The Scottish Government

Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police
Age distribution of victims and perpetrators 1 January - 31 December 2003

Table 9

Perpetrators Age Group

Under 16

16-18

19-21

22-25

26-30

31-35

36-40

41-50

51-60

61+

Not recorded

TOTAL

Victim's Age Group

Under 16

8

17

6

8

3

1

-

1

-

-

2

46

16-18

1

354

495

260

151

41

24

5

-

1

32

1,364

19-21

3

157

887

1,148

510

245

82

60

9

-

69

3,170

22-25

1

83

379

1,505

1,514

801

366

166

12

-

113

4,940

26-30

-

22

183

669

2,008

1,816

796

418

31

4

157

6,104

31-35

-

18

89

295

917

2,526

1,716

923

101

8

153

6,746

36-40

1

8

24

123

382

1,072

2,444

1,925

217

20

135

6,351

41-50

-

8

21

42

181

476

1,139

3,683

1,016

83

143

6,792

51-60

-

1

5

5

18

62

100

505

1,081

214

33

2,024

61+

-

-

-

7

-

1

15

38

149

319

10

539

Not recorded

-

5

19

47

55

71

87

85

34

9

1,155

1,567

TOTAL

14

673

2,108

4,109

5,739

7,112

6,769

7,809

2,650

658

2,002

39,643