Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland 2008-09

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Table 2 :Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by police force area per 100,000 population 1 and type of crime/offence, Scotland 2008-09

Rate per 100,000 population

Central

Dumfries & Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian & Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

SCOTLAND

Total incidents 2

1,238

879

1,102

640

1,037

403

1,197

1,019

1,039

Total crimes and offences

427

392

570

499

360

323

651

1,012

567

(Of which reported to the procurator fiscal)

330

242

442

337

270

304

422

310

362

Non-sexual crimes of violence

11

1

5

5

14

10

16

12

12

Homicide

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Serious assault

8

1

2

1

4

9

11

9

7

Other

3

-

3

4

9

1

4

3

5

Crimes of indecency

3

1

4

3

2

1

3

2

2

Sexual assault

3

1

4

3

2

1

3

2

2

Lewd & libidinous practices

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Crimes of dishonesty

7

-

18

8

5

1

11

23

10

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.

46

24

64

28

26

14

41

41

37

Fire-raising

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

Vandalism, etc.

45

24

64

27

26

14

41

40

36

Other crimes

74

10

88

43

54

6

79

31

61

Crimes against public justice

67

10

84

42

48

6

79

31

59

Handling an offensive weapon

5

-

4

-

2

-

1

1

1

Drugs

2

-

-

1

3

-

-

-

1

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Miscellaneous offences

286

355

392

412

260

290

501

903

443

Minor assault

180

182

261

262

193

128

278

264

242

Breach of the peace

92

153

131

132

63

159

207

595

187

Drunkenness

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

-

-

Other

14

20

-

19

4

1

16

45

14

Motor vehicle offences

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

Behaviour not leading to recording a crime or offence

810

487

532

141

677

80

546

7

472

1 Estimated population as at mid 2008 (GROS).
2 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.

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