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Complaints Cases

COMPLAINT CASES: TOTAL FORCE

NB: prior to 2001-02 complaints against police officers only were recorded. The current definition requires that

figures now include complaints against support staff and special constables.

From the same time, all complaints that were previously categorised as 'minor / trivial' are to be included too.

Not all forces implemented these changes in the same year.

CASES RECEIVED DURING YEAR

Central

Dumfries and Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian and Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

Scotland

1996/97

92

29

100

188

251

46

521

106

1333

1997/98

96

23

82

244

210

60

494

112

1321

1998/99

97

24

82

316

320

42

498

100

1479

1999/00

102

27

76

240

347

69

496

83

1440

2000/01

84

24

90

155

340

71

502

152

1418

2001/02

153

51

240

123

726

101

1173

253

2820

2002/03

167

32

218

332

651

137

999

287

2823

2003/04

163

84

236

282

516

120

1167

312

2880

2004/05

132

83

209

213

472

152

1268

232

2761

2005/06

142

65

157

224

436

193

1248

291

2756

CASES OUTSTANDING AT END OF YEAR

Central

Dumfries and Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian and Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

Scotland

1996/97

16

10

17

41

117

4

342

39

586

1997/98

33

8

11

26

138

10

321

32

579

1998/99

32

8

19

40

124

36

351

30

640

1999/00

47

10

18

76

165

11

378

39

744

2000/01

73

7

23

77

166

19

346

23

734

2001/02

63

11

18

48

122

35

244

53

594

2002/03

57

16

47

36

189

47

379

78

849

2003/04

86

9

35

92

164

87

372

58

903

2004/05

58

8

60

115

119

37

430

48

875

2005/06

40

11

68

82

88

47

340

52

728

CASES DISPOSED DURING YEAR

Central

Dumfries and Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian and Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

Scotland

1996/97

73

30

105

187

227

38

542

113

1315

1997/98

97

23

74

230

224

37

464

114

1263

1998/99

82

22

67

280

274

67

471

91

1354

1999/00

76

30

71

239

342

52

528

99

1437

2000/01

94

20

95

184

352

55

465

122

1387

2001/02

160

46

211

132

660

89

1051

322

2671

2002/03

100

39

230

253

676

97

1002

307

2704

2003/04

189

83

211

268

561

160

1109

319

2900

2004/05

151

79

201

249

450

145

1362

230

2867

2005/06

139

57

191

218

459

191

1167

280

2702

CASES STANDING OVER AT YEAR END

Central

Dumfries and Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian and Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

Scotland

1996/97

35

9

12

42

141

12

321

32

604

1997/98

32

8

19

40

124

33

351

30

637

1998/99

46

10

31

76

170

11

378

39

761

1999/00

73

7

23

77

170

28

346

23

747

2000/01

63

11

18

48

154

35

383

53

765

2001/02

57

16

47

39

188

47

366

79

839

2002/03

124

9

35

115

164

87

376

58

968

2003/04

60

10

60

117

119

37

430

51

884

2004/05

39

12

68

79

141

46

336

50

771

2005/06

43

19

34

82

65

48

421

62

774

DISPOSED CASES: COMPLAINER DISSATISFIED

Central

Dumfries and Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian and Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

Scotland

1996/97

2

3

2

6

4

6

4

3

30

1997/98

1

1

0

12

3

2

6

0

25

1998/99

0

1

2

6

3

0

4

0

16

1999/00

0

7

1

9

3

0

3

0

23

2000/01

1

2

2

6

6

1

18

2001/02

3

8

3

6

3

11

3

37

2002/03

2

5

5

7

15

6

40

2003/04

0

4

2

8

nk

5

12

0

31

2004/05

3

2

3

16

6

7

12

1

50

2005/06

0

2

6

16

10

0

13

1

48

REFERRALS TO PROCURATOR FISCALS

Central

Dumfries and Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian and Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

Scotland

1996/97

56

18

48

54

145

33

461

64

879

1997/98

76

17

32

56

127

37

379

60

784

1998/99

53

19

34

50

121

67

421

60

825

1999/00

45

24

28

62

144

52

496

78

929

2000/01

73

17

44

90

182

51

342

75

874

2001/02

81

25

46

57

156

65

435

89

954

2002/03

37

18

55

43

164

49

462

111

939

2003/04

90

19

55

89

112

94

472

107

1038

2004/05

61

16

66

76

90

82

665

58

1114

2005/06

45

11

64

36

83

76

515

70

900



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