Data on the number of common assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from reporting year 2008/09 to reporting year 2019/20 shows that during this period the number of common assaults has fallen, from a high of 74.13 thousand offences in 2008/09 to 57.83 thousand by 2019/20.
Number of common assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2019/20 (in 1,000s)
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Scottish Government. (October 27, 2020). Number of common assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2019/20 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/617778/common-assaults-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Number of common assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2019/20 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/617778/common-assaults-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2020). Number of common assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2019/20 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/617778/common-assaults-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Number of Common Assaults Recorded by The Police in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2019/20 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/617778/common-assaults-scotland/
Scottish Government, Number of common assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2019/20 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/617778/common-assaults-scotland/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Number of common assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2019/20 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Scottish Government, October 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/617778/common-assaults-scotland/