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 A11: Volumes and proportions of cyber Other sexual crimes, by crime type, 2013-14 to 2020-21

Table Note: 25

Crime type 2013-14 2016-17 2019-20 2020-21
Estimated volume26 % Estimated volume26 % Estimated volume26 % Estimated volume26 %
Other sexual crimes 1,100 38% 2,360 51% 3,210 54% 4,390 66%
Communicating indecently27 320 53% 840 58% 1,090 64% 1,470 78%
Cause to view sexual activity or images 140 63% 730 71% 900 62% 1,210 78%
Indecent photos of children 600 97% 630 98% 520 89% 630 95%
Disclose or threaten to disclose images ~ ~ ~ ~ 530 81% 700 90%
Voyeurism * * 40 20% 30 9% 230 53%
Sample size 800 1,188 198 200

* Estimated to be fewer than 5 crimes.

~ = The relevant legislation for this category was implemented in 2017-18.

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