Scottish Government

2. Main points

• The total number of crimes recorded by the police increased by less than half of one per cent between 2005/06 and 2006/07. In 2006/07, the Scottish police recorded 419,257 crimes.
• The number of non-sexual crimes of violence recorded by the police increased by 3 per cent between 2005/06 and 2006/07, to a total of 14,099.
• The number of crimes of indecency increased by 3 per cent, from 6,558 in 2005/06 to 6,726 in 2006/07.
• Within the indecency group, recorded cases of rape & attempted rape decreased by 3 per cent to 1,123.
• The number of crimes of dishonesty decreased for the eighth consecutive year to stand at 183,760 cases in 2006/07.
• Recorded cases of vandalism (including fire-raising and malicious mischief) increased by 1 per cent to total 129,734 in 2006/07.
• The clear-up rates in 2006/07 for 4 crime groups are higher than those for 2005/06, in particular for vandalism, which has increased by 2 percentage points. The rate for crimes of indecency has decreased from 75 per cent to 74 per cent.
• In 2006/07 the police recorded 607,406 offences, an increase of 1 per cent from the number in 2005/06.
• Four of the 8 forces showed a decrease in the number of crimes recorded in 2006/07 compared to 2005/06, ranging from 1 per cent to 4 per cent. Three forces showed an increase, ranging from 1 per cent to 12 per cent, and one force's total was unchanged.