Scottish Government

ISBN 978 0 7559 6917 3
ISSN 0264 1178

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A National Statistics Publication for Scotland

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Key Points

3. Homicide Cases (Tables A, B, 1 to 5, Charts 2 to 4)

4. Victims of homicide (Table 6, Chart 5)
Age and sex
Day of the week

5 Persons accused of homicide (Tables C, 7 to 9, Chart 6)
Age and sex
Results of proceedings
Appeals

6. Circumstances of homicides (Tables 10 to 16, Charts 7 to 9)
Method
Relationship of main accused to victim
Motivation
Drink/drug status

7. International comparisons of homicide rates (Table 17)

8. Appendix of Tables

9. Annex: Notes on Statistics included in this Bulletin

Scottish Government Statistician Group