Between April 2022 and March 2023, there were over 14,602 sexual crimes recorded by the police in Scotland, with 5,282 of these falling under the crime category of sexual assault.
Number of police recorded sexual crimes in Scotland in 2022/23, by crime type
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Scottish Government. (June 20, 2023). Number of police recorded sexual crimes in Scotland in 2022/23, by crime type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/328941/sexual-crimes-in-scotland-by-crime/
Scottish Government. "Number of police recorded sexual crimes in Scotland in 2022/23, by crime type." Chart. June 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328941/sexual-crimes-in-scotland-by-crime/
Scottish Government. (2023). Number of police recorded sexual crimes in Scotland in 2022/23, by crime type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328941/sexual-crimes-in-scotland-by-crime/
Scottish Government. "Number of Police Recorded Sexual Crimes in Scotland in 2022/23, by Crime Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328941/sexual-crimes-in-scotland-by-crime/
Scottish Government, Number of police recorded sexual crimes in Scotland in 2022/23, by crime type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328941/sexual-crimes-in-scotland-by-crime/ (last visited December 07, 2023)
Number of police recorded sexual crimes in Scotland in 2022/23, by crime type [Graph], Scottish Government, June 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/328941/sexual-crimes-in-scotland-by-crime/