This may have resulted in additional offences being recorded in relation to drug driving and therefore may have played a part in the increase Driving under the influence being recorded. Until this year this category had been on an upward trend since 2011-12, having increased by 76% between then and 2018-19. As the legislation noted above was introduced towards the end of 2019-20, this years recorded crime figures only include a small number of Coronavirus restrictions crimes. As a result, we know that these are historical (non-recent) offences. We earlier published the findings of a separate study into Attempted murder & serious assault. The recording of crime remains at one of the lowest levels seen since 1974. 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. The total number of crimes recorded by the police in Scotland in 2019-20 was 246,516. increased for a long period, but there was a sharp downward trend since they peaked in 2006-07. Glasgow City 's crime rates for 2019-2020 are the highest in Scotland, new figures reveal. 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. (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. Information on sensitive topics is collected through a number of additional self-completion sections. 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Most of these crimes (86%) are for drug possession, where the quantity of drugs seized is small enough to be considered for personal use (as opposed to crimes of drug supply). The Vandalism etc. 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. This category increased by 13% from 5,847 in 2018-19 to 6,594 in 2019-20. In a city notorious for . These crimes account for 7% of Other crimes in 2019-20. For further information on the classification of crimes and offences, please see Chapter 7. For further information on the classification of crimes and offences, please see Chapter 7. Click 'Accept all cookies' to agree to all cookies that collect anonymous data. It should be noted that some offences which had previously been recorded under Breach of the peace etc. from 1971 onwards. 616 of these new offences were recorded in 2019-20. 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. *This years figures include crimes under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 for the first time. 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. It included a session by Canadian parenting expert Mary Gordon which highlighted the importance of empathy. The findings are included in the 2017-18 Main Findings report. Housebreaking accounted for 12% of Crimes of dishonesty. The VRU's holistic approach was illustrated at an anti-violence conference at the Scottish Police College. This amounts to an overall decrease of 43% since 2013-14. Over the past 10 years this type of crime increased by a third, including a 10% increase from 183 in 2018-19 to 201 in 2019-20. Other theft has consistently been the biggest contributor to Crimes of dishonesty, although this is experiencing a downward trend. 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 homicide figure was the joint lowest number of recorded homicide cases for a single 12-month period since 1976. recorded by the police in Scotland decreased by 1%, from 47,997 to 47,731. 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. 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. An additional topical analysis of drug possession crimes recorded in 2018-19 is presented at the end of this section. At just 1%, Crimes associated with prostitution continue to represent a very small proportion of the total. MAV also produced a 15-minute film, called Your Choice, and devised lesson plans to help stimulate a debate. 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. There remains a 42% reduction in Non-sexual crimes of violence since 2002-03. 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. This change will have an impact on the comparability of recorded crime statistics for all years prior to 2017-18, however the earlier the year selected (for example comparisons with 2010-11) the smaller this will be when set against the long term changes in total crime recorded by the police and other legislative and procedural changes made to the recording of crime during this period. Help improve gov.scot by filling in a short survey. In February 2019 the Scottish Government published the research report 'Developing Information on Hate Crime Recorded by the Police in Scotland' (https://www.gov.scot/publications/developing-information-hate-crime-recorded-police-scotland/). 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. In 2011 police said the CIRV had resulted in a 50% reduction in violent offending by those taking part. Further information is available via the following link: https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-robbery-2008-09-2017-18/. The first is to use the pre-existing statistics, where the offensive weapon hasnt been used to commit another crime or offence against a person in a public place. accounted for 19% of all crime recorded in Scotland in 2019-20. From the 1st April 2017, crimes of handling offensive weapons in public places are no longer treated as an aggravation where they are used to commit other crimes or offences against a person. 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. "Reducing violent and knife-related crime is key to our drive to improve public safety," said Ms Jamieson. 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. They include measures seeking to educate potential offenders and change attitudes, as well as strategies based on enforcement. The national rate of recorded Other crimes increased from 115 to 118 crimes per 10,000 population in 2019-20 (see Tables 4 and 7). Within two years of implementing Operation Ceasefire in 1995, Boston had reduced violent crime by about 50%. The Recorded Crime in Scotland 2015-16 bulletin presented the results of an analysis of police recorded Common assault conducted by Scottish Government statisticians. 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 debates that follow aim to make teenagers think more carefully about their actions and what is acceptable behaviour. * 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. This comparison suggests that the overall reduction in police recorded crimes of fire-raising over the past 10 years has also been broadly reflected in statistics for the SFRS. VideoRescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Speeding accounted for just under a quarter (24%) of Motor vehicle offences. 