We said. This analysis identified that a number of offence codes are non-comparable over time. The overwhelming majority of police recorded crimes for Handling an offensive weapon in a public place were committed by males. Over the ten year period from 2010-11 to 2019-20 this crime has decreased by 26%, although there was an increase of 5% from 18,512 in 2018-19 to 19,441 in 2019-20. Drugs crimes have consistently been the biggest contributor, accounting for 55% in 2019-20. The Other sexual crimes category includes crimes such as Communicating indecently; Taking, possessing and distributing indecent photos of children; Sexual exposure, Public indecency and Causing to view sexual images or activity. ): Number of crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 1971 to 2019-20, Table 7: Crimes per 10,000 population, Scotland, 1971 to 2019-20, Table 7 (Cont. Updated 'Knife crime open data year ending March 2009 onwards' 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data tables, from year ending . 81,854 crimes and offences were recorded in Glasgow City, the highest total in Scotland, while the. Sexual crimes have been on a long-term upward trend since 1974, with some fluctuations. Table A1 reports 1,116 crimes of Lewd and libidinous practices in 2019-20. During each performance they moved props around and performed. Seat belt offences account for 2% of Motor vehicle offences. Please do not provide any personal information, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except for graphic assets and where otherwise stated, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans, Crimes recorded under coronavirus legislation, An Official Statistics publication for Scotland. Visit 'Set cookie preferences' to control specific cookies. Other theft has consistently been the biggest contributor to Crimes of dishonesty, although this is experiencing a downward trend. ): Sexual crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20, Table A2: Theft by Housebreaking(including attempts and housebreaking 'with intent'), Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20, Table A3: Theft of, and from, motor vehicles recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20, Table A4: Crimes of Handling offensive weapons recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20, Table A5: Drug crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20, Table A6: Breach of the peace etc. While not displayed in Chart 11, the numbers of Theft by opening a lockfast place (OLP), Theft from a motor vehicle by OLP and Theft of a motor vehicle have decreased over the ten years from 2010-11 to 2019-20 (Table 1). These crimes have decreased by 1% from 45,516 in 2018-19 to 45,074 in 2019-20. Putting recorded crime in context A comparison with the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS), Table 1: Crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20, Table 1 (Cont. This category has been on an upward trend since 2010-11, having increased by 238% within that time, including a 4% increase from 5,763 in 2018-19 to 5,984 in 2019-20. This category has decreased by 4% from 2,921 in 2018-19 to 2,800 in 2019-20. Coinciding with this change of collection, the Scottish Government carried out an extensive data quality exercise to assess the comparability of data extracted from ScOMIS with the data published in previous bulletins. More information can be found by accessing the Recorded Crime in Scotland: Handling Offensive Weapons publication: https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-handling-offensive-weapons/, Following the decision by the Scottish Crime Recording Board to change the approach to recording crimes of handling offensive weapons in 2017-18 and the impact this was likely to have on the Recorded Crime National Statistics, Scottish Government statisticians undertook a review of crime records to test whether this change had been implemented effectively. ): Crimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 population, 2010-11 to 2019-20, Table 5: Crimes and offences recorded by local authority area, 2019-20, Table 5 (Cont. Brigadier Allfrey, the Tattoo's chief executive and producer, said: "There is enormous human potential wrapped up in these young men.". The Coronavirus Act 2020 and Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 were implemented on 25th March and 27th March 2020 respectively and have resulted in new crimes being recorded. Further information is available via the following link: https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-robbery-2008-09-2017-18/. Unlawful use of vehicle is the largest category in this group, accounting for just under a third (32%) of Motor vehicle offences. The Act led to new crimes of Disclosing or threatening to disclose an intimate image being recorded from 2017-18 onwards, with 655 being recorded in 2019-20 (this is part of an increasing trend with 421 crimes being recorded in 2017-18 and 596 recorded in 2018-19). This follows an increasing trend since 2014-15. Over the longer term, driving under the influence has decreased by 13% since 2010-11. Source: Office of National Statistics Knife crime in England 0 However, as these sources both generally relate to how Scotlands emergency services respond to the most serious types of assault, it would be anticipated that both should show similar trends over time. The quality of recording decisions for Common assault by Police Scotland was very