Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2003

Offences recorded by the police, Scotland, 1994 - 2003	Table 2
Number & Percentage

Offence group	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	*% change 02 - 03*
Total offences	463,917	451,869	451,988	486,883	515,796	504,450	499,592	524,623	508,855	586,150	15
Miscellaneous offences	133,193	134,368	146,086	155,900	153,723	151,045	153,820	162,527	167,539	176,657	5
Petty assault ¹	45,083	46,604	47,605	50,088	50,958	53,989	54,751	54,870	54,726	55,647	2
Breach of the peace	65,514	66,088	70,830	73,061	71,668	71,028	69,986	72,601	74,169	76,663	3
Drunkenness	10,289	9,737	9,608	9,697	8,518	7,785	7,810	7,920	7,083	7,532	6
Other	12,307	11,939	18,043	23,054	22,579	18,243	21,273	27,136	31,561	36,815	17
Motor vehicle offences	330,724	317,501	305,902	330,983	362,073	353,405	345,772	362,096	341,316	409,493	20
Dangerous and careless driving	21,088	18,729	17,347	16,319	15,765	13,964	12,302	11,955	12,700	12,294	-3
Drunk driving	10,835	10,719	11,796	11,208	10,563	10,821	10,712	11,403	11,782	11,566	-2
Speeding	85,799	85,141	82,355	91,922	115,515	125,336	116,750	123,240	111,805	180,948	62
Unlawful use of vehicle	88,652	83,416	79,123	79,130	75,497	77,846	85,213	88,097	91,060	93,337	3
Vehicle defect offences	56,943	56,321	53,451	60,136	63,551	52,913	48,322	47,297	46,258	41,196	*-11*
Other	67,407	63,175	61,830	72,268	81,182	72,525	72,473	80,104	67,711	70,152	4

1. See Annex Note 8.5.

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