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Publication - Statistics

Domestic abuse: statistics recorded by the police in Scotland - 2016/17

Published 24 October 2017
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Part of
Communities and third sector, Law and order, Public safety and emergencies
ISBN
9781788512350

Characteristics of victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse incidents recorded by the police in Scotland.

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Table 5: Rate of incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police per 10,000 population(3), by local authority, 2007-08 to 2016-17(1)

Rate per 10,000 population 3

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Aberdeen City 101 112 111 106 110 118 110 135 112 110
Aberdeenshire 29 26 23 22 24 31 34 54 51 56
Angus 75 86 82 84 102 99 107 114 105 97
Argyll & Bute 53 58 56 59 63 62 63 73 75 73
Clackmannanshire 124 141 138 162 154 139 152 138 136 151
Dumfries & Galloway 80 86 78 93 85 94 85 82 77 70
Dundee City 135 148 159 162 166 171 165 170 160 153
East Ayrshire 104 103 104 113 117 115 123 128 126 110
East Dunbartonshire 57 61 51 63 62 63 59 54 62 57
East Lothian 76 95 92 98 93 101 101 98 88 90
East Renfrewshire 44 43 47 53 61 61 51 58 53 55
Edinburgh City 111 111 106 111 111 110 107 116 111 107
Falkirk 124 137 121 130 133 127 128 124 135 136
Fife 109 111 112 106 124 131 126 114 111 120
Glasgow City 157 168 152 173 187 172 160 150 142 145
Highland 44 44 38 63 80 90 88 96 99 100
Inverclyde 112 100 78 95 117 111 101 111 102 110
Midlothian 97 112 114 104 124 134 133 128 128 117
Moray 61 48 42 63 74 67 40 79 76 79
Na h-Eileanan Siar 30 34 21 37 41 34 45 53 57 57
North Ayrshire 107 119 128 130 137 132 134 134 127 123
North Lanarkshire 97 122 124 109 109 118 115 117 118 130
Orkney Islands 12 10 21 50 50 44 50 53 64 47
Perth & Kinross 62 65 66 73 79 84 91 103 81 78
Renfrewshire 111 118 96 125 139 134 132 128 123 127
Scottish Borders 53 59 71 67 70 82 76 80 80 85
Shetland Islands 23 19 16 30 44 44 37 46 58 50
South Ayrshire 102 98 107 111 112 114 111 115 100 90
South Lanarkshire 77 95 87 93 101 97 96 98 103 104
Stirling 86 88 94 95 92 87 84 86 89 87
West Dunbartonshire 180 176 150 164 189 168 163 136 152 155
West Lothian 106 119 116 119 122 131 130 125 123 124
Scotland 97 104 99 106 113 113 110 112 108 109

Please see Notes for Tables at end of Chapter 5.

Contact

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