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Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2020-2021
Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland, split by crime or offence group and by local authority. This bulletin also includes a new chapter which presents an estimate of how many cyber-crimes were recorded in Scotland during 2019-20 and 2020-21.
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Table A11: Volumes and proportions of cyber Other sexual crimes, by crime type, 2013-14 to 2020-21
Table Note: 25
| Crime type | 2013-14 | 2016-17 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated volume26 | % | Estimated volume26 | % | Estimated volume26 | % | Estimated volume26 | % | |
| Other sexual crimes | 1,100 | 38% | 2,360 | 51% | 3,210 | 54% | 4,390 | 66% |
| Communicating indecently27 | 320 | 53% | 840 | 58% | 1,090 | 64% | 1,470 | 78% |
| Cause to view sexual activity or images | 140 | 63% | 730 | 71% | 900 | 62% | 1,210 | 78% |
| Indecent photos of children | 600 | 97% | 630 | 98% | 520 | 89% | 630 | 95% |
| Disclose or threaten to disclose images | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 530 | 81% | 700 | 90% |
| Voyeurism | * | * | 40 | 20% | 30 | 9% | 230 | 53% |
| Sample size | 800 | 1,188 | 198 | 200 | ||||
* Estimated to be fewer than 5 crimes.
~ = The relevant legislation for this category was implemented in 2017-18.
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