Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2017/18: main findings

Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2017-18 and the self-completion findings covering the period 2016-17 to 2017-18.


Table A1.10: Comparing SCJS estimates with police recorded crime figures over time

Comparable crime, SCJS and Police Recorded Crime, 2008/09 to 2016/17 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2012/13 2014/15 2016/17 2017/18 Percentage change
since 2008/09 since 2016/17
Comparable SCJS Crime 731,000 630,000 556,000 527,000 414,000 448,000 386,000 ↓ by 47% No change
Comparable Recorded Crime 215,901 195,728 183,117 144,662 133,170 131,566 130,418 ↓ by 40% ↓ by 1%
SCJS Acquisitive Crime 64,000 61,000 61,000 73,000 49,000 51,000 51,000 No change No change
Recorded Acquisitive Crime 27,527 26,146 26,478 21,834 21,000 18,295 17,867 ↓ by 35% ↓ by 2%
SCJS Violent Crime 317,000 266,000 220,000 236,000 186,000 231,000 172,000 ↓ by 46% No change
Recorded Violent Crime 82,855 79,769 78,263 66,076 62,578 63,246 63,835 ↓ by 23% ↑ by 1%
SCJS Vandalism 350,000 303,000 275,000 219,000 179,000 166,000 163,000 ↓ by 54% No change
Recorded Vandalism 105,519 89,813 78,376 56,752 49,592 50,025 48,716 ↓ by 54% ↓ by 3%

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