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Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2018/19: main findings
Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2018/2019.
Table A1.2: Estimates of the extent of crime in Scotland, 2008/09 to 2018/19
| Estimated number of crimes |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2012/13 |
2014/15 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
Percentage change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| since 2008/09 |
since 2017/18 | |||||||||
| ALL SCJS CRIME | 1,045,000 | 945,000 | 874,000 | 815,000 | 688,000 | 712,000 | 602,000 | 573,000 | down by 45% | No change |
| PROPERTY CRIME | 728,000 | 679,000 | 654,000 | 579,000 | 502,000 | 481,000 | 430,000 | 408,000 | down by 44% | No change |
| Vandalism | 350,000 | 303,000 | 275,000 | 219,000 | 179,000 | 166,000 | 163,000 | 155,000 | down by 56% | No change |
| Motor vehicle vandalism | 183,000 | 161,000 | 146,000 | 129,000 | 112,000 | 82,000 | 102,000 | 80,000 | down by 56% | No change |
| Property vandalism | 168,000 | 142,000 | 130,000 | 90,000 | 67,000 | 84,000 | 61,000 | 74,000 | down by 56% | No change |
| All motor vehicle related theft | 70,000 | 64,000 | 58,000 | 50,000 | 40,000 | 38,000 | 24,000 | 35,000 | down by 49% | No change |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 7,000 | 6,000# | 4,000# | 4,000# | 3,000# | 2,000# | 3,000# | 4,000# | No change# | No change# |
| Theft from motor vehicle | 54,000 | 49,000 | 47,000 | 40,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 21,000 | 26,000 | down by 52% | No change |
| Attempted theft of/from motor vehicle | 9,000 | 10,000# | 7,000# | 6,000# | 4,000# | 1,000# | 1,000# | 6,000# | No change# | by 933%# |
| Housebreaking | 25,000 | 29,000 | 28,000 | 35,000 | 22,000 | 26,000 | 25,000# | 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 | 93,000 | down by 46% | by 25% |
| Other household theft | 142,000 | 127,000 | 141,000 | 135,000 | 133,000 | 104,000 | 101,000 | 77,000 | down by 46% | No change |
| Bicycle theft | 31,000 | 27,000 | 29,000 | 34,000 | 25,000 | 23,000# | 23,000 | 16,000 | down by 47% | No change |
| Personal theft (exc. Robbery) | 110,000 | 130,000 | 124,000 | 106,000 | 103,000 | 124,000 | 93,000 | 99,000 | No change | No change |
| Other theft | 90,000 | 101,000 | 92,000 | 80,000 | 81,000 | 82,000 | 63,000 | 75,000 | No change | No change |
| Theft from the person | 20,000 | 29,000 | 31,000 | 26,000 | 23,000 | 41,000# | 31,000 | 24,000# | No change# | No change# |
| VIOLENT CRIME | 317,000 | 266,000 | 220,000 | 236,000 | 186,000 | 231,000 | 172,000 | 165,000 | down by 48% | No change |
| Assault | 297,000 | 247,000 | 208,000 | 225,000 | 179,000 | 223,000 | 161,000 | 161,000 | down by 48% | No change |
| Serious assault | 26,000# | 20,000 | 16,000# | 18,000# | 8,000# | 17,000# | 8,000# | 12,000# | No change# | No change# |
| Robbery | 20,000 | 19,000# | 12,000# | 11,000# | 7,000# | 8,000# | 11,000# | 4,000# | down by 78%# | No change# |
| COMPARABLE CRIME | 731,000 | 630,000 | 556,000 | 527,000 | 414,000 | 448,000 | 386,000 | 366,000 | down by 50% | No change |
| Vandalism | 350,000 | 303,000 | 275,000 | 219,000 | 179,000 | 166,000 | 163,000 | 155,000 | down by 56% | No change |
| Acquisitive crime | 64,000 | 61,000 | 61,000 | 73,000 | 49,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 46,000 | down by 28% | No change |
| Violent crime | 317,000 | 266,000 | 220,000 | 236,000 | 186,000 | 231,000 | 172,000 | 165,000 | down by 48% | No change |
| Number of respondents | 16,000 | 16,040 | 13,010 | 12,050 | 11,470 | 5,570 | 5,480 | 5,540 | ||
# Use with caution - the count estimate has a relative standard error (RSE) greater than 20%. This also applies to considering change over time using such figures. In particular, please note the apparent large increase in attempted theft of/from motor vehicle since 2017/18 which should be treated with caution.
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