Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2024/25: Main findings

Introduction

This publication presents a summary of findings from the latest Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS), based on interviews conducted between April 2024 and April 2025. For ease of reference, this period will be referred to as 2024/25 within this report.

These findings are based on a survey of 4,948 adults (aged 16 or over) living in private households in Scotland. The survey asks respondents about their experiences and perceptions of crime and the justice system.

This report is the second to include estimates on the prevalence and volume of fraud and computer misuse crimes experienced in Scotland, as well as information on their characteristics (such as victim demographics).

This release is being published alongside various supporting materials. The associated data tables page is where the data used in this statistical bulletin can be found, and the supporting documents page includes the questionnaire and technical report.

An Accredited Official Statistics Publication for Scotland

These statistics are accredited official statistics. The Office for Statistics Regulation has independently reviewed and accredited these statistics as complying with the standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics.

These statistics were designated as National Statistics in March 2018, more information on this can be found on the Office for Statistics Regulation website.

Accredited official statistics are called National Statistics in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

Scottish Government statistics are regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

More information about Scottish Government statistics is available on the Scottish Government website

Official Statistics on fraud and computer misuse

The statistics on the prevalence and characteristics of fraud and computer misuse are currently badged as official statistics. This section was introduced into the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey in 2023/24, following consultation with users in 2021, which highlighted an interest in more detailed analysis on cyber crime. The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) will assess these statistics in 2026, with a view to awarding them accredited official statistics status.