Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2014-15

Official Statistics Bulletin presents statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland. It forms part of the Scottish Government series of statistical bulletins on the criminal justice system. Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police provide a measure of the volume of criminal activity with which the police are faced.


Table A1: Crimes and offences recorded and cleared up9 by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2014-15

Number

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Police strength at end financial year
(full-time equivalent - FTE)
17,263 17,436 17,496 17,244 17,295
Number of crimes recorded 323,247 314,188 273,053 270,397 256,350
Crimes recorded per 1,000 population11 61 59 51 51 48
Crimes recorded per FTE police officer 19 18 16 16 15
Number of crimes cleared up9 156,943 155,264 140,083 139,306 129,217
Crimes cleared up per FTE police officer 9 9 8 8 7
Number of offences recorded 501,281 379,498
Offences recorded per 1,000 population11 94 71
Offences recorded per FTE police officer 29 22
Number of offences cleared up9 472,099 351,100
Offences cleared up per FTE police officer 27 20

Please see Notes for Tables at end of Chapter 5.

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