Recorded crime and police activity statistics consultation: summary of responses
Summarises the responses to the consultation on the future of recorded crime and police activity statistics. It also outlines a package of changes to the production of Scotland’s recorded crime statistics.
Footnotes
1. A previous consultation on police recorded crime was run in 2019: Official Statistics - recorded crime and related topics: consultation responses - summary - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
2. England and Wales currently publish a Crime Severity Score (as experimental statistics): Crime Severity Score (Experimental Statistics) - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
3. A report summarising the responses received through this earlier engagement was published in June 2021, following some delay due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the resultant increase in demand for associated analysis: Official Statistics - recorded crime and related topics: consultation responses - summary - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
4. England and Wales currently publish a Crime Severity Score (as experimental statistics): Crime Severity Score (Experimental Statistics) - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
Contact
Email: justice_analysts@gov.scot