Homicide in Scotland, 2002

Statistics on homicide in Scotland, 2002


Statistical Bulletin Criminal Justice Series CrJ/2003/9 HOMICIDE IN SCOTLAND, 2002

Homicide cases (1) by number of victims and number of accused, 1993-2002 Table 2

Number of victims and accused persons

Year recorded

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

All homicide cases

114

108

132

115

90

94

118

104

113

125

Total number of victims

116

111

133

134

90

96

119

105

116

127

Total number of accused

163

166

197

171

126

140

173

126

153

182

Cases by number of victims

1

112

105

131

112

90

92

117

103

112

124

2

2

3

1

1

-

2

1

1

1

-

3

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

1

17

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cases by number of accused

Unsolved

1

4

1

3

2

1

1

-

1

2

1

87

74

93

85

65

65

89

86

85

87

2

12

12

23

13

17

20

11

15

20

19

3

6

11

8

7

2

1

10

2

5

10

4

6

2

4

4

2

5

4

1

2

4

5

2

4

1

-

-

1

2

-

1

3

6

-

-

1

1

1

-

1

-

-

-

7

-

1

1

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

10

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1. Currently (as at 30 October 2003) recorded as homicide.

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