Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2003

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RECORDED CRIME IN SCOTLAND, 2003

Crimes and offences recorded per 10,000 population, percentage change in total number recorded and percentage cleared up by police force area, 2003/04 p

Table B5

Number & Percentage

Central

Dumfries & Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian & Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

SCOTLAND

Total crimes

19,740

10,496

32,579

38,873

80,833

14,536

187,070

30,112

414,239

Total offences

34,785

24,116

36,551

57,692

99,063

25,733

271,345

58,465

607,750

Total crimes and offences

54,525

34,612

69,130

96,565

179,896

40,269

458,415

88,577

1,021,989

Crimes and offences per 10,000 population

Total crimes

705

713

925

743

910

526

849

779

819

Non-sexual crimes of violence

18

14

18

18

29

16

42

15

30

Crimes of indecency

10

9

14

14

15

12

14

13

13

Crimes of dishonesty

360

320

513

430

535

225

396

380

417

Fire-raising, vandalism etc

173

236

262

179

213

150

207

209

205

Other crimes

145

134

117

101

118

123

190

162

153

Total offences

1,242

1,638

1,038

1,102

1,115

931

1,232

1,512

1,202

Miscellaneous offences

316

339

294

286

218

337

449

368

358

Motor vehicle offences

927

1,300

744

817

897

594

782

1,145

844

Total crimes and offences

1,948

2,351

1,964

1,845

2,025

1,457

2,081

2,291

2,021

Percentage change in total number recorded, 2002 - 03

Total crimes

7.3

2.1

9.8

-2.7

2.3

3.3

-4.5

-2.8

-1.0

Non-sexual crimes of violence

3.9

-0.5

-14.9

-11.7

-8.4

9.6

-5.0

5.1

-5.5

Crimes of indecency

-11.0

60.2

-9.0

12.3

3.7

21.7

0.9

-2.9

2.5

Crimes of dishonesty

2.3

-13.3

6.1

-7.8

4.1

-5.3

-11.3

-16.0

-6.1

Fire-raising, vandalism etc

25.7

13.2

20.8

18.8

6.2

7.9

1.1

-2.8

6.3

Other crimes

3.7

33.0

12.0

-10.2

-8.2

13.7

5.6

51.4

5.9

Total offences

8.0

46.5

-4.3

11.3

38.2

-4.8

15.2

31.1

17.4

Miscellaneous offences

3.4

38.0

7.3

-0.8

-0.7

5.1

8.1

11.5

6.7

Motor vehicle offences

9.6

48.9

-8.2

16.3

52.7

-9.6

19.7

39.0

22.6

Total crimes and offences

7.7

29.5

1.9

5.2

19.4

-2.0

6.2

17.2

9.2

Percentage cleared up

Total crimes

67

55

46

36

42

66

47

56

47

Non-sexual crimes of violence

95

84

72

64

57

90

51

90

58

Crimes of indecency

94

65

83

60

67

90

77

104

77

Crimes of dishonesty

61

51

44

28

37

57

35

48

39

Fire-raising, vandalism etc

46

35

22

19

18

48

20

30

23

Other crimes

100

99

100

93

100

100

99

100

99

Miscellaneous offences

95

91

88

78

85

98

90

97

90

p. Provisional

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