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Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2011-12
Recorded Crime in Scotland for 2011-12
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Table 5: Crimes and offences1 recorded per 10,000 population, percentage change in total number recorded and percentage cleared up by police force area, 2011-12
| Number & Percentage | |||||||||
| Central | Dumfries & Galloway | Fife | Grampian | Lothian & Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | SCOTLAND | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Crimes1 | 16,257 | 6,036 | 17,848 | 29,226 | 57,471 | 13,556 | 154,787 | 19,005 | 314,186 |
| Total Offences1 | 36,589 | 22,526 | 25,627 | 54,099 | 72,838 | 26,757 | 270,176 | 35,421 | 544,033 |
| Total Crimes and Offences1 | 52,846 | 28,562 | 43,475 | 83,325 | 130,309 | 40,313 | 424,963 | 54,426 | 858,219 |
| Crimes and offences per 10,000 population | |||||||||
| Total Crimes1 | 549 | 408 | 486 | 526 | 597 | 466 | 694 | 468 | 598 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 18 |
| Sexual offences1 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 260 | 155 | 249 | 278 | 327 | 179 | 331 | 231 | 294 |
| Fire-raising, vandalism etc. | 147 | 111 | 120 | 123 | 142 | 122 | 163 | 109 | 143 |
| Other crimes | 112 | 123 | 92 | 96 | 95 | 135 | 164 | 105 | 129 |
| Total Offences1 | 1,236 | 1,521 | 698 | 974 | 757 | 919 | 1,212 | 873 | 1,035 |
| Miscellaneous offences1 | 352 | 268 | 292 | 336 | 246 | 323 | 552 | 258 | 400 |
| Motor vehicle offences | 884 | 1,254 | 406 | 638 | 511 | 596 | 660 | 615 | 635 |
| Total Crimes and Offences1 | 1,786 | 1,929 | 1,183 | 1,501 | 1,355 | 1,385 | 1,906 | 1,341 | 1,633 |
| Percentage change in total number recorded, 2010-11 to 2011-12 | |||||||||
| Total Crimes1 | -4 | -11 | -5 | -5 | -4 | 0 | 1 | -16 | -3 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | -5 | -1 | -25 | -21 | -10 | -1 | -20 | -10 | -17 |
| Sexual offences1 | 20 | 52 | -12 | 0 | 30 | -14 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | -2 | -16 | -1 | -5 | -3 | -4 | 4 | -17 | -1 |
| Fire-raising, vandalism etc. | -4 | -16 | -15 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -24 | -8 |
| Other crimes | -8 | -2 | 6 | -3 | -11 | 11 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| Total Offences1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| Miscellaneous offences1 | 12 | -6 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -17 | 0 |
| Motor vehicle offences | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | -6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Total Crimes and Offences1 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -4 | 3 | 4 | -9 | 1 |
| Percentage cleared up | |||||||||
| Total Crimes1 | 56 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 44 | 67 | 46 | 58 | 49 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 92 | 95 | 97 | 84 | 68 | 94 | 71 | 85 | 75 |
| Sexual offences1 | 73 | 85 | 81 | 61 | 66 | 81 | 65 | 65 | 67 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 47 | 60 | 51 | 37 | 35 | 52 | 32 | 51 | 37 |
| Fire-raising, vandalism etc. | 34 | 54 | 44 | 30 | 24 | 48 | 17 | 32 | 25 |
| Other crimes | 98 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 98 | 99 | 98 |
| Miscellaneous offences1 | 93 | 98 | 96 | 89 | 92 | 97 | 93 | 96 | 93 |
Notes:
1. Overall totals of Crimes and Offences for 2009-10 and 2010-11 have been affected by changes to the categories of Other sexual offences and Other miscellaneous offences. From 2011-12 onwards, the offence of Taking, distribution, possession etc. of indecent photos of children has been reclassified as a Sexual offence.
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