Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2005-06

Table 7: Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, age and gender distribution of victims 2005-06

	Female	Male	Not recorded	TOTAL	Female	Male	TOTAL
Number and rate
	Number				Rate per 100,000 population ⁽¹⁾
Victim's Age Group
Under 16	59	-	-	59	13	-	6
16-18	1,837	92	11	1,940	1,936	91	992
19-21	3,677	294	27	3,998	3,673	287	1,975
22-25	5,464	537	47	6,048	4,201	405	2,302
26-30	6,157	687	48	6,892	4,169	473	2,353
31-35	6,401	829	50	7,280	3,584	500	2,114
36-40	6,088	919	38	7,045	2,952	481	1,773
41-50	7,167	1,382	57	8,606	1,830	374	1,131
51-60	2,019	513	15	2,547	602	158	386
61 and over	461	124	5	590	77	28	56
Not recorded	510	70	211	791
TOTAL	39,840	5,447	509	45,796	1,510	222	899

1. Population as at mid 2005.

The Scottish Government