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Recorded Crime in Scotland: October 2020
Official Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland for October 2020.
Part of
Tables
Table 1: Crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, October 2019 and October 2020
Table 2: Offences recorded by the police, Scotland, October 2019 and October 2020
Table 3: Crimes recorded by the police by local authority, Scotland, October 2019 and October 2020
Table 4: Crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, April to October 2019 and April to October 2020
Table 5: Offences recorded by the police, Scotland, April to October 2019 and April to October 2020
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: http://www.gov.scot/ISBN/978-1-80004-328-2
| October | % Change since | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime group | 2019 | 2020 | October 2019 |
| Total crimes1 | 21,443 | 19,798 | -8% |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 848 | 780 | -8% |
| Homicide etc. | 10 | 11 | 10% |
| Attempted murder & serious assault | 350 | 290 | -17% |
| Robbery | 161 | 155 | -4% |
| Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 | 165 | 146 | -12% |
| Other violence | 162 | 178 | 10% |
| Sexual crimes | 1,134 | 1,093 | -4% |
| Rape & attempted rape | 202 | 215 | 6% |
| Sexual assault | 435 | 336 | -23% |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | 11 | 3 | -73% |
| Other sexual crimes | 486 | 539 | 11% |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 9,571 | 8,406 | -12% |
| Housebreaking | 1,089 | 891 | -18% |
| Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP) | 137 | 107 | -22% |
| Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP | 251 | 174 | -31% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 434 | 389 | -10% |
| Shoplifting | 2,644 | 1,912 | -28% |
| Other theft | 3,681 | 3,066 | -17% |
| Fraud | 927 | 1,506 | 62% |
| Other dishonesty | 408 | 361 | -12% |
| Fire-raising, vandalism etc. | 4,259 | 3,735 | -12% |
| Fire-raising | 238 | 265 | 11% |
| Vandalism etc. | 4,021 | 3,470 | -14% |
| Other crimes | 5,631 | 5,784 | 3% |
| Crimes against public justice | 1,667 | 2,077 | 25% |
| Handling offensive weapons | 831 | 899 | 8% |
| Not used in other criminal activity | 368 | 413 | 12% |
| Used in other criminal activity | 463 | 486 | 5% |
| Drugs | 3,116 | 2,787 | -11% |
| Other | 17 | 21 | 24% |
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.
| October | % Change since | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime group | 2019 | 2020 | October 2019 |
| Total offences | 20,842 | 19,236 | -8% |
| Miscellaneous offences | 10,596 | 10,079 | -5% |
| Common assault | 4,770 | 4,416 | -7% |
| Breach of the peace etc. | 4,149 | 3,937 | -5% |
| Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct | 366 | 350 | -4% |
| Urinating etc. | 163 | 47 | -71% |
| Other miscellaneous offences | 1,148 | 1,329 | 16% |
| Motor vehicle offences | 10,246 | 9,157 | -11% |
| Dangerous and careless driving | 956 | 974 | 2% |
| Driving under the influence | 509 | 669 | 31% |
| Speeding | 2,371 | 1,824 | -23% |
| Unlawful use of vehicle | 3,381 | 3,121 | -8% |
| Vehicle defect offences | 612 | 546 | -11% |
| Seat belt offences | 188 | 95 | -49% |
| Mobile phone offences | 187 | 118 | -37% |
| Other motor vehicle offences | 2,042 | 1,810 | -11% |
| October | Change since | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | October 2019 | |
| Aberdeen City | 1,039 | 970 | -7% |
| Aberdeenshire | 588 | 584 | -1% |
| Angus | 246 | 257 | 4% |
| Argyll & Bute | 204 | 179 | -12% |
| Clackmannanshire | 193 | 185 | -4% |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 490 | 488 | 0% |
| Dundee City | 887 | 881 | -1% |
