| Recorded Crime in Scotland,1998: Cr/1999/3 |
| Offences recorded by the police, Scotland, 1989 - 1998 | Table 2 |
Number & Percentage |
|
| Offence group | 1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
% change |
|
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| Total offences | 408,646 |
423,199 |
427,883 |
433,896 |
441,712 |
463,917 |
451,869 |
451,988 |
486,883 |
515,796 |
6 |
| Miscellaneous offences | 124,892 |
126,960 |
122,293 |
127,455 |
126,593 |
133,193 |
134,368 |
146,086 |
155,900 |
153,723 |
-1 |
| Petty assault 1 | 37,650 |
39,630 |
41,022 |
42,469 |
41,339 |
45,083 |
46,604 |
47,605 |
50,088 |
50,958 |
2 |
| Breach of the peace | 56,311 |
57,692 |
55,332 |
60,003 |
61,370 |
65,514 |
66,088 |
70,830 |
73,061 |
71,668 |
-2 |
| Drunkenness | 12,163 |
11,670 |
10,380 |
10,393 |
10,144 |
10,289 |
9,737 |
9,608 |
9,697 |
8,518 |
-12 |
| Other | 18,768 |
17,968 |
15,559 |
14,590 |
13,740 |
12,307 |
11,939 |
18,043 |
23,054 |
22,579 |
-2 |
| Motor vehicle offences | 283,754 |
296,239 |
305,590 |
306,441 |
315,119 |
330,724 |
317,501 |
305,902 |
330,983 |
362,073 |
9 |
| Dangerous and careless driving | 25,843 |
25,291 |
23,141 |
22,461 |
19,951 |
21,088 |
18,729 |
17,347 |
16,319 |
15,765 |
-3 |
| Drunk driving | 10,916 |
11,443 |
10,959 |
11,260 |
10,905 |
10,835 |
10,719 |
11,796 |
11,208 |
10,563 |
-6 |
| Speeding | 81,490 |
89,965 |
100,063 |
93,574 |
85,398 |
85,799 |
85,141 |
82,355 |
91,922 |
115,515 |
26 |
| Unlawful use of vehicle | 67,559 |
70,588 |
75,741 |
79,863 |
85,826 |
88,652 |
83,416 |
79,123 |
79,130 |
75,497 |
-5 |
| Vehicle defect offences | 48,179 |
47,477 |
46,765 |
47,775 |
51,387 |
56,943 |
56,321 |
53,451 |
60,136 |
63,551 |
6 |
| Other | 49,767 |
51,475 |
48,921 |
51,508 |
61,652 |
67,407 |
63,175 |
61,830 |
72,268 |
81,182 |
12 |
| 1. See Annex Note 11.5 |