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.

Supporting documents

Table 5: Rate of incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police per 10,000 population(3), by local authority, 2007-08 to 2016-17(1)

Rate per 10,000 population ³

	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17
Aberdeen City	101	112	111	106	110	118	110	135	112	110
Aberdeenshire	29	26	23	22	24	31	34	54	51	56
Angus	75	86	82	84	102	99	107	114	105	97
Argyll & Bute	53	58	56	59	63	62	63	73	75	73
Clackmannanshire	124	141	138	162	154	139	152	138	136	151
Dumfries & Galloway	80	86	78	93	85	94	85	82	77	70
Dundee City	135	148	159	162	166	171	165	170	160	153
East Ayrshire	104	103	104	113	117	115	123	128	126	110
East Dunbartonshire	57	61	51	63	62	63	59	54	62	57
East Lothian	76	95	92	98	93	101	101	98	88	90
East Renfrewshire	44	43	47	53	61	61	51	58	53	55
Edinburgh City	111	111	106	111	111	110	107	116	111	107
Falkirk	124	137	121	130	133	127	128	124	135	136
Fife	109	111	112	106	124	131	126	114	111	120
Glasgow City	157	168	152	173	187	172	160	150	142	145
Highland	44	44	38	63	80	90	88	96	99	100
Inverclyde	112	100	78	95	117	111	101	111	102	110
Midlothian	97	112	114	104	124	134	133	128	128	117
Moray	61	48	42	63	74	67	40	79	76	79
Na h-Eileanan Siar	30	34	21	37	41	34	45	53	57	57
North Ayrshire	107	119	128	130	137	132	134	134	127	123
North Lanarkshire	97	122	124	109	109	118	115	117	118	130
Orkney Islands	12	10	21	50	50	44	50	53	64	47
Perth & Kinross	62	65	66	73	79	84	91	103	81	78
Renfrewshire	111	118	96	125	139	134	132	128	123	127
Scottish Borders	53	59	71	67	70	82	76	80	80	85
Shetland Islands	23	19	16	30	44	44	37	46	58	50
South Ayrshire	102	98	107	111	112	114	111	115	100	90
South Lanarkshire	77	95	87	93	101	97	96	98	103	104
Stirling	86	88	94	95	92	87	84	86	89	87
West Dunbartonshire	180	176	150	164	189	168	163	136	152	155
West Lothian	106	119	116	119	122	131	130	125	123	124
Scotland	97	104	99	106	113	113	110	112	108	109

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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