Statistics: Violence in Scotland
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In 2017-2018 there were 59,541 incidents of domestic abuse recorded by Police Scotland. Women made up 82% of the victims1.
In 2018-19 there were:
- 2,426 cases of rape and attempted rape reported to Police Scotland.1
- 5,123 cases of sexual assault reported to Police Scotland.1
- 8% increase in sexual crimes from 12,487 to 13,547. The recording of these crimes is at the highest level seen since 1971, the first year for which comparable groups are available.1
- While figures for many crimes in Scotland are going down, for sexual offences they continue to rise. Sexual crimes have been on a long-term upward trend since 1974, and have increased each consecutive year since 2008-09. Sexual crimes are at the highest level seen since 1971, the first year for which comparable crime groups are available.1
The actual figures are higher than these statistics suggest due to low reporting of these crimes. Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2014 – 2015 showed that only 16.8% of people who were victim-su...
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