Publication - Statistics

Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2014-15

Published: 8 September 2015
ISBN: 9781785446306

Official Statistics Bulletin presents statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland. It forms part of the Scottish Government series of statistical bulletins on the criminal justice system. Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police provide a measure of the volume of criminal activity with which the police are faced.

Recorded crime in Scotland

Supporting documents

Table 11: Number of crimes and offences recorded by the police per 10,000 population¹¹ by local authority area, 2014-15

Rate per 10,000 population

Local authority area	Non-sexual crimes of violence	Sexual crimes	Crimes of dishonesty	Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.	Other crimes	Total crimes	Miscellaneous offences	Motor vehicle offences	Total offences	Total crimes and offences
Aberdeen City	13	22	330	115	127	608	397	446	842	1,450
Aberdeenshire	5	12	106	56	39	218	143	214	358	576
Angus	11	23	146	77	70	326	212	274	486	812
Argyll & Bute	6	12	122	66	110	316	289	485	774	1,090
Clackmannanshire	17	23	190	125	101	456	305	451	757	1,213
Dumfries & Galloway	9	21	130	65	105	330	249	721	970	1,300
Dundee City	15	37	284	124	117	578	356	220	576	1,154
East Ayrshire	13	17	227	99	133	489	339	358	697	1,186
East Dunbartonshire	6	9	155	48	56	273	146	170	316	588
East Lothian	7	11	180	77	60	335	171	164	336	670
East Renfrewshire	5	6	119	58	49	236	130	272	402	638
Edinburgh, City of	17	21	456	124	105	723	280	209	488	1,211
Eilean Siar	4	16	67	39	37	163	153	213	366	529
Falkirk	12	17	205	93	95	422	295	550	846	1,267
Fife	9	23	193	78	86	389	256	290	546	935
Glasgow City	23	25	377	140	233	796	841	712	1,553	2,350
Highland	7	15	124	69	79	295	245	508	753	1,047
Inverclyde	16	9	198	123	197	543	361	256	617	1,160
Midlothian	10	15	270	128	96	519	231	112	343	862
Moray	6	19	124	70	51	270	191	328	519	789
North Ayrshire	15	15	244	114	107	494	325	285	610	1,104
North Lanarkshire	10	12	216	120	139	497	415	304	719	1,217
Orkney Islands	4	20	44	40	37	145	147	264	411	557
Perth & Kinross	6	18	166	56	84	330	170	211	381	710
Renfrewshire	15	16	226	88	171	515	412	329	741	1,256
Scottish Borders	6	11	133	68	61	280	167	185	352	632
Shetland Islands	4	13	80	47	46	190	157	208	365	555
South Ayrshire	12	18	239	81	97	448	274	425	700	1,148
South Lanarkshire	9	11	194	99	124	436	366	375	742	1,177
Stirling	10	16	236	99	90	451	249	614	863	1,313
West Dunbartonshire	16	19	205	128	190	559	400	381	780	1,339
West Lothian	10	19	230	96	72	426	234	184	418	844
SCOTLAND	12	18	237	97	115	479	343	366	710	1,189

Please see Notes for Tables at end of Chapter 5.

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Table 11: Number of crimes and offences recorded by the police per 10,000 population11 by local authority area, 2014-15

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Table 11: Number of crimes and offences recorded by the police per 10,000 population¹¹ by local authority area, 2014-15