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Recorded crime in Scotland: 'Other sexual crimes', 2013-2014 and 2016-2017
Report on ‘Other sexual crimes’ recorded by the police in the periods 2013 to 2014 and 2016 to 2017.
Part of
Annex A
Table 4: Number of ‘Other sexual crimes’ recorded by police and number sampled, 2013-14 and 2016-17
| Crime type | Number of crimes recorded | Number of crimes sampled | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2013-14 | 2016-17 | Total | 2013-14 | 2016-17 | Total |
| Communicating indecently | 605 | 1,166 | 1,771 | 170 | 315 | 485 |
| Communicating indecently | 258 | 704 | 962 | 72 | 189 | 261 |
| Communicating indecently with young child (under 13) | 103 | 225 | 328 | 27 | 60 | 87 |
| Communicate indecently older child (13-15) | 244 | 237 | 481 | 71 | 66 | 137 |
| Cause to view sexual activity or images | 229 | 1,030 | 1,259 | 59 | 285 | 344 |
| Coercing a person into being present/ looking at sexual activity | 85 | 639 | 724 | 23 | 173 | 196 |
| Cause young child to be present/ look at sexual activity (under 13) | 71 | 260 | 331 | 15 | 67 | 82 |
| Causing an older child (13-15) to be present/ look at sexual activity | 73 | 131 | 204 | 21 | 45 | 66 |
| Indecent photos of children | 621 | 649 | 1,270 | 171 | 178 | 349 |
| Taking, distribution, possession etc of indecent photos of children | 621 | 649 | 1,270 | 171 | 178 | 349 |
| Sexual activity with older children (13-15) | 434 | 452 | 886 | 123 | 113 | 236 |
| Intercourse with older male child (13-15) | 11 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Intercourse with older female child (13-15) | 217 | 196 | 413 | 60 | 50 | 110 |
| Penetrative sexual activity with older male child (13-15) | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Penetrative sexual activity with older female child (13-15) | 19 | 29 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Sexual activity with older male child (13-15) | 17 | 22 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Sexual activity with older female child (13-15) | 53 | 56 | 109 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| Cause older male child (13-15) to participate in sexual activity | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cause older female child (13-15) to participate in sexual activity | 13 | 36 | 49 | - | 10 | 10 |
| Older male child (13-15) engaging in sexual conduct with another older child | 18 | 29 | 47 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Older female child (13-15) engaging in sexual conduct with another older child | 22 | 27 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Sexual intercourse with child under 16 | 61 | 32 | 93 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| Sexual exposure | 523 | 357 | 880 | 144 | 103 | 247 |
| Sexual exposure to a young child (under 13) | 59 | 45 | 104 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| Sexual exposure older child (13-15) | 39 | 26 | 65 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Sexual exposure | 425 | 286 | 711 | 116 | 80 | 196 |
| Public indecency | 257 | 237 | 494 | 69 | 64 | 133 |
| Public indecency | 257 | 237 | 494 | 69 | 64 | 133 |
| Voyeurism | 106 | 194 | 300 | 29 | 54 | 83 |
| Voyeurism young child (under 13) | 15 | 22 | 37 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Voyeurism older child (13-15) | 9 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Voyeurism | 82 | 158 | 240 | 22 | 45 | 67 |
| Other | 126 | 275 | 401 | 35 | 76 | 111 |
| Incest | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Illegal homosexual acts | 53 | 111 | 164 | 15 | 35 | 50 |
| Attempt to commit unnatural crimes | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Carnal knowledge of mentally disordered person | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Conspiracy to commit sexual acts outside the U.K. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Grooming of children for purposes of sexual offences | 25 | 47 | 72 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Procuration of sexual services from child under 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sexual abuse of trust of person under 18 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Sexual abuse of trust of mentally disordered person | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Bestiality | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Administering a substance for sexual purposes | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Possession of extreme pornography | - | 67 | 67 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| Householder permitting carnal knowledge of mentally disordered person | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Abducting girl under 18 woman mental disordered | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Person with custody & care of girl or other causing her seduction | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Procuration of child under 18 for pornography | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Total | 2,901 | 4,360 | 7,261 | 800 | 1,188 | 1,988 |
Contact
Email: Jamie Macfarlane, justiceanalysts@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
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Edinburgh
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