The Scottish Government

Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by gender of victim and perpetrator
1 January - 31 December 2003

Table 4

Number

Female victim, male perpetrator

Male victim, female perpetrator

Male victim, male perpetrator

Female victim, female perpetrator

Not recorded

Total

Non-sexual crimes of violence

555

97

11

5

10

678

Crimes of indecency

85

-

-

2

-

87

Crimes of dishonesty

167

19

1

2

-

189

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.

1,133

102

15

10

20

1,280

Other crimes

1,160

35

2

2

9

1,208

Miscellaneous offences

15,307

1,452

133

107

180

17,179

Motor vehicle offences

2

1

-

-

-

3

Behaviour not amounting to a crime

16,034

1,774

163

133

915

19,019

TOTAL

34,443

3,480

325

261

1,134

39,643