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Statistical Bulletin CrJ/2002/1 Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2001
8. Number of crimes recorded and cleared up by council area (Tables 6, 7 and 8 of Appendix)
8.1 All forces return information for the councils within their force area (Tables 6, 7 and 8). The four cities (Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh and Aberdeen) have high crime rates reflecting, in part, the nature of a city, i.e. concentrated resident population, large numbers of commuters and tourists and a concentrated number of retail outlets, etc. In 2001, Glasgow City had the highest rate for non-sexual crimes of violence and crimes of indecency and Aberdeen City had the highest incidence of domestic housebreaking, nearly three times the national rate. Glasgow City had the highest rate for cases of vandalism, reflecting improved recording of minor crimes of vandalism by Strathclyde police.
8.2 In addition to the four cities, there were three councils within Strathclyde police force area which had overall crime rates in excess of the rate for Scotland as a whole: Renfrewshire (952), Inverclyde (908), and West Dunbartonshire (895). The crime rates for individual council areas varied widely from 195 per 10,000 population in Orkney Islands to 1,398 in Glasgow City.
8.3 Chart 6 shows the number of recorded crimes of domestic housebreaking per 10,000 population by council area in 2001. These figures include houses, garages and garden sheds.
Chart 6 Number of crimes of domestic housebreaking recorded by the police per 10,000 population in 2001
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