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Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2017/18: main findings
Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2017-18 and the self-completion findings covering the period 2016-17 to 2017-18.
Table A1.2: Estimates of the extent of crime in Scotland by year
| Estimated number of crimes | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2012/13 | 2014/15 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | Percentage change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| since 2008/09 | since 2016/17 | ||||||||
| All SCJS Crime | 1,045,000 | 945,000 | 874,000 | 815,000 | 688,000 | 712,000 | 602,000 | ↓ by 42% | ↓ by 16% |
| Property Crime | 728,000 | 679,000 | 654,000 | 579,000 | 502,000 | 481,000 | 430,000 | ↓ by 41% | No change |
| Vandalism | 350,000 | 303,000 | 275,000 | 219,000 | 179,000 | 166,000 | 163,000 | ↓ by 54% | No change |
| Motor vehicle vandalism | 183,000 | 161,000 | 146,000 | 129,000 | 112,000 | 82,000 | 102,000 | ↓ by 44% | No change |
| Property vandalism | 168,000 | 142,000 | 130,000 | 90,000 | 67,000 | 84,000 | 61,000 | ↓ by 64% | No change |
| All motor vehicle related theft | 70,000 | 64,000 | 58,000 | 50,000 | 40,000 | 38,000 | 24,000 | ↓ by 65% | ↓ by 36% |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 7,000 | 6,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | 2,000# | 3,000# | ↓ by 56%# | No change# |
| Theft from motor vehicle | 54,000 | 49,000 | 47,000 | 40,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 21,000 | ↓ by 62% | ↓ by 40% |
| Attempted theft of/from motor vehicle | 9,000 | 10,000 | 7,000 | 6,000 | 4,000 | 1,000# | 1,000# | ↓ by 94%# | No change# |
| Housebreaking | 25,000 | 29,000 | 28,000 | 35,000 | 22,000 | 26,000 | 25,000# | No change# | No change# |
| Other household theft inc. bicycle theft | 173,000 | 153,000 | 169,000 | 169,000 | 158,000 | 128,000 | 125,000 | ↓ by 28% | No change |
| Other household theft | 142,000 | 127,000 | 141,000 | 135,000 | 133,000 | 104,000 | 101,000 | ↓ by 29% | No change |
| Bicycle theft | 31,000 | 27,000 | 29,000 | 34,000 | 25,000 | 23,000# | 23,000 | No change | No change# |
| Personal theft (exc. Robbery) | 110,000 | 130,000 | 124,000 | 106,000 | 103,000 | 124,000 | 93,000 | No change | No change |
| Other theft | 90,000 | 101,000 | 92,000 | 80,000 | 81,000 | 82,000 | 63,000 | ↓ by 30 | No change |
| Theft from the person | 20,000 | 29,000 | 31,000 | 26,000 | 23,000 | 41,000# | 31,000 | No change | No change# |
| Violent Crime | 317,000 | 266,000 | 220,000 | 236,000 | 186,000 | 231,000 | 172,000 | ↓ by 46% | No change |
| Assault | 297,000 | 247,000 | 208,000 | 225,000 | 179,000 | 223,000 | 161,000 | ↓ by 46% | No change |
| Serious assault | 26,000 | 20,000 | 16,000 | 18,000 | 8,000 | 17,000# | 8,000# | ↓ by 69%# | No change# |
| Robbery | 20,000 | 19,000 | 12,000 | 11,000 | 7,000 | 8,000# | 11,000# | No change# | No change# |
| Comparable Crime | 731,000 | 630,000 | 556,000 | 527,000 | 414,000 | 448,000 | 386,000 | ↓ by 47% | No change |
| Vandalism | 350,000 | 303,000 | 275,000 | 219,000 | 179,000 | 166,000 | 163,000 | ↓ by 54% | No change |
| Acquisitive crime | 64,000 | 61,000 | 61,000 | 73,000 | 49,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | No change | No change |
| Violent crime | 317,000 | 266,000 | 220,000 | 236,000 | 186,000 | 231,000 | 172,000 | ↓ by 46% | No change |
| Number of respondents | 16,000 | 16,040 | 13,010 | 12,050 | 11,470 | 5,570 | 5,480 | ||
#: Use with caution – the count estimate has a relative standard error of greater than 20%. This also applies to considering change over time using such figures.
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