The Scottish Government

Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, age and gender distribution of victims 1 January - 31 December 2003

Table 7

Number

Rate per 100,000 population ⁽¹⁾

Female

Male

Not recorded

TOTAL

Female

Male

TOTAL

Victim's Age Group

Under 16

44

2

-

46

10

*

5

16-18

1,327

37

-

1,364

1,391

37

698

19-21

3,021

148

1

3,170

3,187

154

1,660

22-25

4,610

327

3

4,940

3,696

257

1,960

26-30

5,623

480

1

6,104

3,690

329

2,045

31-35

6,081

663

2

6,746

3,160

372

1,820

36-40

5,676

673

2

6,351

2,714

346

1,574

41-50

5,851

934

7

6,792

1,568

261

930

51-60

1,634

389

1

2,024

498

122

314

61 and over

406

133

-

539

69

31

52

Not recorded

655

56

856

1,567

TOTAL

34,928

3,842

873

39,643

1,332

158

784