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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 A6: Breach of the peace etc. offences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breach of the peace | 33,710 | 25,072 | 21,755 | 14,636 | 12,178 | 8,751 | 6,604 | 5,669 | 4,778 | 3,137 | -34 |
| Threatening or abusive behaviour14 | 37,223 | 44,429 | 48,521 | 47,210 | 48,456 | 47,850 | 45,064 | 43,731 | 44,678 | 45,670 | 2 |
| Offence of stalking14 | 495 | 605 | 875 | 1,251 | 1,435 | 1,372 | 1,376 | 1,304 | 871 | 889 | 2 |
| Offensive behaviour at football15 | 22 | 154 | 126 | 102 | 152 | 247 | 140 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/r |
| Threatening communications15 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/r |
| Total Breach of the peace etc. | 71,451 | 70,301 | 71,288 | 63,205 | 62,233 | 58,235 | 53,187 | 50,708 | 50,327 | 49,696 | -1 |
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