In 2019/20 the crime rate in Scotland was 451 crimes per 10,000 people, one of the lowest crime rates recorded in this provided time period. After peaking at 862 in 2004/05, the crime rate in Scotland has fallen significantly, reaching a low of just 442 in 2016/17.
Crime rate per 10,000 population in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2020/21
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Scottish Government. (September 28, 2021). Crime rate per 10,000 population in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2020/21 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916472/crime-rate-of-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Crime rate per 10,000 population in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2020/21." Chart. September 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916472/crime-rate-of-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2021). Crime rate per 10,000 population in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2020/21. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916472/crime-rate-of-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Crime Rate per 10,000 Population in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2020/21." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916472/crime-rate-of-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government, Crime rate per 10,000 population in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2020/21 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916472/crime-rate-of-scotland-uk/ (last visited May 18, 2022)