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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 A8: Common assault offences recorded by the police, Scotland, 2011-12 to 2020-21
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | % change 19-20-2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common assault | 62,146 | 54,441 | 53,544 | 51,698 | 52,182 | 51,352 | 51,331 | 50,817 | 50,314 | 43,934 | -13 |
| Common assault of an emergency worker | 7,107 | 6,514 | 6,813 | 6,480 | 6,414 | 6,509 | 7,004 | 7,098 | 7,519 | 8,118 | 8 |
| Total | 69,253 | 60,955 | 60,357 | 58,178 | 58,596 | 57,861 | 58,335 | 57,915 | 57,833 | 52,052 | -10 |
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