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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.
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Table 1: Racist incidents recorded, by local authority area, 2004-05 to 2013-14 1
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Local Authority | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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