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Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2019/20: main findings
Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2019/2020, including self-completion findings covering the period 2018/19 to 2019/20.
Table A1.5: Proportion of adults who were victims of each type of crime
| Proportion of adults experiencing crime | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2012/13 | 2014/15 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | Percentage point change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| since 2008/09 | since 2018/19 | ||||||||||
| All SCJS Crime | 20.4% | 19.3% | 17.8% | 16.9% | 14.5% | 13.4% | 12.5% | 12.4% | 11.9% | ↓ by 8.5 | No change |
| Property Crime | 18.0% | 17.0% | 15.9% | 14.8% | 13.0% | 11.5% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 10.0% | ↓ by 8.0 | No change |
| Vandalism | 8.9% | 8.3% | 7.2% | 6.3% | 5.1% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.1% | ↓ by 4.9 | No change |
| Motor vehicle vandalism | 5.4% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 2.6% | ↓ by 2.8 | No change |
| Property vandalism | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 1.5% | ↓ by 2.5 | No change |
| All motor vehicle related theft | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.0% | ↓ by 1.3 | No change |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | No change | No change |
| Theft from motor vehicle | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | ↓ by 1.0 | No change |
| Attempted theft of/from motor vehicle | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | ↓ by 0.2 | No change |
| Housebreaking | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | No change | No change |
| Other household theft inc. bicycle theft | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.2% | 3.3% | ↓ by 2.0 | No change |
| Other household theft | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 2.7% | ↓ by 1.7 | No change |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | ↓ by 0.4 | No change |
| Personal theft (exc. Robbery) | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.5% | ↓ by 0.7 | No change |
| Other theft | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.0% | ↓ by 0.8 | No change |
| Theft from the person | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.5% | No change | No change |
| Violent Crime | 4.1% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | ↓ by 1.6 | No change |
| Assault | 3.8% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | ↓ by 1.4 | No change |
| Serious assault | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | No change | No change |
| Minor assault | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | ↓ by 1.0 | No change |
| Minor assault with injury | N/A | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | N/A | No change |
| Minor assault with no / negligible injury | N/A | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.8% | N/A | No change |
| Attempted assault | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | ↓ by 0.4 | No change |
| Robbery | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | ↓ by 0.2 | No change |
| Number of respondents | 16,000 | 16,040 | 13,010 | 12,050 | 11,470 | 5,570 | 5,480 | 5,540 | 5,570 | ||
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