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

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Table 2: Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by police force area per 100,000 population, 2005-06

Rate per 100,000 population (1)

Central

Dumfries & Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian & Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

SCOTLAND

Total incidents (2)

690

803

909

677

956

552

992

970

899

Total crimes and offences

160

603

391

590

301

195

504

965

471

(Of which reported to the procurator fiscal)

148

301

288

200

232

195

369

359

297

Non-sexual crimes of violence

7

3

8

9

16

7

16

10

13

Homicide

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Serious assault

6

3

4

2

5

7

10

7

7

Other

1

-

4

7

10

-

5

3

5

Crimes of indecency

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

Sexual assault

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

Lewd & libidinous practices

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Crimes of dishonesty

2

-

6

10

5

-

9

11

7

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.

22

22

46

40

20

13

39

25

32

Fire-raising

-

-

1

1

1

-

-

1

-

Vandalism, etc.

21

22

45

40

20

13

39

25

32

Other crimes

14

10

41

34

49

2

58

34

44

Crimes against public justice

12

10

41

31

43

1

55

34

41

Handling an offensive weapon

1

-

-

1

2

1

2

-

1

Drugs

1

-

-

2

3

-

1

-

1

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Miscellaneous offences

112

566

289

495

209

172

378

883

372

Minor assault

72

243

202

206

162

86

224

288

199

Breach of the peace

40

309

87

267

43

86

145

544

161

Drunkenness

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

-

13

-

22

4

-

10

52

12

Motor vehicle offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

Behaviour not leading to recording a crime or offence

530

200

518

87

655

357

488

5

428

1. Population as at mid 2005.
2. Different police forces record domestic abuse information in differing ways. Police practice in deciding when a behaviour justifies the recording of a crime or offence may also differ.
These differences influence the proportion of incidents which lead to the recording of a crime or offence, as well as the proportion of crimes and offences reported to the procurator fiscal.

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