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Table 11 Percentage Change between 1997/98 and 1998/99 in Crimes Recorded by the Police
| Crime Category |
Central |
Dumfries& Galloway |
Fife |
Grampian |
Lothian & Borders |
Northern |
Strathclyde |
Tayside |
Scotland |
| Total crimes |
9 |
-6 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
-5 |
3 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence |
2 |
-23 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
15 |
17 |
-6 |
11 |
| Serious assault etc |
-6 |
-33 |
8 |
24 |
-3 |
45 |
10 |
-2 |
7 |
| Handling offensive weapons |
4 |
-17 |
-10 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
24 |
4 |
15 |
| Robbery |
30 |
4 |
31 |
28 |
-5 |
-16 |
13 |
-2 |
10 |
| Other |
4 |
-35 |
23 |
-20 |
17 |
20 |
28 |
-29 |
11 |
| Crimes of indecency |
-2 |
26 |
-21 |
-10 |
9 |
38 |
-10 |
10 |
-5 |
| Sexual assault |
19 |
48 |
-12 |
0 |
21 |
22 |
-3 |
3 |
5 |
| Lewd & indecent behaviour |
-17 |
42 |
-32 |
-29 |
2 |
42 |
-5 |
19 |
-5 |
| Other |
13 |
-82 |
89 |
1 |
-3 |
74 |
-18 |
-7 |
-13 |
| Crimes of dishonesty |
13 |
-9 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
-7 |
4 |
| Housebreaking |
13 |
-2 |
-3 |
3 |
-4 |
-13 |
2 |
-6 |
0 |
| Theft by opening lockfast places |
3 |
-10 |
11 |
-6 |
-2 |
13 |
6 |
-9 |
2 |
| Theft of a motor vehicle |
13 |
4 |
5 |
15 |
1 |
10 |
8 |
-23 |
5 |
| Shoplifting |
23 |
5 |
27 |
-2 |
10 |
-10 |
21 |
2 |
14 |
| Other theft |
9 |
-11 |
-1 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
-3 |
-6 |
0 |
| Fraud |
41 |
-41 |
-22 |
25 |
-12 |
17 |
25 |
10 |
14 |
| Other |
-6 |
12 |
3 |
13 |
20 |
39 |
13 |
-12 |
12 |
| Fire-raising,vandalism etc |
-4 |
5 |
-6 |
-4 |
1 |
15 |
-8 |
-4 |
-4 |
| Fireraising |
32 |
38 |
-49 |
-5 |
2 |
29 |
-18 |
-4 |
-9 |
| Vandalism etc |
-5 |
4 |
-5 |
-4 |
1 |
14 |
-8 |
-4 |
-4 |
| Other crimes |
16 |
-5 |
16 |
1 |
9 |
-18 |
15 |
-1 |
9 |
| Crimes against public justice |
10 |
-4 |
18 |
9 |
15 |
-15 |
8 |
-7 |
7 |
| Drugs |
19 |
-4 |
15 |
-3 |
6 |
-19 |
19 |
3 |
11 |
| Other |
600 |
-69 |
- |
133 |
20 |
-33 |
57 |
50 |
29 |
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