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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 A1.9: Proportion of crime reported to the police
| Proportion of each crime type reported to the police |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2012/13 |
2014/15 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
Percentage point change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| since 2008/09 | since 2017/18 | |||||||||
| ALL SCJS CRIME | 38% | 37% | 39% | 39% | 38% | 37% | 35% | 36% | No change | No change |
| PROPERTY CRIME | 36% | 36% | 35% | 35% | 36% | 34% | 34% | 34% | No change | No change |
| Vandalism | 40% | 39% | 40% | 36% | 37% | 41% | 36% | 38% | No change | No change |
| All motor vehicle related theft | 45% | 45% | 33% | 44% | 44% | 30% | 44% | 54% | No change | No change |
| Housebreaking | 64% | 64% | 62% | 64% | 62% | -¹ | -¹ | -¹ | ||
| Other household theft inc. bicycle theft | 22% | 32% | 26% | 25% | 28% | 29% | 28% | 23% | No change | No change |
| Personal theft (exc. Robbery) | 31% | 26% | 30% | 37% | 37% | 27% | 28% | 24% | No change | No change |
| VIOLENT CRIME | 43% | 38% | 51% | 48% | 44% | 43% | 39% | 40% | No change | No change |
| COMPARABLE CRIME | 42% | 40% | 46% | 44% | 42% | 42% | 40% | 41% | No change | No change |
| Vandalism | 40% | 39% | 40% | 36% | 37% | 41% | 36% | 38% | No change | No change |
| Acquisitive crime | 49% | 57% | 51% | 55% | 50% | 45% | 58% | 50% | No change | No change |
| Violent crime | 43% | 38% | 51% | 48% | 44% | 43% | 39% | 40% | No change | No change |
| Overall number of respondents | 3,790 | 3,330 | 2,610 | 2,290 | 1,930 | 860 | 760 | 760 | ||
¹ Results based on fewer than 50 cases (incidents of crime) are suppressed and denoted here by '-'.
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