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The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998
Table 12A2 Total number of crimes recorded per 10,000 population1,2 by police force, 1992-1997
 

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Scotland

1,105

1,010

974

926

881

821

Central

811

762

694

645

603

568

Dumfries & Galloway

696

688

706

591

562

567

Fife

960

916

874

741

716

657

Grampian

805

764

869

879

862

839

Lothian & Borders

1,054

989

922

885

860

814

Northern

481

469

482

550

473

439

Strathclyde

1,336

1,181

1,117

1,065

996

928

Tayside

1,198

1,154

1,138

1,031

1,052

888

Source: SOHD, CCJ Statistics Unit Branch 2

1 Mid year population used.
2 A legislative change which came into force on 1 April 1996 resulted in a revision to the historical data. The offence of "offending while on bail" is now regarded as an aggravating factor at sentencing rather than an offence in its own right.

 

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