2 As these figures are estimates they have been rounded to the nearest 100. Whilst many incidents will have been dealt with by police without the need for enforcement, 107 Coronavirus restrictions crimes were recorded in 2019-20. Crimes of fraud have increased by 33% since 2010-11, including a 23% increase between 2018-19 and 2019-20. A further 30% were Crimes against public justice and 15% were crimes of Handling offensive weapons. Former director John Carnochan once showed me a jagged graph of violent crime in Glasgow. Mobile phone offences account for 2% of Motor vehicle offences. *There was a procedural change to the counting of crimes of Handling an offensive weapon in 2017-18. Further information about HMICSs future work plan can be found at: https://www.hmics.scot/publications/hmics-annual-scrutiny-plan-2020-21. At that time, young . includes Breach of the peace, Threatening or abusive behaviour, Stalking, Offensive behaviour at football and Threatening communications. 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Could you provide me with any information, statistics etc. This Official Statistics bulletin presents information on the number of crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland during January 2022. 2023 BBC. Between 2018-19 and 2019-20, the number of Non-sexual crimes of violence recorded by the police in Scotland increased by 16%, from 8,008 to 9,316. More detail is provided in Chapter 7. Sexual assault and Rape and attempted rape accounted for 37% and 18% respectively of sexual crimes. The number of knife crimes in England and Wales has risen 6% to a new record high, official figures show. Fire-raising has decreased by a third over the ten year period from 2010-11 to 2019-20. Chart 6 below shows the number of Non-sexual crimes of violence from 1971 onwards. 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. This category increased by 13% from 5,847 in 2018-19 to 6,594 in 2019-20. The ex-offenders, from the east end of Glasgow and Kilmarnock's Onthank estate were stationed at Redford Barracks in Edinburgh for the duration of the event. Love may virtually halt violence once a year but other factors have helped Glasgow shed its unwanted reputation as No Mean City. Speeding accounted for just under a quarter (24%) of Motor vehicle offences. This amounts to an overall decrease of 43% since 2013-14. To only allow the cookies that make the site work, click 'Use essential cookies only.' Crimes of dishonesty are the largest group, accounting for 45% of all recorded crime in 2019-20. 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. It is not possible to make direct comparisons between the two sources for various reasons (for example not all who attend hospital with assault injuries will report what has happened to the police). There was a 10% increase from 4,680 in 2018-19 to 5,160 in 2019-20. The Other miscellaneous offences category includes a wide range of offences, including Racially aggravated harassment, Racially aggravated conduct (see section below), False/hoax calls, Offences involving children and Offences involving animals/plants. At just 1%, Crimes associated with prostitution continue to represent a very small proportion of the total. Main Findings: Recorded Crimes and Offences in Scotland, 4. The total number of offences recorded has halved since 2013-14, including a 1% increase from 247,791 in 2018-19 to 250,662 in 2019-20 (Table 2). Further information on quality issues is available in the Data Considerations section below, and in Annex 2. This category generally increased for several years from 2007-08, peaking in 2012-13. This varies from 45% in Na h-Eileanan Siar to a more limited 3% in Dumfries and Galloway. These Official Statistics were introduced from April 2020 to inform users about the volume and type of crimes and offences recorded in Scotland during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 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. These offences increased by 3% from 12,873 in 2018-19 to 13,208 in 2019-20. 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. Over half (58%) of the crimes recorded in 2019-20 were in the Glasgow City area, with a further 18% recorded in Aberdeen City. This category accounted for less than 1% of Other crimes in 2019-20. It should be noted that the Other miscellaneous offences category is not considered comparable for years prior to 2008-09. Between 2018-19 and 2019-20, the number of Other crimes recorded by the police increased by 3%, from 62,422 to 64,589. From 2017-18 onwards it also includes Disclosing or threatening to disclose an intimate image. Further detail on the type of information available from the SCJS on sexual crime is also included. At least part of the increase in 2015-16 has been attributed by Police Scotland to the introduction of enhanced guidance for recording serious assault in January 2015. The next HMICS Crime Audit is scheduled to be published in December 2020. The Vandalism etc. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick, London. The organisation encouraged knife-crime victims to co-operate with the police as research showed many attacks went unreported. Between 2018-19 and 2019-20, the number of Motor vehicle offences recorded by the police increased by 4% from 117,105 to 121,907. motor vehicles). 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The research suggests that cyber enabled Other sexual crimes (i.e. into its component parts is available in Table A6. 