good, with 98% of Common assaults classified correctly. This category generally increased for several years from 2007-08, peaking in 2012-13. Whilst these crimes represent a small proportion of sexual crimes (4% of all Group 2 Sexual crimes in 2019-20), it has resulted in a small discontinuity in the time series for any analysis that spans 2009-10. Other theft and Housebreaking fell by 36% and 48% respectively between 2010-11 and 2019-20. In 2008 six surgeons who had witnessed first-hand the devastating impact of knife crime formed Medics Against Violence (MAV). Due to a number of anomalies in the data for Miscellaneous offences, this group is only comparable from 2008-09 onwards. This change was made to improve consistency between the recording of these crimes and the criminal law. Officers also proactively visited suspected gang members, targeted their meeting places and monitored their activity on early social networking sites, such as Bebo. Statistics The 2009-10 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey states that victims of violent crime reported the use, or threatened use, of a weapon in 30% of cases. Mobile phone offences account for 2% of Motor vehicle offences. Levels of these offences had previously been on a generally upward trend between 2009-10 and 2013-14, before decreasing by 93% between 2013-14 and 2019-20. Scotland's Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) was set up to stem the tide of knife crime which saw Glasgow become Europe's murder. The total number of crimes recorded by the police in Scotland in 2019-20 was 246,516. 0 teenagers were murdered with a knife or sharp object in the 12 month to March 2022. Updated figures for 2018-19 and 2019-20 are due to be published in Spring 2021. Visit 'Set cookie preferences' to control specific cookies. The comparability of the remaining three categories in Group 6 (Common assault; Breach of the peace etc. For some time, police forces in different parts of the UK have been looking at the Scottish Government and Police Scotland's approach to reducing knife crime, including the success of the government-funded Violence Reduction Unit (VRU). During workshops, pupils are asked questions such as: "Is it sometimes ok to send a sexually explicit photo to another person?". However there has been an overall decrease of 65% since 2013-14. We use cookies to collect anonymous data to help us improve your site browsing Your cookie preferences have been saved. Your cookie preferences have been saved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Mr Carnochan explained: "That was Valentine's Day.". In 2010, Brigadier David Allfrey, a former commander of 51 Scottish Brigade in Stirling, ran an adventure and leadership training scheme with former gang members. For example, chalk outlines of a body and a knife once appeared in 15 areas identified as gang trouble spots. Whilst many incidents will have been dealt with by police without the need for enforcement, 107 Coronavirus restrictions crimes were recorded in 2019-20. The Scottish Government produced a Technical Report in 2014 which detailed the quality assurance work it carried out in reaching this conclusion: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/PubRecordedCrime/TechnicalReport. on the knife crime situation in the UK. There were 451 recorded crimes per 10,000 population in 2019-20, with three of Scotlands city based areas recording the highest rates; Glasgow City (680 per 10,000 population), Dundee City (645 per 10,000 population) and Edinburgh City (579 per 10,000 population) (see Table 4 in Supporting files). As such the significant rise in the total number of recorded crimes of Handling an offensive weapon shown for that year, does not represent a real increase in these crimes. Crimes under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 accounted for 18% of the total number of Non-sexual crimes of violence. The national rate of recorded crimes of Fire-raising, vandalism etc. A total of 26,726 fires were attended by the SFRS in 2018-19, over half of which (56%) were started deliberately. However, there has been an overall decrease of 65% since 2013-14. However as these sources both relate to how Scotlands emergency services respond to fires, it would be anticipated that both should show similar trends over time. In 2019-20, sexual crimes recorded by police in England & Wales[4] and Northern Ireland[5] remained relatively stable, compared to the 1% decrease in Scotland. In June 2018 a report was published that presented more detailed information on the handling of offensive weapons within public places in Scotland. Further information on quality issues is available in Annex 2. There were 1,681 new crimes recorded under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 in 2019-20, the first year this legislation has been in place. Changes to the Road Traffic Act 1988 which introduced new offences of driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle with concentration of a specified controlled drug above a specified limit came into force on 21st October 2019. Each year, as part of preparing the Official Statistics on Drug Seizures and Offender Characteristics, Scottish Government statisticians review a sample of crimes of drug possession. As well as the new crimes being recorded under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 and Coronavirus restrictions (both referred to above in the Background to this bulletin), previous