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| Offences recorded by the police, Scotland, 1991 - 2000 |
Table 2 |
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Number & Percentage | |
| Offence group |
1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
1999 | 2000 | % change 99 - 00 |
| Total offences | 427,883 | 433,896 | 441,712 |
463,917 | 451,869 | 451,988 | 486,883 |
515,796 | 504,450 | 499,592 | -1 |
| Miscellaneous offences | 122,293 | 127,455 |
126,593 | 133,193 | 134,368 | 146,086 |
155,900 | 153,723 | 151,045 | 153,820 |
2 |
|
Petty assault 1 | 41,022 | 42,469 |
41,339 | 45,083 | 46,604 |
47,605 | 50,088 | 50,958 |
53,989 | 54,751 | 1 |
| Breach of the peace |
55,332 | 60,003 | 61,370 |
65,514 | 66,088 | 70,830 |
73,061 | 71,668 | 71,028 |
69,986 | -1 |
| Drunkenness | 10,380 |
10,393 | 10,144 | 10,289 |
9,737 | 9,608 | 9,697 |
8,518 | 7,785 | 7,810 |
* |
|
Other | 15,559 |
14,590 | 13,740 | 12,307 |
11,939 | 18,043 | 23,054 |
22,579 | 18,243 | 21,273 |
17 |
|
Motor vehicle offences | 305,590 | 306,441 | 315,119 |
330,724 | 317,501 | 305,902 | 330,983 |
362,073 | 353,405 | 345,772 | -2 |
| Dangerous and careless driving | 23,141 |
22,461 | 19,951 | 21,088 |
18,729 | 17,347 | 16,319 |
15,765 | 13,964 | 12,302 |
-12 |
|
Drunk driving | 10,959 | 11,260 |
10,905 | 10,835 | 10,719 |
11,796 | 11,208 | 10,563 |
10,821 | 10,712 | -1 |
| Speeding |
100,063 | 93,574 | 85,398 |
85,799 | 85,141 | 82,355 |
91,922 | 115,515 | 125,336 |
116,750 | -7 |
| Unlawful use of vehicle | 75,741 | 79,863 |
85,826 | 88,652 | 83,416 |
79,123 | 79,130 | 75,497 |
77,846 | 85,213 | 9 |
| Vehicle defect offences |
46,765 | 47,775 | 51,387 |
56,943 | 56,321 | 53,451 |
60,136 | 63,551 | 52,913 |
48,322 | -9 |
| Other |
48,921 | 51,508 | 61,652 |
67,407 | 63,175 | 61,830 |
72,268 | 81,182 | 72,525 |
72,473 | * |
1. See Annex Note 11.5.
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