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Recorded crime in Scotland: 2016-2017
Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland, split by crime or offence group and by local authority.
Table 9: Crimes and offences recorded by local authority area, 2016-17
| Number | ||||||||||
| Local authority area | Non-sexual crimes of violence | Sexual crimes | Crimes of dishonesty | Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. | Other crimes | Total crimes | Miscellaneous offences | Motor vehicle offences | Total offences | Total crimes and offences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 401 | 683 | 7,415 | 2,312 | 3,123 | 13,934 | 7,607 | 7,226 | 14,833 | 28,767 |
| Aberdeenshire | 212 | 445 | 2,889 | 1,357 | 1,476 | 6,379 | 3,661 | 5,450 | 9,111 | 15,490 |
| Angus | 110 | 235 | 1,419 | 898 | 672 | 3,334 | 2,504 | 3,892 | 6,396 | 9,730 |
| Argyll & Bute | 51 | 137 | 718 | 590 | 673 | 2,169 | 2,029 | 2,829 | 4,858 | 7,027 |
| Clackmannanshire | 60 | 89 | 768 | 651 | 501 | 2,069 | 1,473 | 1,251 | 2,724 | 4,793 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 152 | 388 | 1,952 | 1,586 | 1,887 | 5,965 | 3,925 | 8,950 | 12,875 | 18,840 |
| Dundee City | 260 | 526 | 4,390 | 1,916 | 1,810 | 8,902 | 4,887 | 5,349 | 10,236 | 19,138 |
| East Ayrshire | 143 | 151 | 2,241 | 1,393 | 1,372 | 5,300 | 3,388 | 2,647 | 6,035 | 11,335 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 86 | 141 | 1,553 | 543 | 524 | 2,847 | 1,465 | 1,073 | 2,538 | 5,385 |
| East Lothian | 96 | 160 | 1,861 | 876 | 576 | 3,569 | 1,539 | 989 | 2,528 | 6,097 |
| East Renfrewshire | 55 | 106 | 936 | 564 | 493 | 2,154 | 1,179 | 929 | 2,108 | 4,262 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 771 | 968 | 18,116 | 5,696 | 4,007 | 29,558 | 12,967 | 8,808 | 21,775 | 51,333 |
| Falkirk | 197 | 297 | 2,462 | 1,418 | 1,339 | 5,713 | 4,029 | 4,609 | 8,638 | 14,351 |
| Fife | 439 | 893 | 6,075 | 3,335 | 2,683 | 13,425 | 9,326 | 8,791 | 18,117 | 31,542 |
| Glasgow City | 1,539 | 1,691 | 21,259 | 8,174 | 11,240 | 43,903 | 33,364 | 19,524 | 52,888 | 96,791 |
| Highland | 227 | 559 | 2,972 | 1,815 | 2,119 | 7,692 | 5,255 | 10,583 | 15,838 | 23,530 |
| Inverclyde | 94 | 158 | 1,276 | 904 | 1,183 | 3,615 | 1,994 | 2,149 | 4,143 | 7,758 |
| Midlothian | 98 | 157 | 2,320 | 1,175 | 873 | 4,623 | 2,073 | 1,269 | 3,342 | 7,965 |
| Moray | 86 | 221 | 966 | 674 | 661 | 2,608 | 2,193 | 2,980 | 5,173 | 7,781 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 14 | 39 | 133 | 86 | 105 | 377 | 304 | 730 | 1,034 | 1,411 |
| North Ayrshire | 170 | 215 | 2,810 | 1,570 | 1,373 | 6,138 | 3,873 | 2,487 | 6,360 | 12,498 |
| North Lanarkshire | 398 | 478 | 7,400 | 4,028 | 4,060 | 16,364 | 10,309 | 6,425 | 16,734 | 33,098 |
| Orkney Islands | 12 | 31 | 121 | 94 | 57 | 315 | 278 | 412 | 690 | 1,005 |
| Perth & Kinross | 168 | 308 | 2,040 | 817 | 1,194 | 4,527 | 2,400 | 4,298 | 6,698 | 11,225 |
| Renfrewshire | 257 | 302 | 3,072 | 1,606 | 2,431 | 7,668 | 5,846 | 4,243 | 10,089 | 17,757 |
| Scottish Borders | 98 | 159 | 1,353 | 812 | 631 | 3,053 | 1,871 | 1,953 | 3,824 | 6,877 |
| Shetland Islands | 11 | 22 | 125 | 86 | 161 | 405 | 314 | 698 | 1,012 | 1,417 |
| South Ayrshire | 110 | 174 | 2,002 | 868 | 944 | 4,098 | 2,626 | 2,781 | 5,407 | 9,505 |
| South Lanarkshire | 352 | 391 | 5,756 | 3,067 | 3,149 | 12,715 | 8,544 | 5,157 | 13,701 | 26,416 |
| Stirling | 85 | 138 | 1,463 | 791 | 928 | 3,405 | 2,127 | 3,533 | 5,660 | 9,065 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 138 | 154 | 1,839 | 1,071 | 1,310 | 4,512 | 3,269 | 2,769 | 6,038 | 10,550 |
| West Lothian | 274 | 406 | 3,503 | 1,741 | 1,391 | 7,315 | 4,174 | 3,384 | 7,558 | 14,873 |
| SCOTLAND | 7,164 | 10,822 | 113,205 | 52,514 | 54,946 | 238,651 | 150,793 | 138,168 | 288,961 | 527,612 |
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