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Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2006-07

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Table 1(a) Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police, by financial year, Scotland, 1999-00 to 2006-07

Number

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

Total incidents (1)

33,197

35,126

35,255

35,894

41,233

43,632

45,812

48,801

Total crimes and offences

14,659

13,947

13,931

15,673

21,598

21,833

23,991

23,803

(Of which reported to the procurator fiscal)

9,064

9,436

9,359

9,316

11,015

14,180

14,180

15,582

Non-sexual crimes of violence

527

613

544

635

682

607

644

641

Homicide

14

19

11

9

4

11

6

5

Serious assault

348

345

335

368

364

351

362

355

Other

165

249

198

258

314

245

276

281

Crimes of indecency

61

72

71

79

99

110

106

105

Sexual assault

60

67

69

77

95

107

101

102

Lewd & Libidinous practices

1

1

1

2

1

0

3

1

Other

-

4

1

-

3

3

2

2

Crimes of dishonesty

70

65

97

167

188

327

372

445

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.

654

944

976

1,048

1,343

1,656

1,653

1,740

Fire-raising

6

7

6

11

15

17

21

20

Vandalism, etc.

648

937

970

1,037

1,328

1,639

1,632

1,720

Other crimes

574

603

616

889

1,303

1,983

2,234

2,302

Crimes against public justice

535

550

580

842

1,218

1,896

2,104

2,182

Handling an offensive weapon

29

43

27

29

50

48

68

70

Drugs

10

10

8

14

27

34

58

48

Other

0

0

1

4

8

5

4

2

Miscellaneous offences

12,771

11,649

11,626

12,855

17,978

17,141

18,952

18,552

Minor assault

7,246

6,352

6,572

7,218

9,768

9,544

10,140

10,578

Breach of the peace

5,499

5,233

4,980

5,395

7,957

7,269

8,225

7,455

Drunkenness

3

1

4

3

4

8

-

3

Other

23

63

70

239

249

320

587

516

Motor vehicle offences

2

1

1

-

5

9

30

18

Behaviour not leading to recording a crime or offence

18,533

21,171

21,324

20,221

19,635

21,799

21,821

24,998

Not recorded

5

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

1. 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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