Publication - Consultation paper
Presenting official statistics on recorded crime and related topics: consultation
The Scottish Crime Recording Board are asking how the official statistics on recorded crime and related topics should be presented.
Annex C: Alternative way to present the recorded crime statistics
| Crime group | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | % change over the past ten years (2008-09 to 2017-18) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Crimes | 451,563 | 410,336 | 394,155 | 383,936 | 334,613 | 331,629 | 315,779 | 306,274 | 298,154 | 304,215 | -33% |
| Homicide, attempted murder & serious assault | 6,606 | 5,727 | 5,615 | 4,814 | 3,734 | 3,374 | 3,271 | 4,088 | 4,291 | 4,287 | -35% |
| Homicide etc. (incl. causing death by driving) | 134 | 106 | 122 | 121 | 91 | 106 | 105 | 81 | 105 | 98 | -27% |
| Attempted murder & serious assault | 6,472 | 5,621 | 5,493 | 4,693 | 3,643 | 3,268 | 3,166 | 4,007 | 4,186 | 4,189 | -35% |
| Common assault and other violence | 75,630 | 73,554 | 72,366 | 70,267 | 61,555 | 60,984 | 58,700 | 59,186 | 58,586 | 59,043 | -22% |
| Common assault | 74,130 | 72,212 | 70,786 | 69,253 | 60,955 | 60,357 | 58,178 | 58,596 | 57,861 | 58,335 | -21% |
| Other violence | 1,500 | 1,342 | 1,580 | 1,014 | 600 | 627 | 522 | 590 | 725 | 708 | -53% |
| Robbery | 2,963 | 2,496 | 2,557 | 2,244 | 1,832 | 1,499 | 1,497 | 1,327 | 1,435 | 1,556 | -47% |
| Crimes of domestic abuse and other cruelty | - | ||||||||||
| Domestic abuse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cruelty to children | 1,532 | 1,655 | 1,673 | 1,394 | 1,289 | 1,164 | 954 | 723 | 661 | 568 | -63% |
| Other cruelty | 11 | 8 | 134 | 513 | 618 | 897 | 1,279 | 1,444 | 1,424 | 1,508 | * |
| Sexual crimes with physical contact | 4,758 | 4,999 | 4,952 | 4,785 | 4,984 | 5,743 | 6,120 | 6,370 | 6,760 | 7,585 | 59% |
| Rape and attempted rape | 963 | 996 | 1,131 | 1,274 | 1,462 | 1,808 | 1,901 | 1,809 | 1,878 | 2,255 | 134% |
| Sexual assault | 3,297 | 3,412 | 3,220 | 2,908 | 3,008 | 3,405 | 3,727 | 3,963 | 4,281 | 4,826 | 46% |
| Other sexual crimes with physical contact | 498 | 591 | 601 | 603 | 514 | 530 | 492 | 598 | 601 | 504 | 1% |
| Sexual crimes without physical contact | 1,573 | 1,528 | 1,744 | 2,576 | 2,709 | 2,861 | 3,437 | 3,903 | 4,332 | 4,902 | 212% |
| Causing to view sexual activity or images | 786 | 766 | 809 | 1,176 | 950 | 1,009 | 1,350 | 1,507 | 1,624 | 1,752 | 123% |
| Communicating indecently | - | - | 86 | 358 | 526 | 605 | 906 | 1,180 | 1,166 | 1,222 | - |
| Indecent photos of children | - | 69 | 225 | 375 | 595 | 621 | 603 | 645 | 649 | 658 | - |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | 765 | 661 | 576 | 567 | 534 | 490 | 374 | 247 | 303 | 136 | -82% |
| Threatening to or disclosing an intimate image | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 421 | - |
| Other sexual crimes without physical contact | 22 | 32 | 48 | 100 | 104 | 136 | 204 | 324 | 590 | 713 | ** |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 167,812 | 153,256 | 155,870 | 154,337 | 135,899 | 137,324 | 126,857 | 115,789 | 113,205 | 114,474 | -32% |
| Housebreaking | 25,496 | 23,774 | 25,017 | 24,222 | 21,515 | 22,272 | 20,607 | 17,637 | 16,299 | 15,130 | -41% |
| Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP) | 6,952 | 5,074 | 4,059 | 3,529 | 3,239 | 3,218 | 2,879 | 2,193 | 1,940 | 2,027 | -71% |
| Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP | 13,649 | 10,173 | 9,495 | 8,988 | 6,159 | 6,189 | 5,816 | 4,684 | 3,888 | 3,734 | -73% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 11,551 | 9,304 | 8,716 | 7,060 | 5,731 | 5,976 | 5,423 | 5,028 | 5,216 | 5,024 | -57% |
| Shoplifting | 32,048 | 30,332 | 29,660 | 29,758 | 26,449 | 27,693 | 27,364 | 28,424 | 28,650 | 31,321 | -2% |
| Other theft | 64,384 | 61,008 | 64,680 | 66,681 | 58,704 | 58,794 | 53,539 | 46,419 | 45,173 | 44,437 | -31% |
| Fraud | 8,316 | 8,283 | 8,983 | 8,892 | 8,898 | 8,088 | 6,913 | 7,400 | 7,811 | 8,628 | 4% |
| Other dishonesty | 5,416 | 5,308 | 5,260 | 5,207 | 5,204 | 5,094 | 4,316 | 4,004 | 4,228 | 4,173 | -23% |
| Damage and reckless behaviour | 109,430 | 93,443 | 82,020 | 75,201 | 59,479 | 54,418 | 52,091 | 54,226 | 52,514 | 51,322 | -53% |
| Fire-raising | 4,651 | 4,244 | 3,966 | 3,755 | 3,066 | 2,549 | 2,351 | 2,595 | 2,793 | 2,632 | -43% |
| Vandalism | 100,886 | 85,594 | 74,428 | 67,993 | 53,708 | 49,465 | 47,265 | 48,955 | 47,268 | 46,111 | -54% |
