| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 12A6 Cases currently recorded as homicide1 by police force, 1986 and 1992-1996 |
| Force | 1986 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Scotland | 79 |
131 |
114 |
108 |
133 |
118 |
| Central | 1 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1 |
2 |
2 |
- |
1 |
1 |
| Fife | 2 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
| Grampian | 3 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
| Lothian and Borders | 11 |
10 |
14 |
12 |
21 |
9 |
| Northern | 2 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
| Strathclyde | 52 |
87 |
67 |
69 |
85 |
71 |
| Tayside | 7 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
10 |
| Number of victims | 85 |
136 |
116 |
111 |
134 |
137 |
| Number of accused | 113 |
208 |
163 |
166 |
199 |
176 |
Source: SOHD, CCJ Statistics Branch 1 |
| 1 The classification as murder or culpable homicide reflects the position as at 30 September 1997 but may change where cases have not been finally disposed of. |