HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Annual Report 1998

Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary Annual Report 1998

Table 8

Crimes and Offences Recorded by the Police and Percentages cleared up, Scotland, 1991 - 1994, 1995/6, 1996/7 & 1997/8⁽¹⁾

Crime/Offence Category	1991		1992		1993		1994		F I N A N C I A L Y E A R	1995/96		1996/97		1997/98
Crime/Offence Category	Recorded	*% Cleared Up*	Recorded	*% Cleared Up*	Recorded	*% Cleared Up*	Recorded	*% Cleared Up*		Recorded	*% Cleared Up*	Recorded	*% Cleared Up*	Recorded	*% Cleared Up*
Non-sexual crimes of violence (1)	21,733	65	23,300	62	19,404	63	19,774	64		21,906	66	20,746	66	19,632	68
Crimes of indecency	5,844	71	6,150	71	6,047	72	5,998	75		5,740	75	5,941	76	7,414	75
Crimes of dishonesty	430,153	24	414,992	24	374,937	25	350,346	28		319,269	29	285,785	29	266,886	31
Fire-raising,vandalism, etc	89,726	19	92,237	19	84,194	19	88,543	20		88,839	21	86,025	21	81,019	23
Other crimes (2)	25,465	99	28,211	99	32,665	100	35,449	100		42,385	100	42,190	99	46,064	101
Total Crimes (2)	572,921	29	564,890	29	517,247	31	500,110	34		478,139	36	440,687	37	421,015	40
Miscellaneous offences (1)	122,293	86	127,455	85	126,593	85	133,193	86		137,491	88	149,340	89	156,587	90
Motor vehicle offences (3)	305,590		306,441		315,119		330,724			311,614		311,076		339,581
Total Offences (3)	427,883		433,896		441,712		463,917			449,105		460,416		496,168
Total Crimes and Offences (2) (3)	1,000,804		998,786		958,959		964,027			927,244		901,103		917,183

(1) The definition of serious assault was revised at the beginning of 1990. Under the revised definition there would have been some 1,150 fewer non- sexual crimes of violence and a compensating increase in the number of miscellaneous offences.

(2) These figures exclude "offending while on bail".

(3) Certain motor vehicle offences are not always recorded in cases where police forces are unable to clear-up the offence (e.g. speeding offences where the driver is untraceable). Clear-up rates for motor vehicle offences in these circumstances are artificial. Thus, clear-up rates for the motor vehicle offence category and clear-up rates for Total Offences (which include motor vehicle offences) are not included. However, the number of motor vehicle offences cleared up is still included.