Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2014/15: Main Findings

Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2014/15.


Table A 1.5: Prevalence of victimisation by year

Scottish Crime Surveys

Percentages 1992 1995 1999 2002 2003/04 2005/06 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2012/13 2014/15
ALL SCJS CRIME 26.6 23.3 20.3 22.6 20.5 21.3 20.4 19.3 17.8 16.9 14.5
PROPERTY CRIME n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 18.0 17.0 15.9 14.8 13.0
Vandalism 6.5 6.4 6.0 9.6 7.7 7.8 8.9 8.3 7.2 6.3 5.1
Motor vehicle vandalism n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5.4 5.1 4.4 4.1 3.4
Property vandalism n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.1 3.7 3.2 2.4 1.9
All motor vehicle theft related incidents n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.5
Theft of a motor vehicle 1.6 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Theft from a motor vehicle 5.8 5.1 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.3
Attempted theft of / from motor vehicle 2.4 2.3 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
Housebreaking 6.2 3.8 3.9 2.9 2.0 2.2 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.8
Other household thefts inc. bicycle theft n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.0
Other household theft 3.7 3.2 2.2 3.3 3.4 4.2 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.1
Bicycle theft 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.9
Personal theft excluding robbery n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.1
Theft from the person 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5
Other personal theft 2.3 2.5 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.4 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.7
VIOLENT CRIME n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.1 3.6 3.0 3.1 2.6
Assault 2.5 2.3 2.6 3.2 2.9 3.7 3.8 3.4 2.8 2.9 2.5
Robbery 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
Base (All) 5,030 5,050 5,060 5,040 3,030 5,000 16,000 16,040 13,010 12,050 11,470

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