Publication - Statistics

Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2014-15

Published: 8 September 2015
ISBN: 9781785446306

Official Statistics Bulletin presents statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland. It forms part of the Scottish Government series of statistical bulletins on the criminal justice system. Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police provide a measure of the volume of criminal activity with which the police are faced.

Recorded crime in Scotland

Supporting documents

Table A2: Sexual crimes⁵ recorded by the police, Scotland, 2005-06 to 2014-15

Number & Percentage

Sexual crimes	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	% change 13-14 to 14-15
Rape & attempted rape	1,161	1,123	1,053	963	996	1,131	1,274	1,462	1,808	1,901	5
Rape	975	922	908	821	884	997	1,183	1,372	1,690	1,797	6
Attempted rape	186	201	145	142	112	134	91	90	118	104	-12
Sexual assault	3,392	3,452	3,502	3,297	3,412	3,220	2,908	3,008	3,405	3,727	9
Sexual assault including against children	1,557	1,714	1,721	1,681	1,737	1,774	2,056	2,166	2,449	2,713	11
Lewd and libidinous practices	1,835	1,738	1,781	1,616	1,675	1,446	852	842	956	1,014	6
Crimes associated with prostitution	730	779	682	765	661	576	567	534	490	374	*-24*
Crimes relating to prostitution	684	718	525	533	418	353	344	348	295	179	-39
Soliciting services of person engaged in prostitution	-	-	101	172	162	154	149	133	117	138	18
Brothel keeping	11	18	27	24	34	21	36	28	32	36	13
Immoral traffic	27	17	16	21	36	33	26	14	32	13	-59
Procuration	8	26	13	15	11	15	12	11	14	8	-43
Other	1,275	1,372	1,315	1,306	1,458	1,769	2,612	2,689	2,901	3,555	23
Other sexually coercive conduct	~	~	~	~	~	155	660	823	956	1,508	58
Other sexual crimes involving 13-15 year old children	316	436	394	370	445	441	516	429	434	417	-4
Taking, distribution, possession etc. of indecent photos of children	*	*	*	*	69	225	375	595	621	603	-3
Incest	29	19	18	19	49	17	18	16	11	7	-36
Illegal homosexual acts	98	84	87	97	74	118	46	45	53	56	6
Indecent exposure	816	817	786	786	766	742	894	680	682	784	15
Other sexual crimes	16	16	30	34	55	71	103	101	144	180	25
Total Sexual crimes⁵	6,558	6,726	6,552	6,331	6,527	6,696	7,361	7,693	8,604	9,557	11

Please see Notes for Tables at end of Chapter 5.

- =The relevant legislation for this category was implemented in 2007-08.

~ =The relevant legislation for this category was implemented in 2010-11.

* = Crimes within this category were not separately identifiable before 2009-10.

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Table A2: Sexual crimes5 recorded by the police, Scotland, 2005-06 to 2014-15

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