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Publication - Statistics

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2014/15: Main Findings

Published
15 March 2016
ISBN
9781786521026

Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2014/15.

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Table A 1.9: Percentage of crime reported to the police by year

Scottish Crime Surveys

Percentages 1992 1995 1999 2002 2003/04 2005/06 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2012/13 2014/15
ALL SCJS CRIME 52 49 53 46 42 37 38 37 39 39 38
PROPERTY CRIME n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 36 36 36 35 35 36
Vandalism 33 50 50 43 36 35 40 39 40 36 37
Motor vehicle vandalism n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 30 39 35 38 33 33
Property vandalism n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 45 41 43 42 40 44
All motor vehicle theft related incidents n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 51 45 45 33 44 44
Theft of a motor vehicle 97 100 95 97 100 95 92 98 92 94 86
Theft from a motor vehicle 58 58 56 60 51 47 39 36 29 38 42
Attempted theft of / from motor vehicle 56 59 35 46 64 33 42 58 20 53 32
Housebreaking 77 65 72 65 67 61 64 64 62 64 62
Other household thefts inc. bicycle theft n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 26 22 32 26 25 28
Other household theft 29 20 24 16 26 24 22 30 25 25 26
Bicycle theft 71 54 66 56 32 44 26 41 35 40 35
Personal theft excluding robbery n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 28 31 26 30 37 37
Theft from the person 52 51 49 44 45 52 47 24 34 46 33
Other personal theft 34 26 43 20 23 23 28 27 29 34 38
VIOLENT CRIME 52 40 55 46 43 41 43 38 51 48 44
Assault 52 39 57 45 43 41 43 40 52 48 44
Robbery 50 44 37 57 46 48 48 19 31 49 31
Comparable crime 56 54 58 49 43 43 42 40 46 44 42
Vandalism 33 50 50 43 36 35 40 39 40 36 37
Acquisitive crime 79 68 74 66 63 62 49 57 51 55 50
Violent crime 52 40 55 46 43 41 43 38 51 48 44
Base (All) 5,030 5,050 5,060 5,040 3,030 5,000 16,000 16,040 13,010 12,050 11,470

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