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Recorded Crime in Scotland: January 2021
Official Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland for January 2021.
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Tables
Table 1: Crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, January 2020 and January 2021
Table 2: Offences recorded by the police, Scotland, January 2020 and January 2021
Table 3: Crimes recorded by the police by local authority, Scotland, January 2020 and January 2021
Notes for these tables
- The symbol 'n/r' is used to denote where a percentage change figure is not reported. This is done if the denominator is less than ten as any resulting figure may be misleading.
- Please note that tables 1, 2, 4 and 5 can be accessed at local authority level online via the following link: Recorded crime in Scotland: January 2021
| January | % Change since | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime group | 2020 | 2021 | January 2020 |
| Total crimes1 | 19,054 | 16,813 | -12% |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 736 | 672 | -9% |
| Homicide etc. | 13 | 3 | -77% |
| Attempted murder & serious assault | 291 | 216 | -26% |
| Robbery | 149 | 110 | -26% |
| Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 | 153 | 124 | -19% |
| Other violence | 130 | 219 | 68% |
| Sexual crimes | 1,107 | 861 | -22% |
| Rape & attempted rape | 174 | 145 | -17% |
| Sexual assault | 405 | 259 | -36% |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | 3 | 3 | n/r |
| Other sexual crimes | 525 | 454 | -14% |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 8,658 | 6,811 | -21% |
| Housebreaking | 1,142 | 717 | -37% |
| Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP) | 153 | 69 | -55% |
| Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP | 311 | 131 | -58% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 414 | 349 | -16% |
| Shoplifting | 2,205 | 1,366 | -38% |
| Other theft | 3,054 | 2,292 | -25% |
| Fraud | 969 | 1,555 | 60% |
| Other dishonesty | 410 | 332 | -19% |
| Fire-raising, vandalism etc. | 3,964 | 3,176 | -20% |
| Fire-raising | 179 | 174 | -3% |
| Vandalism etc. | 3,785 | 3,002 | -21% |
| Other crimes | 4,589 | 5,293 | 15% |
| Crimes against public justice | 1,535 | 2,029 | 32% |
| Handling offensive weapons | 712 | 626 | -12% |
| Not used in other criminal activity | 355 | 307 | -14% |
| Used in other criminal activity | 357 | 319 | -11% |
| Drugs | 2,330 | 2,628 | 13% |
| Other | 12 | 10 | -17% |
1. The total figure for recorded crime excludes the new crimes being recorded under the recently enacted coronavirus legislation. Please see the Crimes recorded under coronavirus legislation section for more information.
| January | % Change since | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime group | 2020 | 2021 | January 2020 |
| Total offences1 | 19,758 | 16,626 | -16% |
| Miscellaneous offences | 9,541 | 8,443 | -12% |
| Common assault | 4,381 | 3,723 | -15% |
| Breach of the peace etc. | 3,748 | 3,381 | -10% |
| Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct | 242 | 160 | -34% |
| Urinating etc. | 141 | 20 | -86% |
| Other miscellaneous offences | 1,029 | 1,159 | 13% |
| Motor vehicle offences | 10,217 | 8,183 | -20% |
| Dangerous and careless driving | 948 | 774 | -18% |
| Driving under the influence | 562 | 599 | 7% |
| Speeding | 2,369 | 1,336 | -44% |
| Unlawful use of vehicle | 3,546 | 3,496 | -1% |
| Vehicle defect offences | 614 | 444 | -28% |
| Seat belt offences | 119 | 66 | -45% |
| Mobile phone offences | 128 | 57 | -55% |
| Other motor vehicle offences | 1,931 | 1,411 | -27% |
| January | Change since | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2021 | January 2020 | |
| Aberdeen City | 904 | 888 | -2% |
| Aberdeenshire | 517 | 520 | 1% |
| Angus | 231 | 272 | 18% |
| Argyll & Bute | 162 | 149 | -8% |
| Clackmannanshire | 180 | 177 | -2% |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 536 | 435 | -19% |
| Dundee City | 753 | 697 | -7% |
| East Ayrshire | 412 | 381 | -8% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 283 | 191 | -33% |
| East Lothian | 304 | 300 | -1% |
| East Renfrewshire | 162 | 133 | -18% |
| Edinburgh City | 2,475 | 1,949 | -21% |
| Falkirk | 525 | 514 | -2% |
| Fife | 1,079 | 1,012 | -6% |
| Glasgow City | 3,198 | 2,481 | -22% |
| Highland | 580 | 475 | -18% |
| Inverclyde | 305 | 269 | -12% |
| Midlothian | 310 | 286 | -8% |
| Moray | 198 | 200 | 1% |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 27 | 42 | 56% |
| North Ayrshire | 502 | 441 | -12% |
| North Lanarkshire | 1,361 | 1,213 | -11% |
| Orkney Islands | 27 | 32 | 19% |
| Perth & Kinross | 311 | 337 | 8% |
| Renfrewshire | 679 | 605 | -11% |
| Scottish Borders | 281 | 274 | -2% |
| Shetland Islands | 38 | 20 | -47% |
| South Ayrshire | 326 | 351 | 8% |
| South Lanarkshire | 1,125 | 1,018 | -10% |
| Stirling | 222 | 258 | 16% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 371 | 331 | -11% |
| West Lothian | 670 | 562 | -16% |
| Scotland1 | 19,054 | 16,813 | -12% |
1. The total figure for recorded crime excludes the new crimes being recorded under the recently enacted coronavirus legislation. Please see the Crimes recorded under coronavirus legislation section for more information.
