Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2016/17: main findings

This report details the main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey conducted 2016-2017.

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Table A1.2: Estimates of the extent of crime in Scotland by year

Percentage change
Estimated number of crimes 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2012/13 2014/15 2016/17 since 2008/09 since 2014/15
ALL SCJS CRIME 1,045,000 945,000 874,000 815,000 688,000 712,000 ⇩ by 32% No change
PROPERTY CRIME 728,000 679,000 654,000 579,000 502,000 481,000 ⇩ by 34% No change
Vandalism 350,000 303,000 275,000 219,000 179,000 166,000 ⇩ by 53% No change
Motor vehicle vandalism 183,000 161,000 146,000 129,000 112,000 82,000 ⇩ by 55% ⇩ by 27%
Property vandalism 168,000 142,000 130,000 90,000 67,000 84,000 ⇩ by 50% No change
All motor vehicle related theft 70,000 64,000 58,000 50,000 40,000 38,000 ⇩ by 45% No change
Theft of motor vehicle 7,000 6,000 4,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 # ⇩ by 67% No change
Theft from motor vehicle 54,000 49,000 47,000 40,000 34,000 34,000 ⇩ by 36% No change
Attempted theft of/from motor vehicle 9,000 10,000 7,000 6,000 4,000 1,000 # ⇩ by 84% No change
Housebreaking 25,000 29,000 28,000 35,000 22,000 26,000 No change No change
Other household theft inc. bicycle theft 173,000 153,000 169,000 169,000 158,000 128,000 ⇩ by 26% ⇩ by 19%
Other household theft 142,000 127,000 141,000 135,000 133,000 104,000 ⇩ by 26% ⇩ by 21%
Bicycle theft 31,000 27,000 29,000 34,000 25,000 23,000 # No change No change
Personal theft (exc. Robbery) 110,000 130,000 124,000 106,000 103,000 124,000 No change No change
Other theft 90,000 101,000 92,000 80,000 81,000 82,000 No change No change
Theft from the person 20,000 29,000 31,000 26,000 23,000 41,000 # ⇧ by 108% No change
VIOLENT CRIME 317,000 266,000 220,000 236,000 186,000 231,000 ⇩ by 27% No change
Assault 297,000 247,000 208,000 225,000 179,000 223,000 ⇩ by 25% No change
Serious assault 26,000 20,000 16,000 18,000 8,000 17,000 # No change No change
Robbery 20,000 19,000 12,000 11,000 7,000 8,000 # ⇩ by 59% No change
COMPARABLE CRIME 731,000 630,000 556,000 527,000 414,000 448,000 ⇩ by 39% No change
Vandalism 350,000 303,000 275,000 219,000 179,000 166,000 No change No change
Acquisitive crime 64,000 61,000 61,000 73,000 49,000 51,000 No change No change
Violent crime 317,000 266,000 220,000 236,000 186,000 231,000 ⇩ by 27% No change
Number of respondents 16,000 16,040 13,010 12,050 11,470 5,570

#: Use with caution – the count estimate has a relative standard error of greater than 20%.

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