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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 5: Crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 2005-06 to 2014-152
Number & Percentage
| Crime group | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | % change 13-14 to 14-15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Crimes | 417,785 | 419,257 | 385,509 | 377,433 | 338,124 | 323,247 | 314,188 | 273,053 | 270,397 | 256,350 | -5 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 13,726 | 14,099 | 12,874 | 12,612 | 11,228 | 11,438 | 9,533 | 7,530 | 6,785 | 6,357 | -6 |
| Homicide etc.3 (incl. causing death by driving) | 121 | 159 | 142 | 134 | 106 | 122 | 121 | 91 | 106 | 105 | -1 |
| Attempted murder & serious assault4 | 7,030 | 7,345 | 6,711 | 6,472 | 5,621 | 5,493 | 4,693 | 3,643 | 3,268 | 3,166 | -3 |
| Robbery | 3,553 | 3,578 | 3,064 | 2,963 | 2,496 | 2,557 | 2,244 | 1,832 | 1,499 | 1,497 | 0 |
| Other | 3,022 | 3,017 | 2,957 | 3,043 | 3,005 | 3,266 | 2,475 | 1,964 | 1,912 | 1,589 | -17 |
| Sexual crimes5 | 6,558 | 6,726 | 6,552 | 6,331 | 6,527 | 6,696 | 7,361 | 7,693 | 8,604 | 9,557 | 11 |
| Rape & attempted rape | 1,161 | 1,123 | 1,053 | 963 | 996 | 1,131 | 1,274 | 1,462 | 1,808 | 1,901 | 5 |
| Sexual assault | 3,392 | 3,452 | 3,502 | 3,297 | 3,412 | 3,220 | 2,908 | 3,008 | 3,405 | 3,727 | 9 |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | 730 | 779 | 682 | 765 | 661 | 576 | 567 | 534 | 490 | 374 | -24 |
| Other sexual crimes | 1,275 | 1,372 | 1,315 | 1,306 | 1,458 | 1,769 | 2,612 | 2,689 | 2,901 | 3,555 | 23 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 187,798 | 183,760 | 166,718 | 167,812 | 153,256 | 155,870 | 154,337 | 135,899 | 137,324 | 126,857 | -8 |
| Housebreaking6 | 31,319 | 30,580 | 25,443 | 25,496 | 23,774 | 25,017 | 24,222 | 21,515 | 22,272 | 20,607 | -7 |
| Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP) | 8,263 | 7,422 | 6,378 | 6,952 | 5,074 | 4,059 | 3,529 | 3,239 | 3,218 | 2,879 | -11 |
| Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP | 16,453 | 16,060 | 15,217 | 13,649 | 10,173 | 9,495 | 8,988 | 6,159 | 6,189 | 5,816 | -6 |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 14,041 | 15,000 | 12,105 | 11,551 | 9,304 | 8,716 | 7,060 | 5,731 | 5,976 | 5,423 | -9 |
| Shoplifting | 28,247 | 28,750 | 29,186 | 32,048 | 30,332 | 29,660 | 29,758 | 26,449 | 27,693 | 27,364 | -1 |
| Other theft | 72,128 | 70,241 | 64,645 | 64,384 | 61,008 | 64,680 | 66,681 | 58,704 | 58,794 | 53,539 | -9 |
| Fraud | 11,074 | 9,332 | 8,409 | 8,316 | 8,283 | 8,983 | 8,892 | 8,898 | 8,088 | 6,913 | -15 |
| Other dishonesty | 6,273 | 6,375 | 5,335 | 5,416 | 5,308 | 5,260 | 5,207 | 5,204 | 5,094 | 4,316 | -15 |
| Fire-raising, vandalism etc. | 127,889 | 129,734 | 118,025 | 109,430 | 93,443 | 82,020 | 75,201 | 59,479 | 54,418 | 52,091 | -4 |
| Fire-raising | 4,856 | 4,976 | 4,635 | 4,651 | 4,244 | 3,966 | 3,755 | 3,066 | 2,549 | 2,351 | -8 |
| Vandalism etc. | 123,033 | 124,758 | 113,390 | 104,779 | 89,199 | 78,054 | 71,446 | 56,413 | 51,869 | 49,740 | -4 |
| Other crimes | 81,814 | 84,938 | 81,340 | 81,248 | 73,670 | 67,223 | 67,756 | 62,452 | 63,266 | 61,488 | -3 |
| Crimes against public justice | 27,668 | 32,052 | 31,353 | 29,493 | 26,885 | 26,294 | 26,635 | 23,401 | 23,610 | 21,100 | -11 |
| Handling offensive weapons | 9,628 | 10,110 | 8,989 | 8,980 | 7,042 | 6,283 | 5,631 | 4,015 | 3,795 | 3,289 | -13 |
| Drugs | 44,247 | 42,422 | 40,746 | 42,509 | 39,408 | 34,347 | 35,157 | 34,688 | 35,616 | 36,836 | 3 |
| Other | 271 | 354 | 252 | 266 | 335 | 299 | 333 | 348 | 245 | 263 | 7 |
Please see Notes for Tables at end of Chapter 5.
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