Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2005/06

Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the eight Scottish police forces in 2005/06


Table 3: Crimes and offences cleared up by the police as a percentage of those recorded, Scotland, 1996/97 - 2005/06

Percentage

Crime / Offence group

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/2000

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

Total crimes

37

40

43

43

44

45

46

47

45

46

Non-sexual crimes of violence

51

54

59

58

59

58

58

58

59

59

Serious assault etc 1

57

60

63

63

63

62

60

59

61

61

Robbery

28

28

38

35

39

37

36

39

39

37

Other

84

83

84

79

76

78

81

79

79

81

Crimes of indecency

76

75

79

76

80

77

79

77

75

75

Rape & Attempted Rape

77

71

79

77

80

78

78

75

69

72

Indecent Assault

60

61

68

59

63

62

63

62

61

62

Lewd and indecent behaviour

68

66

71

68

76

72

77

73

73

76

Other

96

96

98

96

98

96

96

95

93

90

Crimes of dishonesty

29

31

35

36

37

37

38

39

37

37

Housebreaking

17

19

23

23

25

24

27

27

25

26

Theft by opening a lockfast place ( OLP)

22

22

27

28

31

35

36

35

30

37

Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP

13

13

16

17

18

17

19

20

18

15

Theft of a motor vehicle

25

27

29

32

30

32

36

38

37

37

Shoplifting

77

78

81

79

78

79

78

79

77

77

Other theft

19

20

22

21

21

21

21

22

20

21

Fraud

77

75

78

75

79

81

81

83

80

76

Other

82

88

87

91

93

91

91

85

79

79

Fire-raising, vandalism etc

21

23

24

24

23

22

22

23

21

23

Fire-raising

19

18

24

26

25

26

24

25

22

26

Vandalism etc

22

23

24

24

23

22

22

23

21

23

Other crimes

99

100

99

99

100

99

99

99

98

98

Crimes against public justice

99

100

100

100

100

99

99

99

98

98

Handling an offensive weapon

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

98

97

97

Drugs

98

101

100

100

100

100

99

99

97

98

Other

78

91

85

85

77

73

78

74

73

85

Miscellaneous offences

89

90

90

89

89

89

89

90

83

84

Minor Assault 1

75

78

79

78

78

77

76

78

69

70

Breach of the peace

94

95

94

94

94

94

95

94

88

90

Drunkenness

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Other

97

98

97

97

97

97

96

96

94

93

1. See Annex 8.5

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