Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2003

Crimes and offences cleared up by the police as a percentage of those recorded, Scotland, 1994 - 2003

Table 3

Percentage

Crime / Offence group	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total crimes	34	35	37	39	41	43	44	45	46	47
Non-sexual crimes of violence	51	49	52	54	55	59	60	59	58	59
Serious assault etc ¹	57	54	57	60	60	64	64	62	61	60
Robbery	29	29	29	28	33	38	38	37	38	37
Other	83	82	84	84	82	80	77	78	78	84
Crimes of indecency	75	74	76	75	78	78	77	80	79	77
Rape & Attempted Rape ²	81	77	79	72	77	79	77	82	77	74
Indecent Assault ²	62	59	63	60	67	61	62	61	64	64
Lewd and indecent behaviour	65	67	68	66	68	72	71	75	76	74
Other	97	96	98	96	96	97	97	97	96	95
Crimes of dishonesty	28	28	30	31	33	35	37	37	37	38
Housebreaking	17	17	18	18	21	23	24	24	26	27
Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP)	21	22	24	21	24	29	30	37	34	36
Theft from a motor vehicle by (OLP)	14	12	14	13	15	17	18	18	19	19
Theft of a motor vehicle	24	24	25	26	28	32	30	32	35	37
Shoplifting	80	79	78	77	80	80	79	79	79	78
Other theft	18	18	19	19	21	21	21	21	21	22
Fraud	82	81	79	75	76	74	79	80	81	85
Other	84	87	82	88	84	90	93	93	90	90
Fire-raising, vandalism etc	20	21	21	22	23	24	24	22	22	23
Fire-raising	19	19	20	19	21	26	23	28	24	25
Vandalism etc	20	21	21	22	24	24	24	22	22	23
Other crimes	100	100	99	100	99	99	100	99	99	99
Crimes against public justice	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99
Handling an offensive weapon	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	99
Drugs	100	100	99	100	100	99	100	99	99	100
Other	84	80	82	80	86	87	80	75	74	70
Miscellaneous offences	86	88	89	90	90	89	89	89	89	90
Petty assault ¹	73	74	75	77	79	79	78	77	76	78
Breach of the peace	92	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	94
Drunkenness	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Other	92	95	97	98	98	97	97	97	97	97

1. See Annex Note 8.5.
2. See Annex Note 8.17.

The Scottish Government