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Recorded crime in Scotland: 2018-2019

Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland, split by crime or offence group and by local authority.

										Number & Percentage
Offence group	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	% change 17-18 to 18-19
Total offences¹⁰					501,281	379,498	339,193	288,691	264,027	247,791	-6

Miscellaneous offences⁷	232,846	211,655	210,135	203,063	207,190	183,513	168,896	150,523	137,012	130,686	-5
Common assault⁴	72,212	70,786	69,253	60,955	60,357	58,178	58,596	57,861	58,335	57,915	-1
Breach of the peace etc.⁸	87,403	70,468	71,451	70,301	71,288	63,205	62,233	58,235	53,187	50,708	-5
Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct⁷	39,545	37,451	37,458	39,238	43,043	35,524	24,639	15,796	8,635	6,724	-22
Urinating etc.	14,186	13,620	13,602	15,420	15,361	11,216	7,700	4,505	3,044	2,466	-19
Other⁷	19,500	19,330	18,371	17,149	17,141	15,390	15,728	14,126	13,811	12,873	-7

Motor vehicle offences¹⁰					294,091	195,985	170,297	138,168	127,015	117,105	-8
Dangerous and careless driving	11,073	9,839	9,853	10,530	11,524	10,773	12,057	11,693	10,722	10,989	2
Driving under the influence	8,504	7,563	7,445	6,433	6,079	5,218	5,458	5,917	5,863	5,847	0
Speeding¹⁰					82,382	60,926	54,419	34,371	29,223	27,368	-6
Unlawful use of vehicle¹⁰					57,779	40,855	41,470	45,978	43,871	36,848	-16
Vehicle defect offences¹⁰					20,923	15,593	13,070	8,385	7,049	7,107	1
Seat belt offences⁷	29,324	29,171	31,505	33,047	37,880	15,619	8,059	4,502	3,134	2,921	-7
Mobile phone offences⁷	26,146	27,736	29,110	30,875	35,764	17,978	10,085	6,709	3,173	2,895	-9
Other¹⁰					41,760	29,023	25,679	20,613	23,980	23,130	-4

Please see Notes for Tables at end of Chapter 6.

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