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). 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. This proportion is similar to the previous year. While offences of driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle while impaired through alcohol or drugs already existed, evidence of impaired driving is not required for the new offences. What's he waiting for? Levels of these offences increased each year from 2010-11, peaking in 2013-14, but have decreased each year since. Try an example. 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, Key Points from Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2. Cannabis is the most commonly seized drug by a considerable margin (51.0%), which splits into herbal cannabis (39.3%) and cannabis resin (11.8%), this equates to an estimated 15,200 crimes of cannabis possession in 2018-19 (Table D2). Since then there has been a long-term decreasing trend, with a decrease of 74% between 1991 and 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. Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate: Homicides per 100'000 residents. The VRU was also influenced by LA-based Homeboy Industries, which offers gang members employment in its cafes. However, knife possession has increased in recent years, with more than 2,300. One factor in this growth may be the UK governments 2017 amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, which made it illegal to possess etizolam (a designer benzodiazepine) through classification as a Class C drug. This category increased by 2% from 23,130 in 2018-19 to 23,691 in 2019-20. 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. These crimes are at their lowest level since 1971, the first year for which comparable crime groups are available. In the majority of cases the crime or offence resulted in no physical injury to the victim and this proportion was higher when the victim was female or if the victim did not know the perpetrator. MAV also produced a 15-minute film, called Your Choice, and devised lesson plans to help stimulate a debate. Notwithstanding that year-on-year figures can vary across local authorities, the long term trend of decreasing crime is broadly the same across Scotland. The Unlawful use of vehicle category includes offences such as Driving while disqualified, Driving without a licence, Driving without insurance, and Driving without a test certificate. The longer term trend has also been downwards, with the number of crimes recorded decreasing by 42% between 2010-11 and 2019-20. 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. By adding up all these crime codes, we know that at least 40% of the 13,364 sexual crimes recorded in 2019-20 by the police related to a victim under the age of 18. 1 Population estimates are as at mid-year 2019 from the National Records of Scotland (http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates). Other miscellaneous offences account for 10% of Miscellaneous offences in 2019-20. Table A1 contains more detailed breakdowns for Sexual crimes. Read about our approach to external linking. Source: Office of National Statistics Knife crime in England 0 These figures do not include any offences recorded as a result of the Scottish Safety Camera Programme. The national rate of recorded crimes of Fire-raising, vandalism etc. We use cookies to collect anonymous data to help us improve your site browsing This has had an impact on the comparability of the recorded crime statistics before and after this point. 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. These are excluded as no police resources were used in the recording of an offence by this programme and the National Statistics on Recorded Crime focuses solely on crimes and offences faced by the police and not other organisations. Meanwhile, VRU deputy director Will Linden has credited a dramatic reduction in school exclusions in Scotland over the last decade as a key factor in keeping children out of trouble. Chart 16 shows the four categories within Other crimes over the last ten years, and gives an indication of the trend and scale of each category. The number of recorded crimes in the Other sexual crimes and Sexual assault categories have changed markedly over time. Knife crime in England and Wales has continued to rise, with the loss of too many young lives. Over the years the VRU has worked closely with partners in the NHS, education and social work. For example, chalk outlines of a body and a knife once appeared in 15 areas identified as gang trouble spots. * Only a small number of records in 2018-19 related to possession of diazepam, as such we are unable to provide a robust estimate of total volume for the latest year. The Recorded Crime in Scotland 2015-16 bulletin presented the results of an analysis of police recorded Common assault conducted by Scottish Government statisticians. As highlighted above, there has been a 25% decrease in the number of attempted murders and serious assaults recorded by the police between 2010-11 and 2019-20, from 5,493 to 4,097. Former offenders were drafted in to share their experiences with the next generation. Seat belt offences account for 2% of Motor vehicle offences. Levels of violent crime increased for a long period, before entering a downward trend in 2002-03. Chart 4 shows that since 2010-11 all local authorities have seen a reduction in recorded crime. experience. Police-recorded murders involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales in the 12 months to March 2022. One such example is Street & Arrow in Glasgow's West End, which launched in 2016. Even among gang members who refused to participate, data indicated a 25% fall in the number of offences committed. 