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Recorded Crime in Scotland: July 2020
Official Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland for July 2020.
Table 4: Crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, April to July 2019 and April to July 2020
| Crime group | April to July 2019 | April to July 2020 | % Change since 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total crimes[1] | 85,639 | 78,599 | -8% |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 3,172 | 2,929 | -8% |
| Homicide etc. | 51 | 29 | -43% |
| Attempted murder & serious assault | 1,536 | 1,181 | -23% |
| Robbery | 522 | 592 | 13% |
| Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 | 565 | 518 | -8% |
| Other violence | 498 | 609 | 22% |
| Sexual crimes | 4,575 | 4,110 | -10% |
| Rape & attempted rape | 797 | 736 | -8% |
| Sexual assault | 1,739 | 1,223 | -30% |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | 23 | 12 | -48% |
| Other sexual crimes | 2,016 | 2,139 | 6% |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 38,630 | 31,963 | -17% |
| Housebreaking | 4,303 | 3,590 | -17% |
| Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP) | 602 | 388 | -36% |
| Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP | 983 | 839 | -15% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 1,683 | 1,511 | -10% |
| Shoplifting | 11,259 | 6,635 | -41% |
| Other theft | 14,611 | 11,576 | -21% |
| Fraud | 3,499 | 5,606 | 60% |
| Other dishonesty | 1,690 | 1,818 | 8% |
| Fire-raising, vandalism etc. | 16,470 | 13,756 | -16% |
| Fire-raising | 992 | 900 | -9% |
| Vandalism etc. | 15,478 | 12,856 | -17% |
| Other crimes | 22,792 | 25,841 | 13% |
| Crimes against public justice | 6,513 | 8,866 | 36% |
| Handling offensive weapons | 3,452 | 3,695 | 7% |
| Not used in other criminal activity | 1,590 | 1,742 | 10% |
| Used in other criminal activity | 1,862 | 1,953 | 5% |
| Drugs | 12,755 | 13,226 | 4% |
| Other | 72 | 54 | -25% |
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