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Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2015-16
Published:
27 Sep 2016
Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland.
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Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2015-16
Table 11: Crimes recorded per 10,000 population11, Scotland, 1971 to 2015-16
Table 11: Crimes recorded per 10,000 population 11, Scotland, 1971 to 2015-16
Rate per 10,000 population | |||||||
Year | Non-sexual crimes of violence |
Sexual crimes |
Crimes of dishonesty | Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. |
Other crimes | Total crimes | Population |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | 11 | 9 | 332 | 42 | 9 | 403 | 5,235,600 |
1972 | 11 | 8 | 329 | 48 | 11 | 406 | 5,230,600 |
1973 | 10 | 9 | 307 | 59 | 12 | 397 | 5,233,900 |
1974 | 11 | 8 | 355 | 59 | 12 | 446 | 5,240,800 |
1975 12 | 14 | 8 | 434 | 70 | 12 | 538 | 5,232,400 |
1976 | 15 | 8 | 487 | 84 | 13 | 607 | 5,233,400 |
1977 | 16 | 8 | 555 | 102 | 14 | 695 | 5,226,200 |
1978 | 16 | 9 | 504 | 98 | 16 | 643 | 5,212,300 |
1979 | 15 | 9 | 517 | 108 | 17 | 666 | 5,203,600 |
1980 | 17 | 10 | 539 | 116 | 20 | 702 | 5,193,900 |
1981 | 18 | 9 | 618 | 119 | 24 | 788 | 5,180,200 |
1982 | 18 | 10 | 658 | 128 | 28 | 842 | 5,164,540 |
1983 | 19 | 11 | 665 | 142 | 28 | 865 | 5,148,120 |
1984 | 21 | 11 | 699 | 154 | 33 | 918 | 5,138,880 |
1985 | 22 | 11 | 668 | 155 | 37 | 893 | 5,127,890 |
1986 | 23 | 10 | 670 | 154 | 39 | 897 | 5,111,760 |
1987 | 27 | 10 | 699 | 150 | 41 | 928 | 5,099,020 |
1988 | 26 | 10 | 679 | 145 | 42 | 902 | 5,077,440 |
1989 | 27 | 11 | 700 | 156 | 48 | 942 | 5,078,190 |
1990 | 26 | 12 | 758 | 170 | 55 | 1,020 | 5,081,270 |
1991 | 31 | 11 | 846 | 177 | 62 | 1,127 | 5,083,330 |
1992 | 33 | 12 | 816 | 181 | 68 | 1,111 | 5,085,620 |
1993 | 28 | 12 | 736 | 165 | 74 | 1,016 | 5,092,460 |
1994 | 28 | 12 | 687 | 174 | 80 | 980 | 5,102,210 |
1995-96 | 29 | 11 | 626 | 174 | 97 | 937 | 5,103,690 |
1996-97 | 28 | 12 | 561 | 169 | 96 | 865 | 5,092,190 |
1997-98 | 26 | 15 | 525 | 159 | 103 | 828 | 5,083,340 |
1998-99 | 29 | 14 | 546 | 153 | 114 | 855 | 5,077,070 |
1999-00 | 31 | 12 | 543 | 160 | 112 | 859 | 5,071,950 |
2000-01 | 29 | 11 | 500 | 169 | 116 | 827 | 5,062,940 |
2001-02 | 31 | 12 | 480 | 187 | 132 | 842 | 5,064,200 |
2002-03 | 32 | 13 | 444 | 193 | 144 | 826 | 5,066,000 |
2003-04 | 30 | 13 | 416 | 205 | 153 | 817 | 5,068,500 |
2004-05 | 29 | 14 | 414 | 253 | 152 | 862 | 5,084,300 |
2005-06 | 27 | 13 | 367 | 250 | 160 | 818 | 5,110,200 |
2006-07 | 27 | 13 | 358 | 253 | 165 | 817 | 5,133,100 |
2007-08 | 25 | 13 | 322 | 228 | 157 | 746 | 5,170,000 |
2008-09 | 24 | 12 | 323 | 210 | 156 | 725 | 5,202,900 |
2009-10 | 21 | 12 | 293 | 179 | 141 | 646 | 5,231,900 |
2010-11 | 22 | 13 | 296 | 156 | 128 | 614 | 5,262,200 |
2011-12 | 18 | 14 | 291 | 142 | 128 | 593 | 5,299,900 |
2012-13 | 14 | 14 | 256 | 112 | 118 | 514 | 5,313,600 |
2013-14 | 13 | 16 | 258 | 102 | 119 | 508 | 5,327,700 |
2014-15 | 12 | 18 | 237 | 97 | 115 | 479 | 5,347,600 |
2015-16 | 13 | 19 | 216 | 101 | 110 | 458 | 5,373,000 |
Please see Notes for Tables at end of Chapter 6.