	536	556	643	653	634
Clackmannanshire	629	720	707	833	792	713	782	704	698	776
Dumfries & Galloway	1,204	1,306	1,176	1,407	1,291	1,411	1,272	1,230	1,146	1,047
Dundee City	1,937	2,135	2,305	2,366	2,440	2,525	2,442	2,525	2,365	2,266
East Ayrshire	1,253	1,252	1,273	1,387	1,430	1,413	1,509	1,567	1,535	1,348
East Dunbartonshire	596	642	537	661	650	665	623	572	658	610
East Lothian	729	926	902	970	929	1,023	1,025	1,000	903	938
East Renfrewshire	394	382	421	481	555	551	463	535	491	518
Edinburgh City	5,081	5,103	4,923	5,233	5,287	5,313	5,231	5,730	5,541	5,445
Falkirk	1,885	2,107	1,862	2,019	2,080	1,997	2,014	1,951	2,142	2,162
Fife	3,926	3,987	4,055	3,847	4,519	4,800	4,621	4,200	4,070	4,457
Glasgow City	8,975	9,664	8,866	10,160	11,116	10,220	9,559	8,974	8,596	8,888
Highland	995	1,006	879	1,451	1,872	2,102	2,047	2,247	2,312	2,350
Inverclyde	918	821	640	773	951	896	811	889	812	872
Midlothian	777	917	933	860	1,036	1,125	1,124	1,103	1,116	1,040
Moray	561	443	389	593	694	620	377	749	730	760
Na h-Eileanan Siar	82	94	58	102	114	94	124	145	154	152
North Ayrshire	1,468	1,639	1,770	1,791	1,897	1,820	1,837	1,830	1,725	1,677
North Lanarkshire	3,197	4,068	4,157	3,662	3,680	3,996	3,900	3,963	4,006	4,406
Orkney Islands	24	21	44	107	108	95	107	114	138	102
Perth & Kinross	880	930	956	1,060	1,162	1,236	1,351	1,529	1,221	1,180
Renfrewshire	1,902	2,045	1,658	2,179	2,431	2,333	2,304	2,235	2,151	2,230
Scottish Borders	592	665	808	760	801	930	864	911	915	978
Shetland Islands	51	42	37	70	103	101	86	107	134	115
South Ayrshire	1,147	1,105	1,208	1,245	1,265	1,292	1,253	1,296	1,126	1,010
South Lanarkshire	2,379	2,959	2,717	2,920	3,166	3,064	3,026	3,085	3,253	3,285
Stirling	759	782	834	850	833	790	768	785	826	818
West Dunbartonshire	1,642	1,602	1,362	1,485	1,709	1,518	1,460	1,220	1,358	1,395
West Lothian	1,788	2,041	2,000	2,063	2,132	2,312	2,289	2,218	2,203	2,241
Scotland	49,949	53,931	51,926	55,698	59,847	60,080	58,439	59,882	58,104	58,810

Please see Notes for Tables at end of Chapter 5.

Contact

Email: Mark Bell

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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Table 3: Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by local authority, 2007-08 to 2016-17(1)

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