Recorded Crime In Scotland, 2006/07

Table 3 Crimes and offences cleared up by the police as a percentage of those recorded, Scotland, 1997/98 - 2006/07
Percentage

Crime / Offence group	1997/98	1998/99	1999/00	2000/01	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	2006/07
Total crimes	40	43	43	44	45	46	47	45	46	47
Non-sexual crimes of violence	54	59	58	59	58	58	58	59	59	60
Serious assault etc ¹	60	63	63	63	62	60	59	61	61	61
Robbery	28	38	35	39	37	36	39	39	37	39
Other	83	84	79	76	78	81	79	79	81	83
Crimes of indecency	75	79	76	80	77	79	77	75	75	74
Rape & Attempted Rape	71	79	77	80	78	78	75	69	72	67
Indecent Assault	61	68	59	63	62	63	62	61	62	59
Lewd and indecent behaviour	66	71	68	76	72	77	73	73	76	77
Other	96	98	96	98	96	96	95	93	90	89
Crimes of dishonesty	31	35	36	37	37	38	39	37	37	38
Housebreaking	19	23	23	25	24	27	27	25	26	26
Theft by opening a lockfast place ( OLP)	22	27	28	31	35	36	35	30	37	37
Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP	13	16	17	18	17	19	20	18	15	17
Theft of a motor vehicle	27	29	32	30	32	36	38	37	37	41
Shoplifting	78	81	79	78	79	78	79	77	77	78
Other theft	20	22	21	21	21	21	22	20	21	21
Fraud	75	78	75	79	81	81	83	80	76	75
Other	88	87	91	93	91	91	85	79	79	78
Fire-raising, vandalism etc	23	24	24	23	22	22	23	21	23	25
Fire-raising	18	24	26	25	26	24	25	22	26	26
Vandalism etc	23	24	24	23	22	22	23	21	23	25
Other crimes	100	99	99	100	99	99	99	98	98	99
Crimes against public justice	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	98	98	98
Handling an offensive weapon	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	97	97	97
Drugs	101	100	100	100	100	99	99	97	98	100
Other	91	85	85	77	73	78	74	73	85	85
Miscellaneous offences	90	90	89	89	89	89	90	83	84	84
Minor Assault ¹	78	79	78	78	77	76	78	69	70	71
Breach of the peace	95	94	94	94	94	95	94	88	90	90
Drunkenness	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Other	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	94	93	92

1. See Annex 8.5

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