Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2019-2020

Notes for Tables

1. The definition of cleared up can be found toward the start of Chapter 3.

2. This table can be accessed at local authority level online via the excel spreadsheet contained in the ‘Supporting files’ (top left of the webpage): https://www.gov.scot/ISBN/978-1-80004-109-7.

3. Includes Murder and Culpable homicide (common law), which includes Causing death by dangerous driving, Causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs, Causing death by careless driving, Illegal driver involved in fatal accident and Corporate homicide.

4. For the definition of Serious assault and the distinction between Serious assault and Common assault please see Paragraph 6.19 within Annex 1.

5. Implementation of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act on 1 December 2010 affected the comparability of the breakdown of Sexual crimes over time. For further information please see the ‘Data Considerations’ section under Sexual crimes within Chapter 3.

6. Includes dwellings, non-dwellings and other premises. For a more detailed definition see Paragraph 6.23 within Annex 1.

7. Due to comparability issues, it is not possible to compare data with years prior to 2008-09. For further detail see Paragraph 6.33 within Annex 2.

8. Includes Breach of the peace and Threatening or abusive behaviour, offence of Stalking, Offensive behaviour at football and Threatening communications (Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Act 2012).

9. SCJS statistically significant changes (at 95% confidence interval) shown in bold.

10. Due to comparability issues, it is not possible to compare data with years prior to 2013-14. For further detail see Paragraph 6.33 within Annex 2.

11. Population estimates are as at mid-year 2019 from the National Records of Scotland (http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates).

12. Data for 1975 are incomplete due to local government reorganisation.

13. For a detailed definition of Housebreaking see Paragraph 6.23 within Annex 1.

14. Offence introduced in October 2010; therefore caution should be exercised when comparing 2010-11 with the rest of this time series as 2010-11 does not comprise a full year of data.

15. Offence introduced in March 2012; therefore caution should be exercised when comparing 2011-12 with the rest of this time series as 2011-12 does not comprise a full year of data. The Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 was repealed by the Scottish Parliament on 19^th April 2018.

16. Part of the change in Total crime and Other crimes in 2017-18 was due to additional crimes of handling an offensive weapon. Further information on this procedural change and its impact on the statistics are available in the section on Group 5 crimes.