There were 2,008 threat and extortion crimes recorded by the police in Scotland in 2022/23, compared with 1,398 in the previous reporting year. This type of crime increased rapidly in Scotland, with just 309 threat and extortion crimes reported in 2013/14.
Number of police recorded threats and extortion crimes in Scotland from 2013/14 to 2022/23
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Scottish Government. (June 20, 2023). Number of police recorded threats and extortion crimes in Scotland from 2013/14 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404073/scotland-extortion-crimes/
Scottish Government. "Number of police recorded threats and extortion crimes in Scotland from 2013/14 to 2022/23." Chart. June 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404073/scotland-extortion-crimes/
Scottish Government. (2023). Number of police recorded threats and extortion crimes in Scotland from 2013/14 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404073/scotland-extortion-crimes/
Scottish Government. "Number of Police Recorded Threats and Extortion Crimes in Scotland from 2013/14 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404073/scotland-extortion-crimes/
Scottish Government, Number of police recorded threats and extortion crimes in Scotland from 2013/14 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404073/scotland-extortion-crimes/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Number of police recorded threats and extortion crimes in Scotland from 2013/14 to 2022/23 [Graph], Scottish Government, June 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404073/scotland-extortion-crimes/