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

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Table 10 (a): Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police Relationship between victim and perpetrator, 1999-00 to 2005-06

Number

1999-00 (1)

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

Spouse
Co-habitee

16,437

8,616

8,598

8,371

8,417

8,431

8,580

9,476

9,099

9,157

10,082

10,498

10,392

Partner

6,293

6,274

6,616

6,554

6,736

7,071

7,198

Ex-spouse
Ex-partner

9,617

3,192

3,018

2,667

2,781

2,369

2,377

7,322

7,378

8,307

9,825

11,731

13,285

Other

294

234

534

228

958

3,476

3,949

Unknown

556

12

12

610

2,434

55

15

TOTAL

33,197

35,126

35,255

35,894

41,233

43,631

45,796

1. Not all police forces distinguished between spouses and co-habitees (or ex-spouses and ex-cohabitees) when recording incidents in 1999-2000.

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