Table 1 Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by police force area, Scotland, 2006-07
| Number |
|---|
Central | Dumfries
& Galloway | Fife | Grampian | Lothian
& Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | SCOTLAND |
|---|
Total incidents (1) | 2,456 | 1,237 | 3,717 | 3,137 | 9,616 | 1,224 | 23,705 | 3,709 | 48,801 |
|---|
Total crimes and offences | 576 | 781 | 1,640 | 2,288 | 3,130 | 589 | 11,105 | 3,694 | 23,803 |
|---|
(Of which reported to the procurator fiscal) | 520 | 494 | 1,387 | 1,171 | 2,384 | 585 | 7,550 | 1,491 | 15,582 |
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Non-sexual crimes of violence | 18 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 160 | 31 | 310 | 44 | 641 |
|---|
Homicide | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 |
|---|
Serious assault | 14 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 30 | 198 | 29 | 355 |
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Other | 4 | - | 11 | 32 | 111 | 1 | 107 | 15 | 281 |
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Crimes of indecency | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 53 | 13 | 105 |
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Sexual assault | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 51 | 12 | 102 |
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Lewd & Libidinous practices | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
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Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Crimes of dishonesty | 18 | 1 | 38 | 44 | 46 | - | 231 | 67 | 445 |
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Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. | 83 | 27 | 167 | 169 | 214 | 25 | 883 | 172 | 1,740 |
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Fire-raising | 2 | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | 6 | 5 | 20 |
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Vandalism, etc. | 81 | 27 | 165 | 169 | 209 | 25 | 877 | 167 | 1,720 |
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Other crimes | 47 | 21 | 218 | 173 | 434 | 11 | 1,237 | 161 | 2,302 |
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Crimes against public justice | 37 | 21 | 213 | 160 | 391 | 11 | 1,192 | 157 | 2,182 |
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Handling an offensive weapon | 7 | - | 5 | 9 | 12 | - | 33 | 4 | 70 |
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Drugs | 3 | - | - | 4 | 30 | - | 11 | - | 48 |
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Other | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
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Miscellaneous offences | 402 | 722 | 1,190 | 1,844 | 2,258 | 520 | 8,379 | 3,237 | 18,552 |
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Minor assault | 298 | 315 | 842 | 1,093 | 1,746 | 277 | 4,909 | 1,098 | 10,578 |
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Breach of the peace | 100 | 392 | 348 | 672 | 492 | 241 | 3,239 | 1,971 | 7,455 |
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Drunkenness | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
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Other | 4 | 15 | - | 78 | 20 | 1 | 230 | 168 | 516 |
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Motor vehicle offences | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | 12 | - | 18 |
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Behaviour not leading to recording a crime or offence | 1,880 | 456 | 2,077 | 849 | 6,486 | 635 | 12,600 | 15 | 24,998 |
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1. Different police forces record domestic abuse information in differing ways. Police practice in deciding when a behaviour justifies the recording of a crime or offence may also differ.
These differences influence the proportion of incidents which lead to the recording of a crime or offence, as well as the proportion of crimes and offences reported to the procurator fiscal.