Publication - Statistics

Domestic abuse: statistics recorded by the police in Scotland - 2016/17

Published: 24 October 2017
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Part of: Communities and third sector, Law and order, Public safety and emergencies
ISBN: 9781788512350

Characteristics of victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse incidents recorded by the police in Scotland.

Number & Percentage

	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17
Female victim, male perpetrator	41,833	44,961	41,927	44,951	46,439	45,916	42,120	39,483	43,158	42,759
% of total known	85	84	82	81	81	80	80	79	79	79
Male victim, female perpetrator	6,199	7,361	7,938	8,889	9,569	9,946	9,435	8,901	9,845	9,957
% of total known	13	14	15	16	17	17	18	18	18	18
Female victim, female perpetrator	565	640	682	736	566	605	612	671	743	737
% of total known	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Male victim, male perpetrator	530	548	666	693	659	677	724	854	877	835
% of total known	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Not recorded or other ⁴	822	421	713	429	2,614	2,936	5,548	9,973	3,481	4,522
Total	49,949	53,931	51,926	55,698	59,847	60,080	58,439	59,882	58,104	58,810

Please see Notes for Tables at end of Chapter 5.

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
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