Recorded crime in Scotland: August 2020

Official Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland for August 2020.


Table 4: Crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, April to August 2019 and April to August 2020

Crime group April to August 2019 April to August 2020 % Change since 2019
Total crimes1 106,369 98,526 -7%
Non-sexual crimes of violence 3,947 3,757 -5%
Homicide etc. 59 39 -34%
Attempted murder & serious assault 1,876 1,577 -16%
Robbery 680 730 7%
Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 709 640 -10%
Other violence 623 771 24%
Sexual crimes 5,703 5,201 -9%
Rape & attempted rape 1,013 900 -11%
Sexual assault 2,178 1,579 -28%
Crimes associated with prostitution 26 16 -38%
Other sexual crimes 2,486 2,706 9%
Crimes of dishonesty 47,789 40,081 -16%
Housebreaking 5,333 4,471 -16%
Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP) 744 500 -33%
Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP 1,209 1,001 -17%
Theft of a motor vehicle 2,065 1,866 -10%
Shoplifting 13,829 8,487 -39%
Other theft 18,225 14,612 -20%
Fraud 4,365 6,960 59%
Other dishonesty 2,019 2,184 8%
Fire-raising, vandalism etc. 20,433 17,710 -13%
Fire-raising 1,183 1,096 -7%
Vandalism etc. 19,250 16,614 -14%
Other crimes 28,497 31,777 12%
Crimes against public justice 8,240 11,076 34%
Handling offensive weapons 4,226 4,648 10%
Not used in other criminal activity 1,912 2,153 13%
Used in other criminal activity 2,314 2,495 8%
Drugs 15,942 15,992 0%
Other 89 61 -31%

1. The total figure for recorded crime excludes the new crimes being recorded under the recently enacted coronavirus legislation. Please see the Crimes recorded under coronavirus legislation section for more information.

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