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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 A1: Sexual crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 2011-12 to 2020-21
| Sexual crimes | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 1 Year % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rape & attempted rape | 1,274 | 1,462 | 1,808 | 1,901 | 1,809 | 1,878 | 2,255 | 2,426 | 2,343 | 2,298 | -2 |
| Rape | 1,183 | 1,372 | 1,690 | 1,797 | 1,692 | 1,755 | 2,136 | 2,293 | 2,213 | 2,176 | -2 |
| Attempted rape | 91 | 90 | 118 | 104 | 117 | 123 | 119 | 133 | 130 | 122 | -6 |
| Sexual assault | 2,908 | 3,008 | 3,405 | 3,727 | 3,963 | 4,281 | 4,826 | 5,123 | 4,936 | 4,154 | -16 |
| Sexual assault including against children | 2,056 | 2,166 | 2,449 | 2,713 | 2,892 | 2,954 | 3,625 | 3,929 | 3,820 | 3,249 | -15 |
| Sexual assault committed prior to 1 December 2010 | 288 | 316 | 358 | 347 | 344 | 378 | 346 | 288 | 278 | 211 | -24 |
| Sexual assault against an adult 16+ | 1,139 | 1,149 | 1,323 | 1,434 | 1,597 | 1,615 | 2,021 | 2,296 | 2,222 | 1,789 | -19 |
| Sexual assault against a child aged 13-15 | 245 | 312 | 372 | 457 | 462 | 423 | 626 | 661 | 645 | 597 | -7 |
| Sexual assault against a child under 13 | 384 | 389 | 396 | 475 | 489 | 538 | 632 | 684 | 675 | 652 | -3 |
| Lewd and libidinous practices | 852 | 842 | 956 | 1,014 | 1,071 | 1,327 | 1,201 | 1,194 | 1,116 | 905 | -19 |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | 567 | 534 | 490 | 374 | 247 | 303 | 136 | 235 | 101 | 56 | -45 |
| Crimes relating to prostitution | 344 | 348 | 295 | 179 | 146 | 194 | 65 | 50 | 13 | 2 | -85 |
| Soliciting services of person engaged in prostitution | 149 | 133 | 117 | 138 | 64 | 58 | 22 | 139 | 42 | 11 | -74 |
| Brothel keeping | 36 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Immoral traffic | 26 | 14 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Procuration | 12 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 7 | -30 |
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