Scottish Government

Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by police force area
1 January - 31 December 2003 ⁽¹⁾

Table 1

Number

Central

Dumfries & Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian & Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

SCOTLAND

Total incidents

1,721

881

1,985

4,176

7,411

1,605

17,985

3,879

39,643

Total crimes and offences

342

669

881

3,900

2,344

452

9,427

2,609

20,624

(Of which reported to the procurator fiscal)

331

182

878

723

1,555

452

4,670

1,194

9,985

Non-sexual crimes of violence

23

7

18

39

61

20

471

39

678

Homicide

-

-

-

2

2

-

1

-

5

Serious assault

21

7

9

18

41

19

225

24

364

Other

2

-

9

19

18

1

245

15

309

Crimes of indecency

-

3

10

9

11

1

41

12

87

Sexual assault

-

3

10

9

10

1

40

12

85

Lewd & Libidinous practices

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

Crimes of dishonesty

-

-

17

60

26

-

58

28

189

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.

36

20

113

168

133

39

657

114

1,280

Fire-raising

1

-

1

-

2

1

6

3

14

Vandalism, etc.

35

20

112

168

131

38

651

111

1,266

Other crimes

13

4

99

80

303

3

533

173

1,208

Crimes against public justice ⁽²⁾

13

4

92

64

265

3

512

172

1,125

Handling an offensive weapon ⁽³⁾

-

-

7

9

11

-

20

1

48

Drugs

-

-

-

2

23

-

1

-

26

Other

-

-

-

5

4

-

-

-

9

Miscellaneous offences

270

635

624

3,542

1,809

389

7,667

2,243

17,179

Petty assault

159

286

436

1,194

1,490

191

4,816

872

9,444

Breach of the peace

110

338

188

2,153

300

198

2,802

1,368

7,457

Drunkenness

1

-

-

1

-

-

2

-

4

Other

-

11

-

194

19

-

47

3

274

Motor vehicle offences

-

-

-

2

1

-

-

-

3

Behaviour not leading to recording a crime or offence

1,379

212

1,104

276

5,067

1,153

8,558

1,270

19,019