Domestic abuse: statistics recorded by the police in Scotland - 2018/19

Characteristics of victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse incidents recorded by the police in Scotland for 2018 to 2019.


Table 4: Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police and whether they included a crime or offence, by local authority, 2018-19

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  Number & Percentage
2018-19
No of Incidents % of Incidents including a crime or offence % of Incidents not including a crime or offence
Aberdeen City 2,496 41% 59%
Aberdeenshire 1,497 48% 52%
Angus 1,041 41% 59%
Argyll & Bute 650 47% 53%
Clackmannanshire 700 40% 60%
Dumfries & Galloway 1,296 58% 42%
Dundee City 2,328 43% 57%
East Ayrshire 1,468 44% 56%
East Dunbartonshire 629 38% 62%
East Lothian 1,153 39% 61%
East Renfrewshire 510 34% 66%
Edinburgh City 5,807 42% 58%
Falkirk 1,982 46% 54%
Fife 4,483 46% 54%
Glasgow City 9,202 41% 59%
Highland 2,387 33% 67%
Inverclyde 874 40% 60%
Midlothian 1,179 33% 67%
Moray 803 53% 47%
Na h-Eileanan Siar 167 34% 66%
North Ayrshire 1,671 45% 55%
North Lanarkshire 4,824 36% 64%
Orkney Islands 127 43% 57%
Perth & Kinross 1,199 42% 58%
Renfrewshire 2,147 40% 60%
Scottish Borders 1,019 32% 68%
Shetland Islands 120 40% 60%
South Ayrshire 1,074 43% 57%
South Lanarkshire 3,504 33% 67%
Stirling 732 38% 62%
West Dunbartonshire 1,316 35% 65%
West Lothian 2,256 41% 59%
Scotland  60,641 41% 59%

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