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Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2019-2020
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 3 (Cont.): Percentage of crimes / offences cleared up by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20
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| Percentage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime / Offence group | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
| Fire-raising, vandalism etc. | 25.0 | 25.4 | 27.0 | 25.1 | 22.8 | 24.3 | 25.1 | 25.2 | 25.9 | 26.6 |
| Fire-raising | 21.9 | 23.9 | 25.9 | 27.2 | 25.1 | 28.2 | 25.7 | 27.5 | 26.9 | 23.0 |
| Vandalism etc. | 25.2 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 25.0 | 22.7 | 24.1 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 25.9 | 26.8 |
| Other crimes | 98.3 | 98.4 | 97.9 | 98.4 | 96.5 | 96.0 | 95.3 | 89.6 | 89.0 | 90.9 |
| Crimes against public justice | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 98.0 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 96.7 | 96.3 | 96.7 | 96.0 |
| Handling offensive weapons | 80.7 | 80.3 | 78.1 | |||||||
| Not used in other criminal activity | 96.2 | 97.3 | 97.0 | 97.8 | 96.6 | 96.5 | 96.7 | 91.9 | 90.1 | 90.9 |
| Used in other criminal activity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 71.1 | 71.4 | 66.9 |
| Drugs | 99.4 | 99.2 | 98.2 | 98.8 | 95.9 | 95.1 | 94.4 | 87.8 | 87.1 | 91.6 |
| Other | 88.7 | 90.6 | 94.6 | 97.7 | 95.1 | 97.0 | 96.2 | 89.9 | 95.6 | 86.1 |
| Coronavirus restrictions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Miscellaneous offences7 | 82.0 | 83.9 | 85.5 | 87.5 | 86.3 | 84.3 | 80.3 | 77.7 | 76.6 | 75.9 |
| Common assault4 | 69.9 | 71.4 | 72.6 | 75.9 | 76.2 | 75.9 | 70.8 | 69.1 | 68.6 | 68.9 |
| Breach of the peace etc.8 | 84.3 | 86.8 | 87.8 | 89.2 | 87.8 | 86.5 | 84.8 | 84.0 | 83.3 | 82.3 |
| Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct7 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.6 | 99.5 | 99.3 | 100.0 |
| Urinating etc. | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 100.0 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.4 | 98.5 |
| Other7 | 70.6 | 75.5 | 76.0 | 78.9 | 76.9 | 74.9 | 72.5 | 71.3 | 69.9 | 69.3 |
Please see Notes for Tables at end of Chapter 5.
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