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Publication - Statistics

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2018/19: main findings

Published
16 June 2020
Directorate
Justice Directorate, +1 more … Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order
ISBN
9781839608070

Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2018/2019.

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Table A1.4: Rates of crime in Scotland, per 10,000 households/adults, 2008/09 to 2018/19

Rates of crime in Scotland, per 10,000 households/adults (to nearest 10) 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2012/13 2014/15 2016/17 2017/18¹ 2018/19
ALL SCJS CRIME 3,660 3,270 3,050 2,780 2,330 2,250 1,950 1,830
PROPERTY CRIME 2,910 2,650 2,540 2,240 1,910 1,730 1,570 1,460
Vandalism 1,500 1,290 1,170 930 750 680 660 620
Motor vehicle vandalism 780 690 620 540 470 330 410 320
Property vandalism 720 610 550 380 280 340 250 300
All motor vehicle related theft 300 270 250 210 170 160 100 140
Theft of motor vehicle 30 30 20 20 10 10 10 20
Theft from motor vehicle 230 210 200 170 140 140 80 100
Attempted theft of/from motor vehicle 40 40 30 20 20 10 -² 20
Housebreaking 110 120 120 150 90 110 100 100
Other household theft inc. bicycle theft 740 650 720 710 660 520 510 380
Other household theft 610 540 600 570 560 430 410 310
Bicycle theft 130 110 120 140 110 90 90 70
Personal theft (exc. Robbery) 260 300 290 250 230 280 210 220
Other theft 210 240 210 180 180 180 140 170
Theft from the person 50 70 70 60 50 90 70 50
VIOLENT CRIME 740 620 510 540 420 510 380 370
Assault 700 580 480 520 400 500 360 360
Serious assault 60 50 40 40 20 40 20 30
Robbery 50 40 30 30 20 20 20 10
Comparable crime
Vandalism 1,500 1,290 1,170 930 750 680 660 620
Acquisitive crime 270 260 260 310 210 210 210 190
Violent crime 740 620 510 540 420 510 380 370
Number of respondents 16,000 16,040 13,010 12,050 11,470 5,570 5,480 5,540

¹ 2017/18 figures have been revised to reflect use of NRS 2017 household estimates and NRS Mid-2017 adult (aged 16 and over) population estimates.

. Figures in this table are rounded to the nearest 10. '-' here denotes a figure lower than 10.

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