Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2007/08

Table 4a: Crimes and offences recorded by police force area, 2007/08

Number

Crime / Offence group	Central	Dumfries & Galloway	Fife	Grampian	Lothian & Borders	Northern	Strathclyde	Tayside	SCOTLAND
Total crimes	19,825	8,389	25,362	35,688	70,754	16,131	182,456	26,904	385,509
Non-sexual crimes of violence	465	153	501	845	2,009	482	7,811	608	12,874
Serious assault etc ¹	260	103	303	394	770	270	4,471	282	6,853
Robbery	57	25	100	237	551	45	1,873	176	3,064
Other	148	25	98	214	688	167	1,467	150	2,957
Crimes of indecency	479	130	584	953	1,047	381	2,573	405	6,552
Rape & Attempted Rape	106	26	99	119	202	60	381	60	1,053
Indecent Assault	112	25	106	214	334	86	661	128	1,666
Lewd and indecent behaviour	223	61	334	300	401	140	960	148	2,567
Other	38	18	45	320	110	95	571	69	1,266
Crimes of dishonesty	8,179	2,961	11,436	17,701	33,975	5,739	73,424	13,303	166,718
Housebreaking ²	1,196	396	1,691	2,659	5,405	503	11,823	1,770	25,443
Theft by opening a lockfast place ( OLP)	421	115	672	802	1,225	266	2,371	506	6,378
Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP	476	97	622	1,568	3,194	84	8,170	1,006	15,217
Theft of a motor vehicle	436	175	728	1,324	2,849	305	5,560	728	12,105
Shoplifting	1,461	497	1,708	3,114	5,124	1,023	12,894	3,365	29,186
Other theft	3,438	1,266	4,746	6,876	13,772	2,737	27,135	4,675	64,645
Fraud	425	302	722	733	1,474	564	3,343	846	8,409
Other	326	113	547	625	932	257	2,128	407	5,335
Fire-raising, vandalism etc	6,168	2,974	8,690	10,085	22,278	5,141	55,412	7,277	118,025
Fire-raising	229	83	396	439	858	152	2,242	236	4,635
Vandalism etc	5,939	2,891	8,294	9,646	21,420	4,989	53,170	7,041	113,390
Other crimes	4,534	2,171	4,151	6,104	11,445	4,388	43,236	5,311	81,340
Crimes against public justice	2,134	828	2,000	2,255	4,330	1,587	15,782	2,437	31,353
Handling an offensive weapon	385	133	314	586	1,186	377	5,688	320	8,989
Drugs	2,010	1,159	1,819	3,254	5,899	2,422	21,636	2,547	40,746
Other	5	51	18	9	30	2	130	7	252
Total offences	40,228	24,477	38,289	59,047	89,467	28,217	241,364	50,792	571,881
Miscellaneous offences	11,431	5,199	13,100	19,137	27,824	11,378	122,222	13,961	224,252
Minor Assault	4,267	1,658	5,430	7,330	13,355	3,698	32,761	5,024	73,523
Breach of the peace	4,788	2,396	4,874	8,056	10,735	5,519	48,036	5,897	90,301
Drunkenness	198	135	392	262	284	866	4,156	409	6,702
Other	2,178	1,010	2,404	3,489	3,450	1,295	37,269	2,631	53,726
Motor vehicle offences	28,797	19,278	25,189	39,910	61,643	16,839	119,142	36,831	347,629
Dangerous and careless driving	538	839	742	3,307	753	864	5,177	744	12,964
Drunk driving	620	301	783	1,129	1,626	863	4,538	837	10,697
Speeding	13,499	11,159	9,613	14,572	25,622	7,061	34,714	20,966	137,206
Unlawful use of vehicle	4,117	2,184	6,470	7,722	15,524	2,485	29,789	5,364	73,655
Vehicle defect offences	3,670	735	1,686	1,930	3,359	2,464	6,754	1,730	22,328
Other	6,353	4,060	5,895	11,250	14,759	3,102	38,170	7,190	90,779
Total crimes and offences	60,053	32,866	63,651	94,735	160,221	44,348	423,820	77,696	957,390

1Includes murder, attempted murder, culpable homicide and serious assault. See Annex Note 8.5.
2Includes dwellings, non-dwellings and other premises

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