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Publication - Statistics

Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2019-2020

Published
29 September 2020
Directorate
Justice Directorate, +1 more … Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order
ISBN
9781800041097

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

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5. Tables

List of Tables

Table D1: Percentage of drug possession records in the sample, 2014-15 to 2018-19

Table D2: Estimated number of drug possession crimes2, 2014-15 to 2018-19.

Table 1: Crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-202

Table 1 continued: Crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-202

Table 2: Offences recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-202

Table 3: Percentage of crimes / offences cleared up1 by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-202

Table 3 continued: Percentage of crimes / offences cleared up1 by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-202

Table 4: Crimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 population11, 2010-11 to 2019-202

Table 4 continued: Crimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 population11, 2010-11 to 2019-202

Table 5: Crimes and offences recorded by local authority area, 2019-20.

Table 5 continued: Crimes and offences recorded by local authority area, 2019-20.

Table 6: Number of crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 1971 to 2019-20.

Table 6 continued: Number of crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 1971 to 2019-20.

Table 7: Crimes per 10,000 population11, Scotland, 1971 to 2019-20.

Table 7 continued: Crimes per 10,000 population11, Scotland, 1971 to 2019-20.

Table A1: Sexual crimes5 recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20.

Table A1 continued: Sexual crimes5 recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20.

Table A2: Theft by Housebreaking13 (including attempts and housebreaking 'with intent'), Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20

Table A3: Theft of, and from, motor vehicles recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20

Table A4: Crimes of Handling offensive weapons recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20

Table A5: Drug crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20.

Table A6: Breach of the peace etc. offences recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20

Table A7: Racially aggravated offences, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20.

Table A8: Common assault offences recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20

Table A9: Revisions of crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 2018-19.

Table A10: Crimes and offences recorded and cleared up (as a percentage of those recorded) by the British Transport Police and Ministry of Defence Police, Scotland, 2019-20.

Contact

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