Domestic abuse in Scotland: 2018-2019 statistics

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Characteristics of victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse incidents recorded by the police in Scotland.

Levels of domestic abuse recorded by the police in Scotland have remained relatively stable since 2011-12, with around 58,000 to 61,000 incidents a year. The police recorded 60,641 incidents of domestic abuse in 2018-19, an increase of 2% compared to the previous year.
In 2018-19, 41% of incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police in Scotland included the recording of...