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

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Table 4b: Crimes and offences recorded by police force area per 10,000 population, 2007/08

Crime / Offence group

Central

Dumfries & Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian & Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

SCOTLAND

Total crimes

686

566

704

667

768

565

825

683

749

Non-sexual crimes of violence

16

10

14

16

22

17

35

15

25

Serious assault etc 1

9

7

8

7

8

9

20

7

13

Robbery

2

2

3

4

6

2

8

4

6

Other

5

2

3

4

7

6

7

4

6

Crimes of indecency

17

9

16

18

11

13

12

10

13

Rape & Attempted Rape

4

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

Indecent Assault

4

2

3

4

4

3

3

3

3

Lewd and indecent behaviour

8

4

9

6

4

5

4

4

5

Other

1

1

1

6

1

3

3

2

2

Crimes of dishonesty

283

200

317

331

369

201

332

338

324

Housebreaking 2

41

27

47

50

59

18

53

45

49

Theft by opening a lockfast place ( OLP)

15

8

19

15

13

9

11

13

12

Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP

16

7

17

29

35

3

37

26

30

Theft of a motor vehicle

15

12

20

25

31

11

25

18

24

Shoplifting

51

34

47

58

56

36

58

85

57

Other theft

119

85

132

128

149

96

123

119

126

Fraud

15

20

20

14

16

20

15

21

16

Other

11

8

15

12

10

9

10

10

10

Fire-raising, vandalism etc

214

201

241

188

242

180

251

185

229

Fire-raising

8

6

11

8

9

5

10

6

9

Vandalism etc

206

195

230

180

233

175

241

179

220

Other crimes

157

146

115

114

124

154

196

135

158

Crimes against public justice

74

56

55

42

47

56

71

62

61

Handling an offensive weapon

13

9

9

11

13

13

26

8

17

Drugs

70

78

50

61

64

85

98

65

79

Other

0

3

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Total offences

1,393

1,651

1,062

1,103

971

988

1,092

1,289

1,112

Miscellaneous offences

396

351

363

358

302

398

553

354

436

Minor Assault 1

148

112

151

137

145

130

148

127

143

Breach of the peace

166

162

135

150

117

193

217

150

176

Drunkenness

7

9

11

5

3

30

19

10

13

Other

75

68

67

65

37

45

169

67

104

Motor vehicle offences

997

1,300

699

746

669

590

539

934

676

Dangerous and careless driving

19

57

21

62

8

30

23

19

25

Drunk driving

21

20

22

21

18

30

21

21

21

Speeding

467

752

267

272

278

247

157

532

267

Unlawful use of vehicle

143

147

179

144

169

87

135

136

143

Vehicle defect offences

127

50

47

36

36

86

31

44

43

Other

220

274

164

210

160

109

173

182

176

Total crimes and offences

2,079

2,216

1,766

1,770

1,739

1,553

1,917

1,971

1,861

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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