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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 A3: Theft of, and from, motor vehicles recorded by the police, Scotland, 2011-12 to 2020-21
| Crime category | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | % change 19-20 to 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from motor vehicle of which: | 16,906 | 13,323 | 13,821 | 12,933 | 11,081 | 10,162 | 9,397 | 9,114 | 8,731 | 6,335 | -27 |
| Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP) | 6,386 | 4,404 | 4,450 | 4,173 | 3,285 | 2,715 | 2,495 | 2,275 | 1,875 | 1,112 | -41 |
| OLP with intent to steal | 1,792 | 1,198 | 1,152 | 1,119 | 964 | 733 | 753 | 733 | 596 | 425 | -29 |
| Attempted theft OLP | 810 | 557 | 587 | 524 | 435 | 440 | 486 | 524 | 511 | 571 | 12 |
| Other theft | 7,918 | 7,164 | 7,632 | 7,117 | 6,397 | 6,274 | 5,663 | 5,582 | 5,749 | 4,227 | -26 |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 6,087 | 5,149 | 5,340 | 4,866 | 4,597 | 4,696 | 4,594 | 4,558 | 4,648 | 4,008 | -14 |
| Attempted theft of motor vehicle | 973 | 582 | 636 | 557 | 431 | 520 | 430 | 392 | 354 | 303 | -14 |
| Total Motor vehicle theft | 23,966 | 19,054 | 19,797 | 18,356 | 16,109 | 15,378 | 14,421 | 14,064 | 13,733 | 10,646 | -22 |
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