Homicide in Scotland, 2003 - Statistics Published

Summary statistics on homicides recorded in Scotland in 2003


Statistics Release CrJ/2004: HOMICIDE IN SCOTLAND, 2003 - STATISTICS PUBLISHED

Table 3: Victims currently (1) recorded as homicide , by sex and age

Sex and age of victim

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Number

Rate per

million

population

Number

Rate per

million

population

Number

Rate per

million

population

Number

Rate per

million

population

Number

Rate per

million

population

All persons

119

23

105

21

110 (2)

22

128

25

108

21

Under 16

3

3

10

10

8

8

11

12

7

7

16-30

44

45

30

31

36

38

44

47

38

41

31-50

54

36

46

31

44

29

48

32

49

33

over 50

18

11

19

12

21

13

25

15

14

8

All males

98

40

74

30

83

34

105

43

93

38

Under 16

3

6

6

12

5

10

6

12

3

6

16-30

38

78

28

59

27

57

38

81

34

72

31-50

42

58

28

39

35

48

42

58

46

63

over 50

15

21

12

17

16

22

19

26

10

13

All females

21

8

31

12

26

10

23

9

15

6

Under 16

-

-

4

8

3

6

5

11

4

9

16-30

6

12

2

4

9

19

6

13

4

9

31-50

12

16

18

24

9

12

6

8

3

4

over 50

3

3

7

8

5

5

6

7

4

4

(1) At 10 November 2004.
(2) Includes one victim with age and sex unknown.

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