legislative changes and changes to recording will have some effect on the longer term time series. Common assault is the largest category in Miscellaneous offences, accounting for more than two-fifths (45%) in 2019-20. By Shanae Dennis. Due to a number of anomalies in the data as a result of inconsistencies with legacy data reporting, Motor vehicle offences recorded by the police are only comparable from 2013-14 onwards. Of those new crimes, 94% (or 1,577) involved a female victim and 6% (or 104) had a male victim. Information on sensitive topics is collected through a number of additional self-completion sections. The VRU was formed over a decade ago in response to gang . Crimes recorded by the police do not reveal the incidence of all crimes committed as not all crimes are reported to the police. (primarily Threatening or abusive behaviour and Stalking) are no longer recorded when occurring as part of a course of conduct for which a crime has been recorded under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 legislation. The number of Sexual crimes recorded by the police in Scotland decreased by 1% from 13,547 in 2018-19 to 13,364 in 2019-20. This demonstrates the impact that changes to the Misuse of Drugs Act, in this case making the possession of etizolam illegal, can have on recorded crime. The Other category within Other crimes includes Treason; Conspiracy; Explosive offences; Wrecking, piracy and hijacking; and Crimes against public order. 616 of these new offences were recorded in 2019-20. The relative stability in recent years is set against a generally decreasing trend in recorded crime over the longer term, from a peak in 1991 when crime reached a record high of 572,921. *There was a procedural change to the counting of crimes of Handling an offensive weapon in 2017-18. Could you provide me with any information, statistics etc. where the internet has been used as a means to commit the crime) contributed around half to the total growth in all recorded Sexual crimes between 2013-14 and 2016-17. Due to the difference in scale of recorded crimes of Vandalism etc. DeSantis won't say he's running. This Official Statistics bulletin presents information on the number of crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland during January 2022. In 2018-19, cannabis (herbal and resin), etizolam, cocaine, and heroin accounted for 80.8% of all drug possession seizures (Table D1). Scotland's approach is no magic bullet. The number of knife crimes in England and Wales has risen 6% to a new record high, official figures show. To only allow the cookies that make the site work, click 'Use essential cookies only.' It is based on a ground-breaking approach used in Scotland. Detail is provided on limited comparisons with recorded crime in England & Wales and Northern Ireland. This varies from 45% in Na h-Eileanan Siar to a more limited 3% in Dumfries and Galloway. This compares to an estimated 5% of drug possession crimes (or 1,500 estimated crimes) in 2017-18[6], the largest estimated increase of any drug type in 2018-19. This comparison confirms that the reduction in police recorded crimes of attempted murder and serious assault over the past 10 years has also been broadly reflected in statistics for emergency admissions to hospital. Earlier this year Dr Christine Goodall, of MAV, said more than 80% of assault victims in hospital emergency departments had been drinking, as had the people who had assaulted them. 2023 BBC. Dundee City's crime rate of 807 crimes per ten thousand people was the highest of any region of Scotland in 2021/22. Areas were ranked according to the number of homicides and levels of violent and weapon crime, public disorder and numbers of police officers per 100,000 people. Given the rapid pace of these changes, Police Scotland have used a bespoke data collection to capture information on the number of new crimes recorded under the coronavirus legislation. into its component parts is available in Table A6. The review found that over 90% of records in the sample studied had been correctly classified. Miscellaneous offences and Motor vehicle offences account for fairly equal proportions of total offences, compared to 2013-14 when Motor vehicle offences accounted for almost 60% of the total. Help improve gov.scot by filling in a short survey. The most common criminal act committed with a weapon in a public place was Threatening or abusive behaviour followed by Common assault. Theft of a motor vehicle accounted for 4% of Crimes of dishonesty. The implementation of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 on 1st December 2010 resulted in a number of changes to the recording of sexual crimes, including a redistribution of Group 2 crimes among the subcategories and a widened the definition of rape. The annual Recorded Crime in Scotland bulletin remains the primary source of information on crimes and offences recorded by the police, and has been designated as National Statistics by the Office for Statistics Regulation. One of its early projects involved sending senior doctors into schools to share their harrowing experiences. Housebreaking accounted for 12% of Crimes of dishonesty. This bulletin reports on the number of crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland. Drug crimes account for 55% of Other crimes. Please note that further local authority level data for Tables 1-4 can be accessed online via dropdown menus in the excel spreadsheet (see Supporting files at the top right hand side of the webpage): https://www.gov.scot/ISBN/978-1-80004-109-7. Since this is the first year of DASA crimes, all other categories make up a smaller proportion of Non-sexual crimes of violence than in 2018-19. Contact Email: Justice_Analysts@gov.scot This category experienced a decrease of 6% between 2018-19 and 2019-20. It should be noted that the number of offences recorded by the police generally tends to be affected to a greater extent by police activity and operational decisions than the number of crimes. The VRU made bold statements to young people in simple, no nonsense terms. These offences increased by 3% from 12,873 in 2018-19 to 13,208 in 2019-20. This category increased by 2% from 23,130 in 2018-19 to 23,691 in 2019-20. The number of violent deaths was so high that in 2005 the World Health Organisation reported that Scots were three times more likely to be murdered than people living in England and Wales; Glasgow was dubbed the ' Murder Capital of Europe '. For example, longer term trends in some types of offending, which existed prior to the pandemic, may remain a factor. Note: Your feedback will help us make improvements on this site. There remains a 42% reduction in Non-sexual crimes of violence since 2002-03. Fast forward four decades and the then Strathclyde Police Chief Constable Sir Stephen House invited teenagers from some of the most deprived areas of the city to Glasgow Sheriff Court. Knife crime in England and Wales has continued to rise, with the loss of too many young lives. This is the highest total since 1946. It has also informed national debates, such as the case for minimum alcohol pricing. It included a session by Canadian parenting expert Mary Gordon which highlighted the importance of empathy. It should be noted that in the HMICS audit report, violent crime includes common assault. It should be noted that the Other motor vehicle offences category is not considered comparable for years prior to 2013-14. accounted for 2% of Miscellaneous offences in 2019-20. This category is the largest in Crimes of dishonesty, accounting for 37% of these crimes. In 2019-20, 89 crimes of handling an offensive weapon (not used) occurred within a prison and a further 146 occurred within a school. 1 Crimes recorded for the present crime groups are not available prior to 1971. In 2018-19 (i.e. These crimes should all relate to offences which occurred prior to the implementation of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 on 1 December 2010, as the Act replaced Lewd and libidinous practices with specific sexual assault crimes. Further information on this audit, including definitions of terminology and tests used, can be found in Annex 2. There were 442 recorded crimes per 10,000 population in 2016-17, with urban areas recording the highest rates; Glasgow City (714 per 10,000 population), Aberdeen City (606 per 10,000 population), Dundee City (600 per 10,000 population) and the City of Edinburgh (583 per 10,000 population) ( Table 13 ). Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland, split by crime or offence group and by local authority. There were 655 crimes of Disclosing or threatening to disclose an intimate image in 2019-20. Further information on quality issues is available in the Data Considerations section below, and in Annex 2. The Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) initiative teaches young people leadership skills to help them support their fellow pupils. increased for a long period, but there was a sharp downward trend since they peaked in 2006-07. Crimes of dishonesty are the largest group, accounting for 45% of all recorded crime in 2019-20. This includes the number of emergency hospital admissions for assault. Further information can be found in the User Guide. It should be noted that the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012, under which offences of offensive behaviour at football and threatening communications are included, was repealed by the Scottish Parliament on 19 April 2018, which means that there were no offences in 2019-20. Other motor vehicle offences account for 19% of Motor vehicle offences. Other crimes of dishonesty includes Reset, Corruption, Embezzlement and other crimes of forgery which are not classified elsewhere. Urinating etc. This compares to 84 occurring in a prison and 72 occurring in a school in 2018-19. It is not possible to make direct comparisons between the two sources, as many fires are caused accidentally rather than as a result of a crime, and the police are not called to all deliberate fires. The homicide rate is also ticking up, after years of decline. The research contains details about the victims, perpetrators and circumstances of these crimes. These crimes have increased by 7% from 2,481 in 2018-19 to 2,657 in 2019-20. The previous HMICS Crime Audit, carried out in 2014, included a review of Hate Crime. In London, a Violence Reduction Unit is now up and running in a bid to tackle the number of teenagers dying as a result of knife crime. Other crimes of dishonesty account for 4% of total Crimes of dishonesty. Crimes of fraud have increased by 33% since 2010-11, including a 23% increase between 2018-19 and 2019-20. 