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RECORDED CRIME IN SCOTLAND, 2000

Number of crimes recorded by the police per 10,000 population 1 and crime index, by council area, 2000

Table 7

Number and Index

Council area

Non - sexual crimes of violence

Crimes of

Crimes of dishonesty

Fire - raising, vandalism, etc.

Other crimes

Total crimes

Index (Scotland=100)

Aberdeen City

47

15

1,074

213

98

1,447

175

Aberdeenshire

25

6

275

144

47

497

60

Angus

21

10

282

176

49

538

65

Argyll & Bute

31

6

244

91

84

455

55

Clackmannanshire

22

5

347

158

86

618

75

Dumfries & Galloway

21

9

318

126

56

530

64

Dundee City

45

14

732

232

104

1,128

136

East Ayrshire

43

10

479

129

96

757

92

East Dunbartonshire

24

4

317

111

43

499

60

East Lothian

30

9

296

103

59

498

60

East Renfrewshire

26

5

318

71

67

488

59

Edinburgh, City of

54

13

807

220

110

1,204

146

Eileanan Siar 2

17

8

75

65

32

197

24

Falkirk

23

6

365

120

75

588

71

Fife

30

9

489

175

65

768

93

Glasgow City

115

30

814

226

215

1,401

170

Highland

28

7

300

151

76

562

68

Inverclyde

67

10

439

142

143

800

97

Midlothian

35

11

368

149

81

644

78

Moray

31

10

339

143

55

578

70

North Ayrshire

45

7

406

129

89

675

82

North Lanarkshire

34

8

450

150

86

728

88

Orkney Islands

4

7

97

69

26

203

25

Perth & Kinross

20

7

312

131

67

537

65

Renfrewshire

53

8

532

190

95

877

106

Scottish Borders

25

5

258

119

96

503

61

Shetland Islands

14

9

119

76

43

261

32

South Ayrshire

34

6

395

113

70

617

75

South Lanarkshire

42

6

381

135

81

645

78

Stirling

21

8

372

91

86

578

70

West Dunbartonshire

69

8

561

167

124

929

112

West Lothian

30

8

500

158

89

785

95

SCOTLAND

46

11

510

162

98

827

100

1. The mid-year population estimate for 1999 was used since, at the time of publication, the 2000 estimate was not available.
2. Formerly known as Western Isles.

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