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.


Table A3: Theft of, and from, motor vehicles recorded by the police, Scotland, 2009-10 to 2018-19

                      Number & Percentage
Crime category 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
Theft from motor vehicle of which: 17,075 16,531 16,906 13,323 13,821 12,933 11,081 10,162 9,397 9,114 -3
Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP) 7,400 6,795 6,386 4,404 4,450 4,173 3,285 2,715 2,495 2,275 -9
OLP with intent to steal 1,812 1,793 1,792 1,198 1,152 1,119 964 733 753 733 -3
Attempted theft OLP 961 907 810 557 587 524 435 440 486 524 8
Other theft 6,902 7,036 7,918 7,164 7,632 7,117 6,397 6,274 5,663 5,582 -1
Theft of motor vehicle 7,706 7,325 6,087 5,149 5,340 4,866 4,597 4,696 4,594 4,558 -1
Attempted theft of motor vehicle 1,598 1,391 973 582 636 557 431 520 430 392 -9
Total Motor vehicle theft 26,379 25,247 23,966 19,054 19,797 18,356 16,109 15,378 14,421 14,064 -2

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