Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2014-15

Footnotes

1. Population estimates are as at mid-year 2014 from the National Records of Scotland
(http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates).

2. Correct closure means either that (a) the incident was closed as non-crime related and contained sufficient information to dispel any inference of criminality; or (b) the incident indicated a crime had occurred and a crime record was traced

3. However, it should also be noted that bringing the two sources together in this way highlights that the SCJS and police recorded crime cover different populations and different timescales, and the SCJS does not cover the entire range of crimes and offences that the police are faced with.

4. Incidents consist of all reports to the police, whether a crime is recorded or not.

5. Incidents consist of all reports to the police, whether a crime is recorded or not.

6. Population estimates are as at mid-year 2014 from the National Records of Scotland
(http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates)

7. Incidents consist of all reports to the police, whether a crime is recorded or not.

8. Population estimates are as at mid-year 2014 from the National Records of Scotland
(http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates)

9. Information about crime in Scotland is also available from other sources: for example, other Scottish Government reports, which provide data on anti-social behavior, harassment and discrimination, the Scottish Household Survey, and other sources, such as Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority.

10. There have been some changes to the SCJS since 2008-09, for example, the SCJS sample changed to an unclustered design in 2012-13, however this is not thought to have introduced any bias to the results.

11. As demonstrated, for example, by the confidence interval around the estimated number of SCJS crimes in 2006, compared to later surveys.

12. From 2014-15, the key elements of this analysis will be included in the biennial SCJS main findings report.

13. Figures for the confidence interval rounded to nearest thousand.

14. Figures for the confidence interval rounded to nearest thousand.

15. Figures for the confidence interval rounded to nearest thousand.