Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2020-2021

Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland, split by crime or offence group and by local authority. This bulletin also includes a new chapter which presents an estimate of how many cyber-crimes were recorded in Scotland during 2019-20 and 2020-21.


Table A1 (Cont.): Sexual crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 2011-12 to 2020-21

Table Note: 5

Sexual crimes 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 1 Year % change
Other 2,612 2,689 2,901 3,555 4,254 4,630 5,270 5,763 5,984 6,623 11
Other sexually coercive conduct 719 875 1,038 1,624 2,168 2,461 2,718 3,202 3,320 3,620 9
Other sexually coercive conduct against an adult 16+** 306 391 425 906 1,358 1,501 1,750 1,995 1,987 2,239 13
Other sexually coercive conduct against a child aged 13-15 181 256 365 333 350 408 392 548 566 573 1
Other sexually coercive conduct against a child under 13 232 228 248 385 460 552 576 659 767 808 5
Other sexual crimes involving 13-15 year old children 516 429 434 417 485 452 391 393 399 371 -7
Taking, distribution, possession etc. of indecent photos of children 375 595 621 603 645 649 658 554 584 660 13
Threaten to disclose / disclose intimate image ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 421 596 655 780 19
Incest 18 16 11 7 8 5 4 7 8 7 -13
Illegal homosexual acts 46 45 53 56 78 111 80 110 92 66 -28
Indecent exposure 894 680 682 784 726 523 506 494 469 468 0
Other sexual crimes 44 49 62 64 144 429 492 407 457 651 42
Total Sexual crimes5 7,361 7,693 8,604 9,557 10,273 11,092 12,487 13,547 13,364 13,131 -2

~ = The relevant legislation for this category was implemented in 2017-18.

** Some crimes may be against children aged 13-15 where they did not consent to communications.

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