Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2008-09

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Table 4b Crimes and offences recorded by police force area per 10,000 population, 2008-09

Number

Crime / Offence group

Central

Dumfries & Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian & Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

SCOTLAND

Total crimes

652

505

665

648

758

561

810

656

730

Non-sexual crimes of violence

15

10

15

16

21

18

34

18

24

Serious assault etc 1

9

7

8

8

8

9

19

8

13

Robbery

3

2

3

3

6

1

8

5

6

Other

3

2

3

5

7

7

7

5

6

Crimes of indecency

11

7

13

18

12

15

11

11

12

Rape & Attempted Rape

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Indecent Assault

3

3

3

3

3

4

3

3

3

Lewd and indecent behaviour

5

3

6

5

5

7

4

4

5

Other

1

0

1

7

2

3

2

3

3

Crimes of dishonesty

278

186

291

316

390

208

336

323

325

Housebreaking 2

36

22

44

51

58

21

55

39

49

Theft by opening a lockfast place ( OLP)

17

7

17

15

15

10

12

16

13

Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP

13

5

18

22

33

2

34

18

26

Theft of a motor vehicle

17

11

17

20

30

11

25

17

22

Shoplifting

52

33

46

66

69

38

63

86

62

Other theft

114

80

121

117

154

98

123

121

125

Fraud

18

18

15

13

19

17

15

15

16

Other

11

10

13

13

11

11

9

11

10

Fire-raising, vandalism etc

202

175

215

177

215

174

235

166

212

Fire-raising

8

6

9

7

9

8

11

6

9

Vandalism etc

194

169

206

170

206

166

225

161

203

Other crimes

147

127

131

121

120

146

194

139

157

Crimes against public justice

63

51

49

45

42

57

69

48

57

Handling an offensive weapon

15

9

11

11

13

13

25

10

17

Drugs

70

65

70

65

65

76

100

80

82

Other

0

3

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

Total offences

1,371

1,626

964

1,020

950

1,069

1,108

1,057

1,084

Miscellaneous offences

367

335

366

377

304

419

560

338

439

Minor Assault 1

132

114

157

140

134

133

154

130

143

Breach of the peace

154

148

132

161

122

207

218

140

176

Drunkenness

6

7

11

5

4

32

15

10

12

Other

75

67

67

71

44

47

173

58

107

Motor vehicle offences

1,004

1,291

598

644

646

649

549

719

645

Dangerous and careless driving

16

48

17

49

9

30

22

17

22

Drunk driving

18

17

19

20

16

28

19

19

19

Speeding

422

758

228

234

222

303

132

358

227

Unlawful use of vehicle

123

127

142

133

147

90

132

135

133

Vehicle defect offences

194

50

39

25

56

81

34

39

50

Other

232

290

153

182

197

118

210

152

195

Total crimes and offences

2,024

2,131

1,629

1,668

1,708

1,629

1,918

1,714

1,814

1 Includes murder, attempted murder, culpable homicide and serious assault. See Annex Note 8.5.
2 Includes dwellings, non-dwellings and other premises

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