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Publication - Statistics

Domestic abuse: statistics recorded by the police in Scotland - 2010/11 and 2011/12

Published
30 October 2012
ISBN
9781782561965

Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2010-11 and 2011-12

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Table 23b Percentage of incidents of domestic abuse reported to the procurator fiscal1, where a crime/offence recorded and action taken is known, by police force area, 2011-12

Percentage

Central Dumfries & Galloway Fife Grampian Lothian & Borders Northern Strathclyde Tayside SCOTLAND
Total crimes and offences 72 83 76 54 71 88 84 59 77
Non-sexual crimes of abuse 80 75 81 54 76 88 90 85 84
Homicide2 - - 100 - 100 - 100 100 100
Attempted murder and serious assault3 81 50 100 36 97 89 89 89 87
Other 78 100 62 67 65 83 90 73 79
Sexual Offences 40 50 53 42 79 75 71 78 66
Rape & attempted rape 40 - 53 41 86 50 73 83 67
Sexual assault4 40 - - 43 60 100 67 67 64
Other - 100 - - - - 67 - 75
Crimes of dishonesty 47 100 47 23 53 - 78 45 64
Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. 68 79 72 55 73 89 86 67 77
Fire-raising 100 - 50 75 67 - 64 100 68
Vandalism, etc. 68 79 73 54 73 89 86 66 77
Other crimes 80 87 80 65 90 94 94 94 90
Crimes against public justice 79 85 80 65 90 93 94 94 90
Handling an offensive weapon 71 100 100 80 90 100 93 100 90
Drugs 100 100 - 43 88 - 92 100 87
Other - 100 - - 100 - 100 - 100
Miscellaneous offences 71 83 77 55 65 88 82 54 76
Common assault5 72 82 81 56 63 88 79 57 74
Breach of the peace 79 82 56 51 76 88 86 54 74
Threatening or abusive behaviour6 - - - - 100 - - - 50
Stalking6 50 83 100 33 48 100 77 37 65
Drunkenness - - - - - - - - -
Other 100 100 - 50 100 - 100 - 92
Motor vehicle offences 100 100 - 50 100 - 100 - 92

1. Different police forces record domestic abuse information in differing ways. Police practice in deciding when a behaviour justifies the recording of a crime or offence may also differ. These differences influence the proportion of incidents which lead to the recording of a crime or offence, as well as the proportion of crimes and offences reported to the procurator fiscal. See note 4.5.

2. Includes murder and culpable homicide, which includes death by dangerous driving, causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs, causing death by careless driving and corporate homicide.

3. For the definition of serious assault, please see note 4.8.

4. Implementation of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 will have an effect on comparability of breakdown of Sexual Offences over time. For further information, please see note 4.7.

5. Includes Common assault and common assault of an emergency worker.

6. Threatening or abusive behaviour and Stalking were introduced in late 2010. These offences would previously have been included in breach of the peace. Please note that 2010-11 figures are not for a full financial year.

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