Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2003

Crimes and offences cleared up by the police as a percentage of those recorded, Scotland, 1995/96 - 2003/04										Table B3
Percentage

Crime / Offence group	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99	1999/2000	2000/01	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04 ^p
Total crimes	36	37	40	43	43	44	45	46	47
Non-sexual crimes of violence	50	51	54	59	58	59	58	58	58
Serious assault etc ¹	54	57	60	63	63	63	62	60	59
Robbery	30	28	28	38	35	39	37	36	39
Other	81	84	83	84	79	76	78	81	79
Crimes of indecency	75	76	75	79	76	80	77	79	77
Rape & Attempted Rape ²	78	77	71	79	77	80	78	78	75
Indecent Assault ²	61	60	61	68	59	63	62	63	62
Lewd and indecent behaviour	67	68	66	71	68	76	72	77	73
Other	97	96	96	98	96	98	96	96	95
Crimes of dishonesty	29	29	31	35	36	37	37	38	39
Housebreaking	18	17	19	23	23	25	24	27	27
Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP)	23	22	22	27	28	31	35	36	35
Theft from a motor vehicle by (OLP)	13	13	13	16	17	18	17	19	20
Theft of a motor vehicle	25	25	27	29	32	30	32	36	38
Shoplifting	79	77	78	81	79	78	79	78	79
Other theft	19	19	20	22	21	21	21	21	22
Fraud	83	77	75	78	75	79	81	81	83
Other	86	82	88	87	91	93	91	91	86
Fire-raising, vandalism etc	21	21	23	24	24	23	22	22	23
Fire-raising	20	19	18	24	26	25	26	24	25
Vandalism etc	21	22	23	24	24	23	22	22	23
Other crimes	100	99	100	99	99	100	99	99	99
Crimes against public justice	100	99	100	100	100	100	99	99	99
Handling an offensive weapon	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98
Drugs	100	98	101	100	100	100	100	99	99
Other	83	78	91	85	85	77	73	78	74
Miscellaneous offences	88	89	90	90	89	89	89	89	90
Petty assault ¹	74	75	78	79	78	78	77	76	78
Breach of the peace	94	94	95	94	94	94	94	95	94
Drunkenness	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Other	95	97	98	97	97	97	97	96	96

1. See Annex 8.5
2. See Annex 8.17
p. Provisional

The Scottish Government