Publication - FOI/EIR release

Clarification of recorded crime in Scotland statistic: FOI release

Published: 14 February 2025
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202500448777
Date received: 21 January 2025
Date responded: 29 January 2025

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

The proof to back up the statement "recorded crime is down 40 per cent since 2006-07" as quoted by Siobhian Brown on January 7 at the Scottish Parliament.

Response

As at the 7th January 2024, the latest Accredited Official Statistics show the police recorded 300,134 crimes in Scotland over the year ending September 2024. This is 40% lower than the 497,424 crimes recorded in 2006/07.

All of the information you have requested is available on the Scottish Government website;

Recorded Crime in Scotland: year ending September 2024 - gov.scot

Supporting documents - Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2023-24 - gov.scot: Table 5 provides statistics for 1971 to 2023-24.

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Contact

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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
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