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Publication - Statistics

Justice Analytical Services - safer communities and justice statistics monthly data report: October 2022 edition

Published
27 October 2022
From
Chief Statistician, +2 more … Director-General Education and Justice, Lord Advocate
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate, +2 more … Children and Families Directorate, Justice Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Law and order, Public safety and emergencies
ISBN
9781805251057

This report contains summary statistics covering a number of important justice and safer communities statistics. It is published with up to date statistics every month.

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Recorded Crime in Scotland: year ending June 2022

The police in Scotland recorded 285,974 crimes in the year ending June 2022. This was 5% lower than the 300,747 crimes recorded in the year ending June 2021, and 5% lower than the 301,376 crimes recorded in the year ending June 2018.

This was driven by a nearly 100% reduction in crimes recorded under Coronavirus related legislation (from 20,146 in the year ending June 2021 to 96 in the year ending June 2022), while all other crimes collectively increased by 2%.

However, recorded crime is at the lowest level seen over the latest five years and at the lowest level seen for a 12-month period since 1974.

The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) is a complementary measure that includes crimes that are not reported to the police. It found there was no change between 2018-19 and 2019-20.

Chart: Crimes and offences recorded by the police, by crime group, years ending June 2018, June 2021 and June 2022
Number of crimes recorded in the year ending 30 June for the years 2018, 2021 and 2022, broken down by crime group. Last updated October 2022.

Contact

Email: Justice_Analysts@gov.scot

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