Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2005/06

Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the eight Scottish police forces in 2005/06


Table 7: Number of crimes recorded by the police per 10,000 population and crime index, by council area, 2005/06

Number and Index

Council area

Non - sexual crimes of violence

Crimes of indecency

Crimes of dishonesty

Fire - raising, vandalism, etc.

Other crimes

Total crimes

Index
(Scotland = 100)

Aberdeen City

25

26

723

279

162

1,216

148

Aberdeenshire

11

10

212

183

66

482

59

Angus

9

9

235

174

113

541

66

Argyll & Bute

24

10

185

181

129

529

64

Clackmannanshire

26

17

318

263

176

799

97

Dumfries & Galloway

12

9

261

235

139

656

80

Dundee City

26

21

567

263

220

1,097

134

East Ayrshire

22

9

272

234

151

688

84

East Dunbartonshire

14

2

174

177

69

436

53

East Lothian

10

10

221

218

67

526

64

East Renfrewshire

16

3

208

196

66

488

60

Edinburgh, City of

29

14

634

263

148

1,089

133

Eilean Siar

12

12

149

130

126

429

52

Falkirk

15

13

277

200

137

642

78

Fife

17

13

413

295

111

850

104

Glasgow City

69

22

539

336

345

1,311

160

Highland

20

12

238

184

148

602

73

Inverclyde

35

5

327

312

198

877

107

Midlothian

19

17

388

382

112

919

112

Moray

12

23

254

240

113

642

78

North Ayrshire

29

15

328

267

173

812

99

North Lanarkshire

27

9

292

281

174

783

95

Orkney Islands

7

5

111

134

38

295

36

Perth & Kinross

8

9

247

179

132

575

70

Renfrewshire

36

7

375

230

134

782

95

Scottish Borders

12

10

182

190

120

513

63

Shetland Islands

6

19

135

148

79

387

47

South Ayrshire

21

8

275

218

126

649

79

South Lanarkshire

25

6

253

222

153

659

80

Stirling

16

14

309

191

154

686

84

West Dunbartonshire

50

10

372

333

231

996

121

West Lothian

20

11

356

291

114

793

97

SCOTLAND

27

13

369

251

161

820

100

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