Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2019-2020

Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland, split by crime or offence group and by local authority.


Table A1: Sexual crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20

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Number & Percentage
Sexual crimes 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18* 2018-19 2019-20 1 Year % change
Rape & attempted rape 1,131 1,274 1,462 1,808 1,901 1,809 1,878 2,255 2,426 2,343 -3
Rape 997 1,183 1,372 1,690 1,797 1,692 1,755 2,136 2,293 2,213 -3
Attempted rape 134 91 90 118 104 117 123 119 133 130 -2
Sexual assault 3,220 2,908 3,008 3,405 3,727 3,963 4,281 4,826 5,123 4,936 -4
Sexual assault including against children 1,774 2,056 2,166 2,449 2,713 2,892 2,954 3,625 3,929 3,820 -3
Sexual assault committed prior to 1 December 2010 1,275 288 316 358 347 344 378 346 288 278 -3
Sexual assault against an adult 16+ 321 1,139 1,149 1,323 1,434 1,597 1,615 2,021 2,296 2,222 -3
Sexual assault against a child aged 13-15 67 245 312 372 457 462 423 626 661 645 -2
Sexual assault against a child under 13 111 384 389 396 475 489 538 632 684 675 -1
Lewd and libidinous practices 1,446 852 842 956 1,014 1,071 1,327 1,201 1,194 1,116 -7
Crimes associated with prostitution 576 567 534 490 374 247 303 136 235 101 -57
Crimes relating to prostitution 353 344 348 295 179 146 194 65 50 13 -74
Soliciting services of person engaged in prostitution 154 149 133 117 138 64 58 22 139 42 -70
Brothel keeping 21 36 28 32 36 17 14 18 10 13 30
Immoral traffic 33 26 14 32 13 7 26 21 31 23 -26
Procuration 15 12 11 14 8 13 11 10 5 10 100

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