Recorded crime in Scotland: 2018-2019

Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland, split by crime or offence group and by local authority.

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Table 6a Percentage change in crimes recorded by the police by local authority, Scotland, 2017-18 and 2018-19

Local Authority Non-sexual crimes of violence Sexual crimes Crimes of dishonesty Fire-raising, vandalism etc. Other crimes Total crimes
Aberdeen City 13% 20% -12% -13% -6% -8%
Aberdeenshire 3% -4% 0% -16% 16% 1%
Angus 5% 9% -16% -13% -12% -11%
Argyll & Bute 32% 2% 8% 7% -2% 5%
Clackmannanshire 34% 5% 22% -20% -8% 2%
Dumfries & Galloway 10% 12% 19% -1% 11% 11%
Dundee City 22% -14% -7% -12% 21% -1%
East Ayrshire 3% -15% 2% -16% 10% -1%
East Dunbartonshire 29% 61% 12% -2% 11% 11%
East Lothian 11% 51% 8% -4% 6% 6%
East Renfrewshire 37% 30% -6% -24% -8% -9%
Edinburgh, City of 5% 19% -8% -10% 3% -5%
Falkirk 0% -6% 1% -9% 9% 0%
Fife 12% -16% 5% -10% 4% 0%
Glasgow City 10% 9% 0% 0% 5% 2%
Highland -1% 34% -6% -15% 1% -3%
Inverclyde 15% -9% 1% -6% 2% 0%
Midlothian 6% 13% -4% -18% 35% 0%
Moray 7% 11% 4% 2% 9% 6%
Na h-Eileanan Siar n/r -19% 39% 30% 0% 15%
North Ayrshire -4% 21% -4% 2% 6% 0%
North Lanarkshire 7% -3% 7% 0% 12% 6%
Orkney Islands 15% 56% 20% -6% 28% 18%
Perth & Kinross 26% 14% -8% -13% 1% -4%
Renfrewshire 12% 47% 3% -7% -3% 1%
Scottish Borders 31% -8% 2% 4% 24% 7%
Shetland Islands 23% 85% 37% 9% 12% 22%
South Ayrshire 23% 19% 4% 3% 13% 7%
South Lanarkshire 14% 20% 5% -7% 0% 2%
Stirling 39% 35% 8% -24% 13% 4%
West Dunbartonshire 27% -12% 9% 0% 29% 13%
West Lothian -6% 4% 21% 4% -7% 8%
SCOTLAND 10% 8% 0% -6% 6% 1%

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