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). BBC Scotland looks at five key aspects of the VRU's work. Similar drops have been recorded for. 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/. Please refer to the Group 1 - Non-sexual crimes of violence section. National Statistics on total recorded offences are based on data which Police Scotland extract from their IT system (called the Scottish Operational and Management Information System (ScOMIS)) and submit to the Scottish Government. Scotland's Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) was set up to stem the tide of knife crime which saw Glasgow become Europe's murder. Further information on quality issues is available in Annex 2. Over the ten year period from 2010-11 to 2019-20, these crimes have seen a large fall of 82%. 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. Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct accounted for 4% of Miscellaneous offences in 2019-20. Its key message was that gang-related stabbings and slashings were not just a policing issue but a public health issue. Other sexual crimes are the largest category in Group 2, accounting for 45% of Sexual crimes. In 2019-20 the largest number of crimes recorded were in Glasgow City (see Table 5), which includes 12% of Scotlands population but accounted for 17% of all recorded crime in Scotland. We publish figures for selected police recorded offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in the Offences involving the use of weapons: data tables. Chart 6 below shows the number of Non-sexual crimes of violence from 1971 onwards. Main Findings: Recorded Crimes and Offences in Scotland, 4. Sexual crimes have been on a long-term upward trend since 1974, with some fluctuations. 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. Despite some fluctuation, levels of this offence fell 86% between 2010-11 and 2019-20. Between 2018-19 and 2019-20, the number of Miscellaneous offences recorded by the police in Scotland decreased by 1%, from 130,686 to 128,755. 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. During each performance they moved props around and performed. Glasgow's gang culture was highlighted in the 1960s when singer Frankie Vaughan visited Easterhouse to speak to young people. 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). 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]. But as knife crime continues to dominate the front pages, can it really make a difference? 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. 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. Other motor vehicle offences account for 19% of Motor vehicle offences. 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). The longer term trend has also been downwards, with the number of crimes recorded decreasing by 42% between 2010-11 and 2019-20. ): Crimes and offences recorded by local authority area, 2019-20, Table 6: Number of crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 1971 to 2019-20, Table 6 (Cont. Common assault and Breach of the peace etc. Drug crimes account for 55% of Other crimes. This represents a 2% increase from 2017-18. Causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs; Illegal driver involved in fatal accident; and. The quality of recording decisions for Common assault by Police Scotland was very good, with 98% of Common assaults classified correctly. Over the ten year period from 2010-11 to 2019-20 this crime has seen a decrease of 43%, although there has been a small increase of 1% or 52 crimes from 4,950 in 2018-19 to 5,002 crimes in 2019-20. Home Secretary Sajid Javid has condemned the "senseless violence" that has seen a rise in the number of teenagers being stabbed to death across the UK. have consistently been the biggest categories within Miscellaneous offences. Fire-raising accounted for 6% of crimes of Fire-raising, vandalism etc. In 2018-19, cannabis (herbal and resin), etizolam, cocaine, and heroin accounted for 80.8% of all drug possession seizures (Table D1). The comparability of the remaining three categories in Group 6 (Common assault; Breach of the peace etc. Scottish Government statisticians are continuing to engage with Police Scotland as they develop the information they hold on hate crime. We earlier published the findings of a separate study into Robbery. As this analysis is drawn from a sample of records, users should treat the following information as a broad indication of the characteristics of drug possession rather than as an exact measure. Vehicle defect offences account for 6% of Motor vehicle offences. And two years later he handed five men, aged 18 to 25, a role in the world-renowned Edinburgh Military Tattoo. 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. Between 2018-19 and 2019-20, the number of Other crimes recorded by the police increased by 3%, from 62,422 to 64,589. These offences increased by 3% from 12,873 in 2018-19 to 13,208 in 2019-20. Crimes of fraud have increased by 33% since 2010-11, including a 23% increase between 2018-19 and 2019-20. 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 bulletin reports on the number of crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland. In 2019-20, the volume of recorded crimes of Attempted murder and serious assault made up 44% of all Non-sexual crimes of violence. 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. Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police provide a measure of the volume of criminal activity with which the police are faced. Further information is available via the following link: https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-attempted-murder-serious-assault-2008-09-2017-18/. It should be noted that the Other motor vehicle offences category is not considered comparable for years prior to 2013-14. Table A7 shows these offences for the last ten years. Knife crime in England and Wales has risen by 54% in the past three years. Non-sexual crimes of violence account for 4% of all crimes recorded in Scotland in 2019-20. After a relatively stable period between 2010-11 and 2013-14 and a decrease in 2014-15, crimes of fraud have experienced an upward trend since 2014-15. Vandalism etc. Whilst some of these cases may have been recorded as a different crime or offence had they occurred prior to the Act, it is likely the majority of them would not have been classified as a Sexual crime. The number of murders in Scotland has more than halved over the last decade, Singer Frankie Vaughan addresses gang members in Easterhouse, The notorious MS-13 street gang was formed in LA by immigrants from El Salvador, Callum, from the east end of Glasgow, has been stabbed multiple times, Sexting has become a major problem among young people, Offenders must be free from drugs and alcohol to get onto the 12-month training programme aimed at turning their lives around. The homicide rate is also ticking up, after years of decline. offences and is likely to be the reason why there has been a fall in Stalking offences. It should be noted that Glasgows daily population will be higher than its resident population as people travel into the city from surrounding local authority areas for work, leisure and other purposes. 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. 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. The research suggests that cyber enabled Other sexual crimes (i.e. Rape & attempted rape accounted for 18% of Sexual crimes. indecent photos of children were transferred from Group 6 Miscellaneous offences to Group 2 Sexual crimes and back-revised to 2009-10. Over the past ten years crime has been on a downward trend in Scotland, having decreased by 24% since 2010-11. 2023 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Driving under the influence accounted for 5% of Motor vehicle offences. Robbery accounted for 19% of Non-sexual crimes of violence. This follows an increasing trend since 2014-15. While the region saw a fall of 40 per cent in homicides in the decade after the initiative's launch, the murder rate has stayed steady over the past few. Show more It is said that by 2050 cities will be home to 6.4 billion people. 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. Note: Your feedback will help us make improvements on this site. However, there was a 6% increase from 4,216 in 2018-19 to 4,484 in 2019-20, the fourth year-on-year increase following a prolonged decrease in these crimes. Between 2018-19 and 2019-20, the number of crimes of Fire-raising, vandalism etc. You can change your cookie settings at any time. This chart gives an indication of the trend and scale of each category. 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. Murders in London are at their highest in more than a. The number of recorded crimes in the Other sexual crimes and Sexual assault categories have changed markedly over time. 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). These crimes have decreased by 1% from 45,516 in 2018-19 to 45,074 in 2019-20. Note: Your feedback will help us make improvements on this site. The VRU sought inspiration from across the Atlantic in its bid to make Glasgow's streets safer. Now, the same approach will be tried in London. The organisation encouraged knife-crime victims to co-operate with the police as research showed many attacks went unreported. 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. . The previous HMICS Crime Audit, carried out in 2014, included a review of Hate Crime. 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. Further explanation of these trends is set out in the following sections for each crime group. This includes a study of the characteristics and circumstances of police recorded hate crime, based on a review of crime records. Crimes of Robbery and Other violence accounted for 19% and 18% respectively. 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. Visit 'Set cookie preferences' to control specific cookies. The biggest contributor to this increase was a rise in driving related homicides (for example Causing death by dangerous driving) which increased by 12 crimes (from 43 to 55). This means there is a discontinuity in the time series for Breach of the peace etc. Crimes associated with prostitution account for 1% of Sexual crimes. Senior police officers examining ways to combat stabbings are turning their attention to Glasgow which has pioneered a highly successful knife crime prevention scheme. In 2012 there were 2.7 homicides. Sexual assault and Rape and attempted rape accounted for 37% and 18% respectively of sexual crimes. Over the years the VRU has worked closely with partners in the NHS, education and social work. 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. All figures are presented at a national level as the sample size is too small to provide robust estimates for geographies below this. Some of these sections include information on sexual crime; for example, the self-completion elements of the 2016-17 and 2017-18 surveys included questions on sexual victimisation, stalking and harassment, and partner abuse. 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). One of its early projects involved sending senior doctors into schools to share their harrowing experiences. Chart 2 shows the number of recorded crimes in each of the five crime groups since 1971 and gives an indication of the scale of each crime group. A further 30% were Crimes against public justice and 15% were crimes of Handling offensive weapons. The national rate of recorded Sexual crimes decreased from 25 to 24 crimes per 10,000 population in 2019-20 (see Tables 4 and 7). 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). 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. In 2019-20, Other sexual crimes made up 45% of all Sexual crimes. Knife crime in England and Wales has continued to rise, with the loss of too many young lives. Crimes under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 accounted for 18% of the total number of Non-sexual crimes of violence. Dangerous and careless driving accounted for 9% 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. Figures for 2002 showed that Glasgow had a homicide rate of 58.7 people per . The most common criminal act committed with a weapon in a public place was Threatening or abusive behaviour followed by Common assault. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick, London. The number of knife crimes in England and Wales has risen 6% to a new record high, official figures show. 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