| East Ayrshire | 511 | 479 | -6% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 246 | 248 | 1% |
| East Lothian | 379 | 336 | -11% |
| East Renfrewshire | 192 | 192 | 0% |
| Edinburgh City | 2,545 | 2,198 | -14% |
| Falkirk | 591 | 495 | -16% |
| Fife | 1,229 | 1,366 | 11% |
| Glasgow City | 3,998 | 3,279 | -18% |
| Highland | 556 | 590 | 6% |
| Inverclyde | 336 | 266 | -21% |
| Midlothian | 341 | 358 | 5% |
| Moray | 195 | 213 | 9% |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 35 | 44 | 26% |
| North Ayrshire | 570 | 492 | -14% |
| North Lanarkshire | 1,583 | 1,454 | -8% |
| Orkney Islands | 30 | 26 | -13% |
| Perth & Kinross | 420 | 414 | -1% |
| Renfrewshire | 712 | 627 | -12% |
| Scottish Borders | 280 | 284 | 1% |
| Shetland Islands | 57 | 42 | -26% |
| South Ayrshire | 435 | 380 | -13% |
| South Lanarkshire | 1,180 | 1,142 | -3% |
| Stirling | 302 | 299 | -1% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 425 | 413 | -3% |
| West Lothian | 648 | 617 | -5% |
| Scotland1 | 21,443 | 19,798 | -8% |
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 to October 2019 | April to October 2020 | % Change since 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total crimes1 | 148,217 | 138,002 | -7% |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 5,646 | 5,241 | -7% |
| Homicide etc. | 77 | 61 | -21% |
| Attempted murder & serious assault | 2,598 | 2,158 | -17% |
| Robbery | 989 | 1,017 | 3% |
| Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 | 1,026 | 893 | -13% |
| Other violence | 956 | 1,112 | 16% |
| Sexual crimes | 7,980 | 7,479 | -6% |
| Rape & attempted rape | 1,439 | 1,347 | -6% |
| Sexual assault | 3,025 | 2,326 | -23% |
| Crimes associated with prostitution | 58 | 22 | -62% |
| Other sexual crimes | 3,458 | 3,784 | 9% |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 66,340 | 56,626 | -15% |
| Housebreaking | 7,487 | 6,220 | -17% |
| Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP) | 1,032 | 723 | -30% |
| Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP | 1,670 | 1,341 | -20% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 2,935 | 2,631 | -10% |
| Shoplifting | 18,833 | 12,347 | -34% |
| Other theft | 25,507 | 20,615 | -19% |
| Fraud | 6,089 | 9,833 | 61% |
| Other dishonesty | 2,787 | 2,916 | 5% |
| Fire-raising, vandalism etc. | 28,695 | 25,251 | -12% |
| Fire-raising | 1,629 | 1,592 | -2% |
| Vandalism etc. | 27,066 | 23,659 | -13% |
| Other crimes | 39,556 | 43,405 | 10% |
| Crimes against public justice | 11,431 | 15,281 | 34% |
| Handling offensive weapons | 5,923 | 6,426 | 8% |
| Not used in other criminal activity | 2,716 | 2,963 | 9% |
| Used in other criminal activity | 3,207 | 3,463 | 8% |
| Drugs | 22,076 | 21,601 | -2% |
| Other | 126 | 97 | -23% |
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 to October 2019 | April to October 2020 | % Change since 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total offences | 151,307 | 141,150 | -7% |
| Miscellaneous offences | 78,549 | 77,313 | -2% |
| Common assault | 34,646 | 31,571 | -9% |
| Breach of the peace etc. | 30,906 | 31,406 | 2% |
| Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct | 3,777 | 4,046 | 7% |
| Urinating etc. | 1,413 | 641 | -55% |
| Other miscellaneous offences | 7,807 | 9,649 | 24% |
| Motor vehicle offences | 72,758 | 63,837 | -12% |
| Dangerous and careless driving | 6,775 | 6,835 | 1% |
| Driving under the influence | 3,611 | 5,064 | 40% |
| Speeding | 18,466 | 12,514 | -32% |
| Unlawful use of vehicle | 22,445 | 22,087 | -2% |
| Vehicle defect offences | 4,198 | 3,794 | -10% |
| Seat belt offences | 1,972 | 1,168 | -41% |
| Mobile phone offences | 1,591 | 1,103 | -31% |
| Other motor vehicle offences | 13,700 | 11,272 | -18% |
Contact
Email: justice_analysts@gov.scot