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Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2020-2021
Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland, split by crime or offence group and by local authority. This bulletin also includes a new chapter which presents an estimate of how many cyber-crimes were recorded in Scotland during 2019-20 and 2020-21.
Table 5 (Cont.): Crimes and offences recorded by local authority area, 2020-21
| Local authority area | Miscellaneous offences | Motor vehicle offences | Total offences | Total crimes and offences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 5,030 | 6,406 | 11,436 | 23,180 |
| Aberdeenshire | 2,675 | 4,596 | 7,271 | 13,535 |
| Angus | 1,935 | 3,084 | 5,019 | 8,413 |
| Argyll & Bute | 1,532 | 2,289 | 3,821 | 6,476 |
| Clackmannanshire | 1,298 | 750 | 2,048 | 4,531 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 3,909 | 7,006 | 10,915 | 17,433 |
| Dundee City | 4,768 | 6,093 | 10,861 | 21,098 |
| East Ayrshire | 2,891 | 2,190 | 5,081 | 10,597 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 1,473 | 905 | 2,378 | 5,491 |
| East Lothian | 1,778 | 1,556 | 3,334 | 7,266 |
| East Renfrewshire | 944 | 756 | 1,700 | 3,864 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 11,219 | 7,062 | 18,281 | 45,660 |
| Falkirk | 3,989 | 3,114 | 7,103 | 13,676 |
| Fife | 8,340 | 5,791 | 14,131 | 28,331 |
| Glasgow City | 22,956 | 16,666 | 39,622 | 82,953 |
| Highland | 3,534 | 7,269 | 10,803 | 18,316 |
| Inverclyde | 1,547 | 1,158 | 2,705 | 6,644 |
| Midlothian | 1,801 | 1,320 | 3,121 | 6,840 |
| Moray | 1,568 | 1,932 | 3,500 | 6,026 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 309 | 472 | 781 | 1,325 |
| North Ayrshire | 3,293 | 2,496 | 5,789 | 12,462 |
| North Lanarkshire | 9,890 | 6,945 | 16,835 | 34,905 |
| Orkney Islands | 183 | 318 | 501 | 823 |
| Perth & Kinross | 2,237 | 6,433 | 8,670 | 13,538 |
| Renfrewshire | 3,810 | 3,539 | 7,349 | 15,739 |
| Scottish Borders | 2,186 | 1,521 | 3,707 | 7,382 |
| Shetland Islands | 195 | 353 | 548 | 1,000 |
| South Ayrshire | 2,179 | 1,673 | 3,852 | 8,443 |
| South Lanarkshire | 7,920 | 5,101 | 13,021 | 27,850 |
| Stirling | 1,755 | 1,820 | 3,575 | 7,394 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 2,773 | 2,531 | 5,304 | 10,883 |
| West Lothian | 4,203 | 2,909 | 7,112 | 14,611 |
| SCOTLAND | 124,120 | 116,054 | 240,174 | 486,685 |
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