0 teenagers were murdered with a knife or sharp object in the 12 month to March 2022. . These crimes fell between 2010-11 and 2014-15, before figures rose sharply in 2015-16 and then more gradually in the years that followed, until the decrease this year. This category increased by 5% from 27,368 in 2018-19 to 28,758 in 2019-20. If they had, the specific crime of handling an offensive weapon was considered an aggravation of the crime it was used to commit (for example an aggravated assault) and would not have been included in the statistics. Comparisons with data prior to 2010-11 for these categories should therefore be treated with caution. Over the ten year period from 2010-11 to 2019-20 this crime has seen a large decrease of 69%, including a 16% decrease from 3,532 in 2018-19 to 2,982 in 2019-20. Dangerous and careless driving accounted for 9% of Motor vehicle offences. Causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs; Illegal driver involved in fatal accident; and. It was designed to offer young people an alterative to gang membership, such as youth clubs, as well as the prospect of training and work. A decade later, Glasgow's murder rate has more than halved, from 39 in 2004-05 to 18 last year. Sixteen local authorities showed an increase in total recorded crime between 2018-19 and 2019-20 (Chart 3). In 2017-18 the Scottish Crime Recording Board made a procedural change to how some crimes of handling an offensive weapon were recorded. But as knife crime continues to dominate the front pages, can it really make a difference? (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. 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. Shoplifting decreased by 8% from 33,523 in 2018-19 to 30,688 in 2019-20. In 2004/05 there were 137 homicides (which include murder and culpable homicide figures) in Scotland - in Glasgow, there were 40 cases alone, double the national rate. These individual groups will be discussed in more detail in the sections which follow. Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct includes offences such as Drunk and incapable, Disorderly on licensed premises and Consumption of alcohol in designated places, byelaws prohibited. 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. Breach of the peace etc. Over the ten year period from 2010-11 to 2019-20, this crime has seen a decrease of 57%, although there has been a small increase of 3% from 1,684 in 2018-19 to 1,728 in 2019-20. The national rate of recorded Miscellaneous offences decreased from 240 per 10,000 population in 2018-19 to 236 offences per 10,000 population in 2019-20 (see Table 4). Crimes recorded by the police do not reveal the incidence of all crimes committed as not all crimes are reported to the police. The comparison described above for overall crime levels should be viewed in this context which will also likely apply to Scotlands other city based local authorities. The implementation of the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 has had an impact on any comparisons with data prior to 2017-18. Further information on this audit, including definitions of terminology and tests used, can be found in Annex 2. They almost converged after 2010, which coincides with the implementation of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009, before they both increased during the years that followed up to the present. When the weapon was used in other criminal activity in a public place, the majority of cases involved a male perpetrator and a male victim, who were known to each other and who were both more likely than average to live in urban areas and areas of higher deprivation. Vandalism etc. This includes a study of the characteristics and circumstances of police recorded hate crime, based on a review of crime records. The comparability of the remaining three categories in Group 6 (Common assault; Breach of the peace etc. A number of crimes which may have been recorded as Breach of the peace prior to the implementation of the Act would also not have shown up as sexual crimes before December 2010. The national rate of recorded Crimes of dishonesty fell from 211 to 204 per 10,000 population in 2019-20 (see Tables 4 and 7). As a result of this amendment to recording practice, crimes of handling an offensive weapon have been substantially higher since 2017-18. Figures for 2002 showed that Glasgow had a homicide rate of 58.7 people per . 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. Since 2010-11 the number of these crimes has fallen by 42%. Similar to Sexual assault, after an upward trend from 2010-11 to 2018-19, there was a 3% decrease in Rape & attempted rape this year, from 2,426 in 2018-19 to 2,343 in 2019-20. Until this year this category had been on an upward trend since 2011-12, having increased by 76% between then and 2018-19. It should be noted that the Other motor vehicle offences category is not considered comparable for years prior to 2013-14. Over the ten year period from 2010-11 to 2019-20, this category has fallen by around a third (29%), including a 1% decrease from 50,708 in 2018-19 to 50,327 in 2019-20. 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. offences decreased by 13% from 2,466 in 2018-19 to 2,153 in 2019-20, the seventh consecutive decrease in these offences. 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