| Crime group | April 2019 to January 2020 | April 2020 to January 2021 | % Change since previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total crimes1 | 206,567 | 193,375 | -6% |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 7,927 | 7,349 | -7% |
| Homicide etc. | 107 | 78 | -27% |
| Attempted murder & serious assault | 3,551 | 2,897 | -18% |
| Robbery | 1,428 | 1,410 | -1% |
| Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 | 1,453 | 1,291 | -11% |
| Other violence | 1,388 | 1,673 | 21% |
| Sexual crimes | 11,266 | 10,330 | -8% |
| Rape & attempted rape | 2,023 | 1,821 | -10% |
| Sexual assault | 4,208 | 3,248 | -23% |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | 74 | 39 | -47% |
| Other sexual crimes | 4,961 | 5,222 | 5% |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 92,375 | 79,615 | -14% |
| Housebreaking | 10,666 | 8,623 | -19% |
| Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP) | 1,481 | 1,010 | -32% |
| Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP | 2,376 | 1,812 | -24% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 4,108 | 3,721 | -9% |
| Shoplifting | 25,920 | 17,491 | -33% |
| Other theft | 34,987 | 28,472 | -19% |
| Fraud | 8,848 | 14,462 | 63% |
| Other dishonesty | 3,989 | 4,024 | 1% |
| Fire-raising, vandalism etc. | 40,613 | 35,936 | -12% |
| Fire-raising | 2,271 | 2,207 | -3% |
| Vandalism etc. | 38,342 | 33,729 | -12% |
| Other crimes | 54,386 | 60,145 | 11% |
| Crimes against public justice | 16,255 | 21,397 | 32% |
| Handling offensive weapons | 8,125 | 8,501 | 5% |
| Not used in other criminal activity | 3,763 | 3,946 | 5% |
| Used in other criminal activity | 4,362 | 4,555 | 4% |
| Drugs | 29,833 | 30,109 | 1% |
| Other | 173 | 138 | -20% |
1. The total figure for recorded crime excludes the new crimes being recorded under the recently enacted coronavirus legislation. Please see the Crimes recorded under coronavirus legislation section for more information.
| Crime group | April 2019 to January 2020 | April 2020 to January 2021 | % Change since previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total offences1 | 211,797 | 196,593 | -7% |
| Miscellaneous offences | 109,389 | 105,185 | -4% |
| Common assault | 48,855 | 43,835 | -10% |
| Breach of the peace etc. | 42,910 | 42,404 | -1% |
| Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct | 4,682 | 4,890 | 4% |
| Urinating etc. | 1,963 | 737 | -62% |
| Other miscellaneous offences | 10,979 | 13,319 | 21% |
| Motor vehicle offences | 102,408 | 91,408 | -11% |
| Dangerous and careless driving | 9,721 | 9,444 | -3% |
| Driving under the influence | 5,488 | 6,960 | 27% |
| Speeding | 24,670 | 17,486 | -29% |
| Unlawful use of vehicle | 32,520 | 33,160 | 2% |
| Vehicle defect offences | 5,892 | 5,257 | -11% |
| Seat belt offences | 2,381 | 1,448 | -39% |
| Mobile phone offences | 2,015 | 1,361 | -32% |
| Other motor vehicle offences | 19,721 | 16,292 | -17% |
Contact
Email: justice_analysts@gov.scot