Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2018/19: main findings

Main findings from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2018/2019.


Table A1.9: Proportion of crime reported to the police

Proportion of each crime type reported to the police

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2012/13

2014/15

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

Percentage point change
since 2008/09 since 2017/18
ALL SCJS CRIME 38% 37% 39% 39% 38% 37% 35% 36% No change No change
PROPERTY CRIME 36% 36% 35% 35% 36% 34% 34% 34% No change No change
Vandalism 40% 39% 40% 36% 37% 41% 36% 38% No change No change
All motor vehicle related theft 45% 45% 33% 44% 44% 30% 44% 54% No change No change
Housebreaking 64% 64% 62% 64% 62%
Other household theft inc. bicycle theft 22% 32% 26% 25% 28% 29% 28% 23% No change No change
Personal theft (exc. Robbery) 31% 26% 30% 37% 37% 27% 28% 24% No change No change
VIOLENT CRIME 43% 38% 51% 48% 44% 43% 39% 40% No change No change
COMPARABLE CRIME 42% 40% 46% 44% 42% 42% 40% 41% No change No change
Vandalism 40% 39% 40% 36% 37% 41% 36% 38% No change No change
Acquisitive crime 49% 57% 51% 55% 50% 45% 58% 50% No change No change
Violent crime 43% 38% 51% 48% 44% 43% 39% 40% No change No change
Overall number of respondents 3,790 3,330 2,610 2,290 1,930 860 760 760

¹ Results based on fewer than 50 cases (incidents of crime) are suppressed and denoted here by '-'.

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