This statistic shows the total number of violent crimes recorded by the police in Scotland from reporting year 2006/07 to reporting year 2018/19. The number of violent offences in Scotland has fallen throughout this period, from a peak of 94.17 thousand in 2006/07 to a low of 68.77 thousand in 2014/15. There has been a slight uptick in the number of violent offences since 2014/15, with the most recent reporting year of 2018/19 having 71.96 thousand, the most since 2011/12.
Total number of violent crimes recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2018/19
(in 1,000s)
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Scottish Government. (October 29, 2019). Total number of violent crimes recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2018/19 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/617782/violent-crimes-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Total number of violent crimes recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2018/19 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/617782/violent-crimes-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2019). Total number of violent crimes recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2018/19 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/617782/violent-crimes-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Total Number of Violent Crimes Recorded by The Police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2018/19 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/617782/violent-crimes-scotland/
Scottish Government, Total number of violent crimes recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2018/19 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/617782/violent-crimes-scotland/ (last visited June 04, 2020)
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