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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 3: Crimes and offences cleared up by the police as a percentage of those recorded, Scotland, 1996/97 - 2005/06

										Percentage
Crime / Offence group	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99	1999/2000	2000/01	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06
Total crimes	37	40	43	43	44	45	46	47	45	46
Non-sexual crimes of violence	51	54	59	58	59	58	58	58	59	59
Serious assault etc ¹	57	60	63	63	63	62	60	59	61	61
Robbery	28	28	38	35	39	37	36	39	39	37
Other	84	83	84	79	76	78	81	79	79	81
Crimes of indecency	76	75	79	76	80	77	79	77	75	75
Rape & Attempted Rape	77	71	79	77	80	78	78	75	69	72
Indecent Assault	60	61	68	59	63	62	63	62	61	62
Lewd and indecent behaviour	68	66	71	68	76	72	77	73	73	76
Other	96	96	98	96	98	96	96	95	93	90
Crimes of dishonesty	29	31	35	36	37	37	38	39	37	37
Housebreaking	17	19	23	23	25	24	27	27	25	26
Theft by opening a lockfast place ( OLP)	22	22	27	28	31	35	36	35	30	37
Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP	13	13	16	17	18	17	19	20	18	15
Theft of a motor vehicle	25	27	29	32	30	32	36	38	37	37
Shoplifting	77	78	81	79	78	79	78	79	77	77
Other theft	19	20	22	21	21	21	21	22	20	21
Fraud	77	75	78	75	79	81	81	83	80	76
Other	82	88	87	91	93	91	91	85	79	79
Fire-raising, vandalism etc	21	23	24	24	23	22	22	23	21	23
Fire-raising	19	18	24	26	25	26	24	25	22	26
Vandalism etc	22	23	24	24	23	22	22	23	21	23
Other crimes	99	100	99	99	100	99	99	99	98	98
Crimes against public justice	99	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	98	98
Handling an offensive weapon	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	97	97
Drugs	98	101	100	100	100	100	99	99	97	98
Other	78	91	85	85	77	73	78	74	73	85
Miscellaneous offences	89	90	90	89	89	89	89	90	83	84
Minor Assault ¹	75	78	79	78	78	77	76	78	69	70
Breach of the peace	94	95	94	94	94	94	95	94	88	90
Drunkenness	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Other	97	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	94	93

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