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.
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7. Classification of Crimes and Offences
Crimes
Group 1: Non-sexual crimes of violence
(Also referred to as Crimes of violence)
Homicide etc.
Includes:
- Murder
- Culpable homicide
- Culpable homicide (common law)
- Causing death by dangerous driving
- Causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs
- Causing death by careless driving
- Illegal driver involved in fatal accident
- Corporate homicide
Attempted murder and serious assault
Includes:
- Attempted murder
- Serious assault
For the definition of Serious assault and the distinction between Serious assault and Common assault please see Paragraph 6.19 within Annex 1.
Robbery
- Robbery and assault with intent to rob
Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act
- Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act
Other
Includes:
- Threats and extortion
- Cruel and unnatural treatment of children
- Abortion
- Concealment of pregnancy
- Possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, commit crime etc.
- Abduction
- Ill treatment and neglect of mental patients and vulnerable adults
- Drugging
- Slavery or forced labour
- Human organ offences
Group 2: Sexual crimes
Rape and attempted rape
Includes:
- Rape
- Attempted rape
Sexual assault
Includes:
- Contact sexual assault (13-15 year old or adult 16+)
- Sexually coercive conduct (13-15 year old or adult 16+)
- Sexual crimes against children under 13 years
- Lewd and libidinous practices
Crimes associated with prostitution
Includes:
- Crimes relating to prostitution
- Soliciting services of person engaged in prostitution
- Brothel keeping
- Immoral traffic
- Procuration
Other
Includes:
- Other sexually coercive conduct
- Other sexual crimes involving 13-15 year old children
- Taking, distribution, possession etc. of indecent photos of children
- Incest
- Unnatural crimes
- Public indecency
- Sexual exposure
- Threatening to disclose and intimate image
- Disclosure of an intimate image
- Communications Act 2003 (sexual)
- Other sexual crimes
Group 3: Crimes of dishonesty
(Also referred to as Dishonesty)
Housebreaking
Includes:
- Theft by housebreaking domestic property (dwelling and non-dwelling)
- Theft by housebreaking other property
- Housebreaking with intent to steal domestic property (dwelling and non-dwelling)
- Housebreaking with intent to steal other property
- Attempted housebreaking with intent to enter and steal domestic property (dwelling and non-dwelling)
- Attempted housebreaking with intent to enter and steal other property
Theft by opening lockfast places (OLP)
- Theft by opening lockfast places (OLP) (excluding motor vehicle)
- OLP (excluding motor vehicle) with intent to steal
- Attempted OLP excluding motor vehicle with intent to steal
Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP
Includes:
- Theft by OLP from a motor vehicle
- OLP with intent to steal from a motor vehicle
- Attempted OLP with intent to steal from a motor vehicle
Theft of motor vehicle
- Theft of a motor vehicle and contents
- Attempted theft of a motor vehicle
Shoplifting
- Shoplifting
Other theft
Includes:
- Theft of pedal cycles
- Theft from a motor vehicle not elsewhere classified
Fraud
- Fraud
Other crimes of dishonesty
Includes:
- Forgery (other)
- Reset
- Embezzlement
- Corruption
Group 4: Fire-raising, vandalism etc.
Fire-raising
Includes:
- Fire-raising
- Muirburn
Vandalism, etc. -
Includes:
- Malicious mischief
- Vandalism
- Culpable and reckless conduct (not with firearms)
- Reckless conduct with firearms
- Culpable and reckless conduct involving aircraft
Group 5: Other crimes
Crimes against public justice
Includes:
- Perjury
- Resisting arrest
- Bail offences (other than absconding or re-offending)
- Wasting police time
Handling offensive weapons
Includes:
- Possession of an offensive weapon
- Restriction of offensive weapons
- Having in a public place an article with a blade or point
- Having in prison an article with a blade or point
- Possession of a firearm in a prison
- Possession of an offensive weapon (not elsewhere specified) in a prison
- Possession of an offensive weapon (not elsewhere specified) in a school
- Having in a school an article with a blade or point
- Possession of an offensive weapon used in other criminal activity
- Having in a public place an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activity
- Possession of an offensive weapon in a prison used in other criminal activity
- Having in a prison an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activity
- Possession of offensive weapon in a school used in other criminal activity
- Having in a school an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activity
Drugs
Includes:
- Importation of drugs
- Production, manufacture or cultivation of drugs
- Possession and supply of controlled drugs
- Related money laundering offences
- Bringing drugs into prison
- Psychoactive substance: production, import/export, supply or possession in custody
Other
Includes:
- Treason
- Conspiracy
- Offences relating to serious organised crime
- Explosives offences
- Wrecking, piracy and hijacking
- Crimes against public order
Coronavirus restrictions crimes
- Coronavirus restrictions crimes
Offences
Group 6: Miscellaneous offences
Common assault
Includes:
- Common assault
- Common assault on an emergency worker
For the distinction between Serious assault and Common assault please see Paragraph 6.19 within Annex 1.
Breach of the peace etc.
Includes:
- Breach of the peace
- Threatening or abusive behaviour
- Offence of stalking
- Offensive behaviour at football
- Threatening communications (Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Act 2012)
Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct
Includes:
- Drunk and disorderly
- Drunk and incapable
- Drunk in charge of a child
- Drunk and attempting to enter licensed premises
- Drunk or drinking in unlicensed premises
- Disorderly on licensed premises
- Drunk and attempting to enter designated sports ground
- Refusing to quit licensed premises
- Consumption of alcohol in designated places, byelaws prohibited
Urinating etc.
Includes:
- Urinating /defecating
Other
Other (cont.)
Includes:
- Racially aggravated harassment
- Racially aggravated conduct
- False/Hoax calls
- Offences involving children
- Offences involving animals/plants
- Air weapons licensing offences
- Offences against local legislation
- Offences against liquor licensing laws
- Labour laws
- Naval military and air force laws
- Offences against environmental legislation
- Consumer protection acts
Group 7: Motor vehicle offences
Dangerous and careless driving
Includes:
- Dangerous driving offences
- Driving carelessly
Driving under the influence
Includes:
- Driving or in charge of motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs
- Blood alcohol content above limit
- Failing to provide breath, blood or urine specimens
Speeding
Includes:
- Speeding in restricted areas
- Other speeding offences
Unlawful use of vehicle
Includes:
- Driving while disqualified
- Driving without a licence
- Driving without insurance
- Driving without a test certificate
- Vehicle tax and registration and identification offences
Vehicle defect offences
Includes:
- Construction and use regulations
- Lighting offences
Seat belt offences
- Seat belt offences
Mobile phone offences
- Mobile phone offences
Other
Includes:
- Accident offences
- Parking offences
Contact
Email: Justice_Analysts@gov.scot
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