Recorded Crime in Scotland: May 2020

Second edition of a new monthly release of Official Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland providing information on the number of crimes and offences recorded during May 2020.


Table 1: Crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, May 2019 and May 2020

Crime group May % Change since
May 2019
2019 2020
Total crimes1 21,722 20,587 -5%
Non-sexual crimes of violence 787 744 -5%
Homicide etc. 12 8 -33%
Attempted murder & serious assault 363 310 -15%
Robbery 120 139 16%
Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 157 138 -12%
Other violence 135 149 10%
Sexual crimes 1,280 942 -26%
Rape & attempted rape 229 153 -33%
Sexual assault 478 265 -45%
Crimes associated with prostitution 4 2 n/r
Other sexual crimes 569 522 -8%
Crimes of dishonesty 9,508 8,436 -11%
Housebreaking 1,041 947 -9%
Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP) 125 95 -24%
Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP 231 231 0%
Theft of a motor vehicle 436 397 -9%
Shoplifting 2,745 1,788 -35%
Other theft 3,672 2,998 -18%
Fraud 837 1,441 72%
Other dishonesty 421 539 28%
Fire-raising, vandalism etc. 4,286 3,324 -22%
Fire-raising 299 237 -21%
Vandalism etc. 3,987 3,087 -23%
Other crimes 5,861 7,141 22%
Crimes against public justice 1,610 2,445 52%
Handling offensive weapons 853 898 5%
Not used in other criminal activity 392 414 6%
Used in other criminal activity 461 484 5%
Drugs 3,373 3,788 12%
Other 25 10 -60%

1. The total figure for recorded crime excludes the new crimes being recorded under the recently enacted coronavirus legislation. Please see the Crimes recorded under coronavirus legislation section for more information.

Contact

Email: Justice_Analysts@gov.scot

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