Homicide in Scotland, 2002

Statistics on homicide in Scotland, 2002


Statistical Bulletin Criminal Justice Series CrJ/2003/9 HOMICIDE IN SCOTLAND, 2002

Cases currently (1) recorded as homicide, by police force, 1993-2002 Table 3

Police force (and district) (2)

Year Recorded

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

All Homicide Cases

114

108

132

115

90

94

118

104

113

125

Central

6

5

6

8

8

4

5

3

4

6

Dumfries and Galloway

2

-

1

1

1

2

3

6

6

1

Fife

4

5

3

3

3

3

1

3

3

3

Grampian

7

3

6

8

4

3

7

12

9

7

Aberdeen City

3

2

4

7

2

2

7

3

4

3

Rest of Grampian

4

1

2

1

2

1

-

9

5

4

Lothian and Borders

14

12

21

9

11

13

16

10

15

13

City of Edinburgh

10

9

16

5

8

8

9

4

8

10

Rest of Lothian and Borders

4

3

5

4

3

5

7

6

7

3

Northern

3

5

3

6

-

3

1

4

5

4

Strathclyde

67

69

85

70

59

61

81

60

66

81

Glasgow City

34

35

49

24

27

31

34

34

33

40

Rest of Strathclyde

33

34

36

46

32

30

47

26

33

41

Tayside

11

9

7

10

4

5

4

6

5

10

Dundee City

7

6

3

4

2

3

2

2

3

8

Rest of Tayside

4

3

4

6

2

2

2

4

2

2

1. Currently (as at 30 October 2003) recorded as homicide.
2. Figures for Dundee City and Glasgow City refer to slightly different areas before 1996 and from 1996, due to local government re-organisation in 1996

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