Publication - Statistics

Recorded Crime in Scotland: year ending December 2022

Published: 28 February 2023
From: Chief Statistician
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Part of: Law and order
ISBN: 9781805255253

Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland in the year ending December 2022, split by crime or offence group and by local authority.

Recorded crime in Scotland

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Local Authorities

Between the year ending December 2018 and the year ending December 2022, of the 32 Local Authorities, 13 saw an increase in recorded crime, three saw very little (less than half a percentage) change, and 16 saw a decrease in recorded crime.

Between the year ending December 2021 and the year ending December 2022, of the 32 Local Authorities, nine Local Authorities saw an increase in recorded crime, two saw very little (less than half a percentage) change, and 21 saw a decrease in recorded crime.

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