| Reckless conduct | 3,893 | 3,605 | 3,626 | 3,453 | 2,705 | 2,404 | 2,475 | 2,676 | 2,453 | 2,579 | -34% |
| Crimes against society | 81,248 | 73,670 | 67,224 | 67,805 | 62,514 | 63,365 | 61,573 | 59,218 | 54,946 | 58,970 | -27% |
| Crimes against public justice | 29,493 | 26,885 | 26,294 | 26,635 | 23,401 | 23,610 | 21,100 | 20,361 | 18,795 | 18,679 | -37% |
| Handling offensive weapons | 7,733 | - | |||||||||
| Not used in other criminal activity | 8,980 | 7,042 | 6,283 | 5,631 | 4,015 | 3,795 | 3,289 | 3,111 | 3,271 | 3,570 | -60% |
| Used in other criminal activity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,163 | - |
| Drugs | 42,509 | 39,408 | 34,347 | 35,157 | 34,688 | 35,616 | 36,836 | 35,479 | 32,641 | 32,399 | -24% |
| Other crimes against society | 266 | 335 | 300 | 382 | 410 | 344 | 348 | 267 | 239 | 159 | -40% |
| Offence group | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | % change over the past ten years (2008-09 to 2017-18) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total offences1 | 440,049 | 320,068 | 279,155 | 229,454 | 204,309 | - | |||||
| Antisocial offences | 139,915 | 145,647 | 125,590 | 125,502 | 127,257 | 131,529 | 111,150 | 95,269 | 79,157 | 65,411 | -53% |
| Threatening and abusive behaviour | 93,327 | 87,403 | 70,346 | 70,956 | 69,696 | 70,413 | 61,954 | 60,798 | 56,863 | 51,811 | -44% |
| Racially aggravated behaviour | 4,564 | 4,513 | 4,173 | 3,486 | 2,903 | 2,712 | 2,456 | 2,132 | 1,993 | 1,921 | -58% |
| Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct | 31,307 | 39,545 | 37,451 | 37,458 | 39,238 | 43,043 | 35,524 | 24,639 | 15,796 | 8,635 | -72% |
| Urinating etc. | 10,717 | 14,186 | 13,620 | 13,602 | 15,420 | 15,361 | 11,216 | 7,700 | 4,505 | 3,044 | -72% |
| Miscellaneous offences | 14,491 | 14,663 | 14,848 | 14,558 | 13,873 | 14,147 | 12,733 | 13,424 | 11,989 | 11,721 | -19% |
| Community and public order offences | 7,634 | 8,466 | 8,533 | 8,668 | 8,370 | 8,845 | 8,113 | 8,525 | 7,780 | 7,564 | -1% |
| Environmental offences | 1,771 | 1,578 | 1,297 | 1,338 | 1,450 | 1,832 | 1,469 | 1,489 | 1,224 | 732 | -59% |
| Licensing offences | 2,463 | 1,984 | 1,867 | 1,913 | 1,670 | 1,318 | 1,124 | 1,089 | 1,065 | 1,519 | -38% |
| Wildlife and other animal offences | 1,796 | 1,803 | 1,913 | 1,759 | 1,564 | 1,444 | 1,394 | 1,528 | 1,321 | 1,297 | -28% |
| Other miscellaneous offences | 827 | 832 | 1,238 | 880 | 819 | 708 | 633 | 793 | 599 | 609 | -26% |
| Road traffic offences1 | 294,373 | 196,185 | 170,462 | 138,308 | 127,177 | - | |||||
| Dangerous and careless driving | 11,519 | 11,073 | 9,839 | 9,853 | 10,530 | 11,524 | 10,773 | 12,057 | 11,693 | 10,722 | -7% |
| Driving under the influence | 9,800 | 8,504 | 7,563 | 7,445 | 6,433 | 6,079 | 5,218 | 5,458 | 5,917 | 5,863 | -40% |
| Speeding1 | 82,382 | 60,926 | 54,419 | 34,371 | 29,223 | - | |||||
| Unlawful use of vehicle1 | 57,779 | 40,855 | 41,470 | 45,978 | 43,871 | - | |||||
| Vehicle defect offences1 | 20,923 | 15,593 | 13,070 | 8,385 | 7,049 | - | |||||
| Seat belt offences | 26,225 | 29,324 | 29,171 | 31,505 | 33,047 | 37,880 | 15,619 | 8,059 | 4,502 | 3,134 | -88% |
| Mobile phone offences | 23,957 | 26,146 | 27,736 | 29,110 | 30,875 | 35,764 | 17,978 | 10,085 | 6,709 | 3,173 | -87% |
| Other road traffic offences1 | 42,042 | 29,223 | 25,844 | 20,753 | 24,142 | - |
*A ten year comparison has not been shown as the offence of Stalking was introduced in October 2010.
**A ten year comparison has not been shown for some sub-categories of Sexual crime. This is primarily due to new legislation, which changed the classification and presentation of some Sexual crimes (for example Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009). For further information on all these changes see the 'Data Considerations' section in the Sexual Crimes chapter of the Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2017-18 bulletin or the User Guide to Recorded Crime Statistics in Scotland.
1 A ten year comparison has not been shown for some sub-categories of Road traffic offences. This is due to comparability issues, it is not advisable to compare with years prior to 2013-14. See Paragraph 7.25 within Annex 2 of the Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2017-18 bulletin: https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2017-18/
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