Racist Incidents Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2013-14

This bulletin presents statistics on racist incidents recorded by Police Scotland in 2013-14.

Racist incidents reported to the police may involve one or more victims/ complainers, one or more perpetrators, and may result in one or more crimes or offences being recorded.


Table 1: Racist incidents recorded, by local authority area, 2004-05 to 2013-14 1

Number

Local Authority

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Total Incidents

Incidents which involved one or more crimes

Total Crimes

Total Incidents

Incidents which involved one or more crimes

Total Crimes

Total Incidents

Incidents which involved one or more crimes

Total Crimes

Total Incidents

Incidents which involved one or more crimes

Total Crimes

Total Incidents

Incidents which involved one or more crimes

Total Crimes

Total Incidents

Incidents which involved one or more crimes

Total Crimes

Total Incidents

Incidents which involved one or more crimes

Total Crimes

Total Incidents

Incidents which involved one or more crimes

Total Crimes

Total Incidents

Incidents which involved one or more crimes

Total Crimes

Total Incidents

Incidents which involved one or more crimes

Total Crimes

Aberdeen City

313

311

505

267

267

445

309

307

651

322

321

637

483

470

904

451

450

961

464

464

668

429

429

608

327

325

397

271

270

302

Aberdeenshire

86

86

131

75

75

146

88

88

157

31

31

45

107

106

137

90

90

108

90

90

143

96

96

121

80

79

94

59

59

67

Angus

46

46

46

66

66

66

55

55

55

50

50

50

65

65

65

45

45

50

49

49

57

55

55

64

32

32

33

45

45

45

Argyll & Bute

33

28

31

25

23

27

43

41

63

34

33

45

25

25

29

26

25

33

32

30

39

45

44

54

34

30

35

33

32

38

Clackmannanshire

50

49

61

49

48

83

58

57

81

58

58

92

53

53

78

41

41

59

35

35

47

68

67

86

52

52

59

41

41

44

Dumfries & Galloway

78

69

85

89

74

91

102

76

95

64

58

58

98

82

95

78

67

74

66

62

69

68

61

64

68

65

72

85

82

82

Dundee City

217

217

217

246

246

245

242

242

242

244

244

244

215

215

215

160

160

184

157

157

171

154

154

175

141

141

155

133

98

133

East Ayrshire

75

68

84

67

67

97

78

74

96

69

67

93

71

71

94

81

81

98

74

70

92

70

70

79

53

48

55

72

70

79

East Dunbartonshire

41

40

59

33

30

46

33

27

38

42

36

48

38

37

58

41

41

56

40

39

45

31

30

34

30

29

38

23

22

31

East Lothian

28

28

31

38

38

38

64

64

67

54

54

59

35

35

44

35

34

38

47

47

63

53

53

63

56

56

63

90

86

100

East Renfrewshire

48

40

46

55

52

69

40

34

46

33

29

34

36

34

41

40

33

40

43

42

56

48

47

56

21

18

23

26

24

27

Edinburgh, City of

599

599

671

972

972

982

1,179

1,179

1,198

1,021

1,021

1,103

822

822

996

898

895

1,051

844

844

1,075

1,017

1,017

1,204

916

916

1,051

934

905

1,096

Eilean Siar

18

17

30

12

12

13

8

7

10

10

10

17

11

11

11

6

6

6

3

2

3

.

.

-

2

2

2

2

2

2

Falkirk

160

158

247

182

182

278

167

165

261

171

171

270

215

215

321

124

124

191

152

152

182

151

147

186

160

157

175

138

130

145

Fife 1

302

276

464

241

206

355

193

193

271

149

149

218

138

138

187

139

139

177

209

209

260

220

216

252

180

171

173

246

234

413

Glasgow City

1,226

1,105

1,521

1,277

1,195

1,683

1,209

1,120

1,556

1,301

1,176

1,677

1,256

1,212

1,535

1,318

1,287

1,649

1,328

1,269

1,652

1,499

1,473

1,820

1,220

1,135

1,379

1,232

1,177

1,421

Highland

97

91

172

107

107

120

107

105

126

122

120

161

123

123

124

81

80

81

68

58

81

94

77

81

100

91

91

80

67

81

Inverclyde

32

29

33

36

34

46

31

29

40

52

47

67

38

35

38

20

19

25

27

25

34

40

39

44

25

22

28

22

20

25

Midlothian

52

52

61

81

81

82

40

40

39

65

65

71

43

43

50

35

35

43

46

46

54

60

60

72

57

57

66

103

101

119

Moray

38

38

65

44

44

83

42

41

69

38

38

52

31

31

31

83

81

89

75

75

95

52

52

72

39

37

46

41

41

48

North Ayrshire

91

82

113

103

99

139

102

99

135

99

96

128

100

99

125

92

91

114

88

86

102

113

113

145

91

90

104

84

77

88

North Lanarkshire

181

166

224

207

189

265

234

224

292

282

268

385

249

236

308

252

245

326

220

214

266

205

200

238

188

180

219

202

184

206

Orkney Islands

4

4

6

4

4

5

3

3

3

5

5

5

2

2

2

2

2

2

4

4

6

8

8

8

8

6

6

3

3

3

Perth & Kinross

70

69

69

93

93

93

77

77

79

86

86

86

88

88

88

79

79

90

78

78

99

61

61

71

81

81

98

89

75

89

Renfrewshire

131

112

152

86

79

112

130

117

166

123

115

148

118

115

139

122

122

157

145

142

178

136

134

152

150

140

179

144

132

157

Scottish Borders

26

26

28

43

43

45

41

41

40

47

47

49

46

46

54

43

43

44

38

38

44

27

27

32

37

37

39

82

81

97

Shetland Islands

4

4

9

5

5

5

5

5

5

3

3

3

2

2

2

.

.

-

3

3

4

5

5

5

9

9

9

9

7

9

South Ayrshire

42

39

53

64

62

82

45

44

57

63

62

80

53

51

71

77

77

95

50

48

60

62

62

77

47

46

51

55

51

62

South Lanarkshire

162

146

198

181

166

229

199

179

250

212

184

266

210

204

262

179

175

215

168

159

205

139

137

167

127

119

153

111

102

118

Stirling

70

70

94

124

124

210

132

126

183

107

107

160

113

113

167

102

101

154

91

91

108

113

109

131

101

98

110

86

83

88

West Dunbartonshire

90

84

106

82

79

105

69

63

84

86

80

111

95

93

124

73

73

88

69

66

83

90

89

103

52

48

60

57

49

61

West Lothian

109

109

122

158

158

159

197

197

199

204

204

211

166

166

222

147

147

172

108

108

132

180

180

208

144

144

165

209

203

244

Scotland

4,519

4,258

5,734

5,112

4,920

6,444

5,322

5,119

6,654

5,247

5,035

6,673

5,145

5,038

6,617

4,960

4,888

6,470

4,911

4,802

6,173

5,389

5,312

6,472

4,628

4,461

5,228

4,807

4,553

5,520

1. A restructuring of recording methodology and data management arrangements in Fife Constabulary from April 2011 resulted in an increase in the number of racist incidents.

Contact

Email: Alan Sloan

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