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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 A1.10: Comparing SCJS estimates with police recorded crime figures
| Comparable crime, SCJS and Police Recorded Crime | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2012/13 | 2014/15 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | Percentage change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| since 2008/09 | since 2018/19 | ||||||||||
| Comparable SCJS Crime | 731,000 | 630,000 | 556,000 | 527,000 | 414,000 | 448,000 | 386,000 | 366,000 | 379,000 | ↓ by 48% | No change |
| Comparable Recorded Crime | 215,901 | 195,728 | 183,117 | 144,662 | 133,170 | 131,566 | 130,418 | 125,953 | 124,496 | ↓ by 42% | ↓ by 1% |
| SCJS Acquisitive Crime | 64,000 | 61,000 | 61,000 | 73,000 | 49,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 46,000 | 46,000 | ↓ by 28% | No change |
| Recorded Acquisitive Crime | 27,527 | 26,146 | 26,478 | 21,834 | 21,000 | 18,295 | 17,867 | 16,644 | 15,919 | ↓ by 42% | ↓ by 4% |
| SCJS Violent Crime | 317,000 | 266,000 | 220,000 | 236,000 | 186,000 | 231,000 | 172,000 | 165,000 | 194,000 | ↓ by 39% | No change |
| Recorded Violent Crime | 82,855 | 79,769 | 78,263 | 66,076 | 62,578 | 63,246 | 63,835 | 63,771 | 63,417 | ↓ by 23% | ↓ by 1% |
| SCJS Vandalism | 350,000 | 303,000 | 275,000 | 219,000 | 179,000 | 166,000 | 163,000 | 155,000 | 139,000 | ↓ by 60% | No change |
| Recorded Vandalism | 105,519 | 89,813 | 78,376 | 56,752 | 49,592 | 50,025 | 48,716 | 45,538 | 45,160 | ↓ by 57% | ↓ by 1% |
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