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 6a Percentage change in crimes recorded by the police by local authority, Scotland, 2017-18 and 2018-19

Local Authority Non-sexual crimes of violence Sexual crimes Crimes of dishonesty Fire-raising, vandalism etc. Other crimes Total crimes
Aberdeen City 13% 20% -12% -13% -6% -8%
Aberdeenshire 3% -4% 0% -16% 16% 1%
Angus 5% 9% -16% -13% -12% -11%
Argyll & Bute 32% 2% 8% 7% -2% 5%
Clackmannanshire 34% 5% 22% -20% -8% 2%
Dumfries & Galloway 10% 12% 19% -1% 11% 11%
Dundee City 22% -14% -7% -12% 21% -1%
East Ayrshire 3% -15% 2% -16% 10% -1%
East Dunbartonshire 29% 61% 12% -2% 11% 11%
East Lothian 11% 51% 8% -4% 6% 6%
East Renfrewshire 37% 30% -6% -24% -8% -9%
Edinburgh, City of 5% 19% -8% -10% 3% -5%
Falkirk 0% -6% 1% -9% 9% 0%
Fife 12% -16% 5% -10% 4% 0%
Glasgow City 10% 9% 0% 0% 5% 2%
Highland -1% 34% -6% -15% 1% -3%
Inverclyde 15% -9% 1% -6% 2% 0%
Midlothian 6% 13% -4% -18% 35% 0%
Moray 7% 11% 4% 2% 9% 6%
Na h-Eileanan Siar n/r -19% 39% 30% 0% 15%
North Ayrshire -4% 21% -4% 2% 6% 0%
North Lanarkshire 7% -3% 7% 0% 12% 6%
Orkney Islands 15% 56% 20% -6% 28% 18%
Perth & Kinross 26% 14% -8% -13% 1% -4%
Renfrewshire 12% 47% 3% -7% -3% 1%
Scottish Borders 31% -8% 2% 4% 24% 7%
Shetland Islands 23% 85% 37% 9% 12% 22%
South Ayrshire 23% 19% 4% 3% 13% 7%
South Lanarkshire 14% 20% 5% -7% 0% 2%
Stirling 39% 35% 8% -24% 13% 4%
West Dunbartonshire 27% -12% 9% 0% 29% 13%
West Lothian -6% 4% 21% 4% -7% 8%
SCOTLAND 10% 8% 0% -6% 6% 1%

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