The Scottish Government

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

Table 8

Number

Rate per 100,000 population ⁽¹⁾

Female

Male

Not recorded

TOTAL

Female

Male

TOTAL

Perpetrator's Age Group

Under 16

4

10

-

14

1

2

1

16-18

113

560

-

673

118

559

344

19-21

267

1,841

-

2,108

282

1,913

1,104

22-25

374

3,731

4

4,109

300

2,930

1,630

26-30

556

5,183

-

5,739

365

3,548

1,923

31-35

637

6,473

2

7,112

331

3,630

1,918

36-40

664

6,105

-

6,769

318

3,141

1,678

41-50

709

7,098

2

7,809

190

1,987

1,069

51-60

270

2,379

1

2,650

82

749

411

61 and over

55

603

-

658

9

139

64

Not recorded

102

848

1,052

2,002

TOTAL

3,751

34,831

1,061

39,643

143

1,431

784