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Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2019-2020

Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland, split by crime or offence group and by local authority.

Table A8: Common assault offences recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20

	Number										Percentage
	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	% change 18-19 to 19-20
Common assault	64,330	62,146	54,441	53,544	51,698	52,182	51,352	51,331	50,817	50,314	-1
Common assault of an emergency worker	6,456	7,107	6,514	6,813	6,480	6,414	6,509	7,004	7,098	7,519	6
Total	70,786	69,253	60,955	60,357	58,178	58,596	57,861	58,335	57,915	57,833	0

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