Publication - Statistics
Recorded crime in Scotland 2017-2018
This bulletin presents statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland, disaggregated by crime/offence group and by local authority.
Table A6: Breach of the peace etc. offences recorded by the police, Scotland, 2008-09 to 2017-18
| Number & Percentage | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime category | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | % change 16-17 to 17-18 |
| Breach of the peace | 93,327 | 87,403 | 58,432 | 33,710 | 25,072 | 21,755 | 14,636 | 12,178 | 8,751 | 6,604 | -25 |
| Threatening or abusive behaviour14 | . | . | 11,914 | 37,223 | 44,429 | 48,521 | 47,210 | 48,456 | 47,850 | 45,064 | -6 |
| Offence of stalking14 | . | . | 122 | 495 | 605 | 875 | 1,251 | 1,435 | 1,372 | 1,376 | 0 |
| Offensive behaviour at football15 | . | . | . | 22 | 154 | 126 | 102 | 152 | 247 | 140 | -43 |
| Threatening communications15 | . | . | . | 1 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 3 | -80 |
| Total Breach of the peace etc. | 93,327 | 87,403 | 70,468 | 71,451 | 70,301 | 71,288 | 63,205 | 62,233 | 58,235 | 53,187 | -9 |
Please see Notes for Tables at end of Chapter 6.
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