Data on the number of serious assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from reporting year 2006/07 to reporting year 2019/20 shows that although the number of serious assaults fell from 5.7 thousand to 2.9 thousand between 2008/09 and 2014/15, the numbers have since increased, reaching 4 thousand offences in 2018/19. However, the numbers have slightly decreased in the most recent period of 2019/2020, to 3.8 thousand.
Number of serious assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2019/2020
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Scottish Government. (October 27, 2020). Number of serious assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2019/2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/617753/serious-assault-crimes-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Number of serious assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2019/2020." Chart. October 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/617753/serious-assault-crimes-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2020). Number of serious assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2019/2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/617753/serious-assault-crimes-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Number of Serious Assaults Recorded by The Police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2019/2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/617753/serious-assault-crimes-scotland/
Scottish Government, Number of serious assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2019/2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/617753/serious-assault-crimes-scotland/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Number of serious assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2019/2020 [Graph], Scottish Government, October 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/617753/serious-assault-crimes-scotland/