1. Introduction
This bulletin presents statistics on domestic abuse, based on details of incidents of domestic abuse returned by the eight Scottish police forces in 2006-07. This is the eighth time such data have been collated centrally, and the second time they have been presented on a financial year basis. Further details on the background and basis of the statistics are given in the notes in the Annex.
The statistics presented in this bulletin are described as incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police. The bulletin reports the most serious crime/offence associated with each incident. It should be recognised that the statistics presented in this bulletin cover only the incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police. Note that not all incidents of domestic abuse come to the attention of the police.
Chart 1 - Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police: Crimes & offences a behaviour not amounting to a crime or offence, Scotland, 1999-00 to 2006-07