18 July 2019. A data cubedatasetin folders : Scottish Government, Crime and Justice Recorded Crimes and Offences Number, and rate per 10,000 population, of crimes and offences recorded by the police DataAboutAPI View as a spreadsheet To view as a spreadsheet, lockthe value for all but 2 dimensions by clicking the links below. This segment includes information that should be considered to widen contextual understanding of the data provided on Group 2 - Sexual crimes. In 2012 there were 2.7 homicides. Further detail on these anomalies can be found later in this section and in Annex 2. Overall, this audit demonstrates that users of crime statistics can have confidence that crimes are being classified and counted correctly. For example, where someone, who had left the place they were living, did not have a reasonable excuse for this when asked by a police officer, and failed to comply with police advice or instruction to return there. Since then the overall crime rate has remained stable. Home secretary: 'Knife crime can't go on', 'I was stabbed nine times and had a hatchet in my head', Station master arrested after dozens killed in Greece train crash, Survivors describe 'nightmarish seconds' as trains crashed, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash. 2 As these figures are estimates they have been rounded to the nearest 100. There was a smaller than 1% decrease from 2018-19 to 2019-20 (a decrease of 82 offences). However, this year Sexual assaults fell by 4%, from 5,123 in 2018-19 to 4,936 in 2019-20. Former Chief Insp Graham Goulden, said the scale of the problem should not be underestimated in light of the "sexually toxic environment" children are growing up in. Between 2018-19 and 2019-20, the number of Crimes of dishonesty recorded by the police in Scotland decreased by 3%, from 114,506 to 111,409. Chart 12 shows the number of crimes of Fire-raising, vandalism etc. The statistics are stark. Tackling knife crime in Scotland - 10 years on. Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police provide a measure of the volume of criminal activity with which the police are faced. In 2019 the Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit was launched, based on a scheme pioneered in Glasgow which had seen success in reducing violent crime in a city once notorious for stabbings. Similarly, there were 278 crimes of Sexual assault committed prior to 1 December 2010. Similar drops have been recorded for. Speeding accounted for just under a quarter (24%) of Motor vehicle offences. As such both the crime of handling an offensive weapon in a public place and any crime or offence committed with it are now both included in the statistics. BBC Scotland looks at five key aspects of the VRU's work. Over the ten year period from 2010-11 to 2019-20 this crime has seen a decrease of 10%, however there was a 6% increase from 4,485 in 2018-19 to 4,746 in 2019-20. The Other motor vehicle offences category includes offences such as Accident offences and Parking offences. In addition to the legislative and procedural changes outlined above, the issue of historical reporting of sexual crime also continues to play a role in the latest statistics. Further information is available in the Data Considerations section below. In these cases just over half of weapons used were items other than knives or other articles with a blade or point. Whilst the restrictions put in place to limit the spread of the virus will have had an impact on the number of crimes and offences recorded by the police, some caution is advised before necessarily attributing all of the changes to this situation. This category decreased by 15% from 2,895 in 2018-19 to 2,450 in 2019-20. In 2019-20, the volume of recorded crimes of Attempted murder and serious assault made up 44% of all Non-sexual crimes of violence. There were 21 such crimes recorded in 2019-20. Scottish Government crime statistics for "handling an offensive weapon", though not directly comparable to Glasgow's knife figures, show that, during 2012/13, Lothian & Borders police. This category increased by 3% from 7,107 in 2018-19 to 7,346 in 2019-20. This has contributed to the increase in Other sexual crimes. (19%), Sexual crimes (5%) and Non-sexual crimes of violence (4%). continues to contribute a very small proportion (1%) to the total. This represents a decrease of 43% in the total number of emergency admissions due to assault since 2010-11, including a 39% reduction in the number of emergency admissions due to assault with a sharp object. Click 'Accept all cookies' to agree to all cookies that collect anonymous data. The findings of this audit will be highlighted in the Recorded Crime in Scotland 2020-21 National Statistics bulletin. The VRU launched a mentoring project in schools which is designed to combat the emerging threat of cyberbullying and encourage children to stay safe online. Between 2018-19 and 2019-20, the number of Other crimes recorded by the police increased by 3%, from 62,422 to 64,589. This category increased by 5% from 27,368 in 2018-19 to 28,758 in 2019-20. It also includes a comparison with the equivalent month of the previous two years. Of the 57,833 offences recorded in 2019-20, 7,519 (15%) related to common assault of emergency workers, an increase of 6% since 2018-19 and 16% since 2010-11 (see Table A8). An additional topical analysis of drug possession crimes recorded in 2018-19 is presented at the end of this section. There were 2,585 emergency hospital admissions as a result of assault in 2018-19, of which 665 were due to assault with a sharp object and 1,938 were other assaults[2]. 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