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Publication - Statistics

Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: May 2025

Published
29 May 2025
From
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, +4 more … Minister for Victims and Community Safety, Lord Advocate, Chief Statistician, Director of Justice
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate, +2 more … Justice Directorate, Children and Families Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Law and order, Public safety and emergencies

This report contains summary statistics covering a number of important justice and safer communities areas. It is updated with the most recently published statistics.

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*New* Numbers fell for police recorded hate crime. The police recorded 6,227 hate crimes in 2023-24. This is less than 1% (or 30) lower than in 2022-23 and the lowest number since 2014-15. No clear trend can be seen in the total number of hate crimes recorded by the police in Scotland over 2014-15 to 2022-23, with four of the years following 2014-15 showing an increase and the other five showing a decrease. In 2023-24, 63% of hate crimes included an aggravator for race, 24% sexual orientation, 10% disability, 7% religion and 3% transgender identity.

Small increase in overall hate crime charges. There was an increase of 1.5% between 2022-23 and 2023-24, in the total number of charges reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service containing at least one element of hate crime. There were increases for race, disability and transgender identity. Religion and sexual orientation aggravated hate crime charges saw a decrease. Racial crime remains the most commonly reported hate crime, followed by crimes with a sexual orientation aggravator.

Chart 6: Number of charges reported to COPFS – 2003-04 to 2023-24

Chart 6 - Hate crime charges, 2014-15 to 2023-24 Annual number of charges of hate crime reported to the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service, by category of hate crime, 2014-15 to 2023-24. In the most recent data, race is the largest category, follow by sexual orientation, disability and then religious prejudice.

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