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 |
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Total crimes | 686 | 566 | 704 | 667 | 768 | 565 | 825 | 683 | 749 |
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Non-sexual crimes of violence | 16 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 35 | 15 | 25 |
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Serious assault etc 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 13 |
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Robbery | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
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Other | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
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Crimes of indecency | 17 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 |
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Rape & Attempted Rape | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Indecent Assault | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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Lewd and indecent behaviour | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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Crimes of dishonesty | 283 | 200 | 317 | 331 | 369 | 201 | 332 | 338 | 324 |
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Housebreaking 2 | 41 | 27 | 47 | 50 | 59 | 18 | 53 | 45 | 49 |
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Theft by opening a lockfast place ( OLP) | 15 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
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Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP | 16 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 35 | 3 | 37 | 26 | 30 |
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Theft of a motor vehicle | 15 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 25 | 18 | 24 |
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Shoplifting | 51 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 56 | 36 | 58 | 85 | 57 |
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Other theft | 119 | 85 | 132 | 128 | 149 | 96 | 123 | 119 | 126 |
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Fraud | 15 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 16 |
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Other | 11 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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Fire-raising, vandalism etc | 214 | 201 | 241 | 188 | 242 | 180 | 251 | 185 | 229 |
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Fire-raising | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
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Vandalism etc | 206 | 195 | 230 | 180 | 233 | 175 | 241 | 179 | 220 |
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Other crimes | 157 | 146 | 115 | 114 | 124 | 154 | 196 | 135 | 158 |
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Crimes against public justice | 74 | 56 | 55 | 42 | 47 | 56 | 71 | 62 | 61 |
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Handling an offensive weapon | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 17 |
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Drugs | 70 | 78 | 50 | 61 | 64 | 85 | 98 | 65 | 79 |
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Other | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Total offences | 1,393 | 1,651 | 1,062 | 1,103 | 971 | 988 | 1,092 | 1,289 | 1,112 |
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Miscellaneous offences | 396 | 351 | 363 | 358 | 302 | 398 | 553 | 354 | 436 |
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Minor Assault 1 | 148 | 112 | 151 | 137 | 145 | 130 | 148 | 127 | 143 |
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Breach of the peace | 166 | 162 | 135 | 150 | 117 | 193 | 217 | 150 | 176 |
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Drunkenness | 7 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 13 |
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Other | 75 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 37 | 45 | 169 | 67 | 104 |
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Motor vehicle offences | 997 | 1,300 | 699 | 746 | 669 | 590 | 539 | 934 | 676 |
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Dangerous and careless driving | 19 | 57 | 21 | 62 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 25 |
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Drunk driving | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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Speeding | 467 | 752 | 267 | 272 | 278 | 247 | 157 | 532 | 267 |
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Unlawful use of vehicle | 143 | 147 | 179 | 144 | 169 | 87 | 135 | 136 | 143 |
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Vehicle defect offences | 127 | 50 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 86 | 31 | 44 | 43 |
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Other | 220 | 274 | 164 | 210 | 160 | 109 | 173 | 182 | 176 |
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Total crimes and offences | 2,079 | 2,216 | 1,766 | 1,770 | 1,739 | 1,553 | 1,917 | 1,971 | 1,861 |
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1Includes murder, attempted murder, culpable homicide and serious assault. See Annex Note 8.5.
2Includes dwellings, non-dwellings and other premises