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

Table 3: Crimes and offences cleared up by the police as a percentage of those recorded, Scotland, 1998/99 - 2007/08

Percentage

Crime / Offence group	1998/99	1999/00	2000/01	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08
Total crimes	43	43	44	45	46	47	45	46	47	48
Non-sexual crimes of violence	59	58	59	58	58	58	59	59	60	62
Serious assault etc ¹	63	63	63	62	60	59	61	61	61	62
Robbery	38	35	39	37	36	39	39	37	39	40
Other	84	79	76	78	81	79	79	81	83	84
Crimes of indecency	79	76	80	77	79	77	75	75	74	71
Rape & Attempted Rape	79	77	80	78	78	75	69	72	67	70
Indecent Assault	68	59	63	62	63	62	61	62	59	58
Lewd and indecent behaviour	71	68	76	72	77	73	73	76	77	71
Other	98	96	98	96	96	95	93	90	89	90
Crimes of dishonesty	35	36	37	37	38	39	37	37	37	38
Housebreaking	23	23	25	24	27	27	25	26	26	26
Theft by opening a lockfast place ( OLP)	27	28	31	35	36	35	30	37	37	32
Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP	16	17	18	17	19	20	18	15	17	15
Theft of a motor vehicle	29	32	30	32	36	38	37	37	41	44
Shoplifting	81	79	78	79	78	79	77	77	78	77
Other theft	22	21	21	21	21	22	20	21	21	21
Fraud	78	75	79	81	81	83	80	76	75	74
Other	87	91	93	91	91	85	79	79	78	82
Fire-raising, vandalism etc	24	24	23	22	22	23	21	23	25	25
Fire-raising	24	26	25	26	24	25	22	26	26	25
Vandalism etc	24	24	23	22	22	23	21	23	25	25
Other crimes	99	99	100	99	99	99	98	98	99	98
Crimes against public justice	100	100	100	99	99	99	98	98	98	98
Handling an offensive weapon	99	99	99	99	99	98	97	97	97	96
Drugs	100	100	100	100	99	99	97	98	100	99
Other	85	85	77	73	78	74	73	85	85	89
Miscellaneous offences	90	89	89	89	89	90	83	84	84	84
Minor Assault	79	78	78	77	76	78	69	70	71	71
Breach of the peace	94	94	94	94	95	94	88	90	90	90
Drunkenness	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Other	97	97	97	97	96	96	94	93	92	92

1Includes murder, attempted murder, culpable homicide and serious assault. See Annex Note 8.5.

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