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Publication - Statistics

Domestic abuse: statistics recorded by the police in Scotland - 2010/11 and 2011/12

Published
30 October 2012
ISBN
9781782561965

Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2010-11 and 2011-12

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Table 23a Percentage of incidents of domestic abuse reported to the procurator fiscal1, where a crime/offence recorded and action taken is known, by police force area, 2010-11

Percentage

Central Dumfries & Galloway Fife Grampian Lothian & Borders Northern Strathclyde Tayside SCOTLAND
Total crimes and offences 74 83 79 53 71 86 82 35 72
Non-sexual crimes of abuse 92 80 74 59 93 95 86 87 84
Homicide2 - - - 100 100 100 100 - 100
Attempted murder and serious assault3 97 75 90 93 97 98 87 96 91
Other 60 100 62 49 71 85 84 71 74
Sexual Offences 69 100 50 33 53 100 63 40 59
Rape & attempted rape 67 100 50 43 50 - 64 - 56
Sexual assault4 67 - - 20 67 100 67 100 66
Other 100 - - - - - 29 - 38
Crimes of dishonesty 73 83 66 26 58 - 71 42 63
Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. 71 85 78 48 75 85 81 67 75
Fire-raising - - 100 - 80 - 86 100 78
Vandalism, etc. 71 85 78 49 75 85 81 67 75
Other crimes 84 94 86 61 91 100 92 82 89
Crimes against public justice 83 93 86 60 91 100 92 83 89
Handling an offensive weapon 89 100 83 75 92 - 100 67 90
Drugs 88 100 - 67 94 - 75 67 88
Other - - - - - - 100 - 50
Miscellaneous offences 72 82 78 54 66 86 80 30 69
Common assault5 73 80 81 60 63 84 78 54 73
Breach of the peace 77 86 74 46 80 88 84 18 61
Threatening or abusive behaviour6 80 91 100 61 56 - 86 - 83
Stalking6 100 - - 33 67 - 84 - 80
Drunkenness - - - - 67 - - - 67
Other 42 69 - 17 44 - 75 34 60
Motor vehicle offences 50 - - - 75 - 88 - 72

1. Different police forces record domestic abuse information in differing ways. Police practice in deciding when a behaviour justifies the recording of a crime or offence may also differ. These differences influence the proportion of incidents which lead to the recording of a crime or offence, as well as the proportion of crimes and offences reported to the procurator fiscal. See note 4.5.

2. Includes murder and culpable homicide, which includes death by dangerous driving, causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs, causing death by careless driving and corporate homicide.

3. For the definition of serious assault, please see note 4.8.

4. Implementation of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 will have an effect on comparability of breakdown of Sexual Offences over time. For further information, please see note 4.7.

5. Includes Common assault and common assault of an emergency worker.

6. Threatening or abusive behaviour and Stalking were introduced in late 2010. These offences would previously have been included in breach of the peace. Please note that 2010-11 figures are not for a full financial year.

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