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. There was a 10% increase from 4,680 in 2018-19 to 5,160 in 2019-20. Similarly, there were 278 crimes of Sexual assault committed prior to 1 December 2010. The scheme, which was devised by US academic Jackson Katz, also coaches young people to challenge offensive behaviour. 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). offences decreased by 13% from 2,466 in 2018-19 to 2,153 in 2019-20, the seventh consecutive decrease in these offences. The total number of crimes recorded by the police in Scotland in 2019-20 was 246,516. It also includes a comparison with the equivalent month of the previous two years. Crimes under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 accounted for 18% of the total number of Non-sexual crimes of violence. 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. Further detail can be found in Chapter 7. 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). 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 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. 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. While recorded crime in Scotland is not directly comparable with England & Wales or Northern Ireland due to differences in legislation and counting rules, there are some tentative signs that the previous long-term upward trend for sexual crimes across the UK may be slowing down. Now, the same approach will be tried in London. Further details of this audit, and a link to the full audit, can be found in the User Guide. ): Crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20, Table 2: Offences recorded by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20, Table 3: Percentage of crimes / offences cleared up by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20, Table 3 (Cont. Main Findings: Recorded Crimes and Offences in Scotland, 4. It should be noted that some offences which had previously been recorded under Breach of the peace etc. Causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs; Illegal driver involved in fatal accident; and. Chart 4 shows that since 2010-11 all local authorities have seen a reduction in recorded crime. The enactment of this legislation also extended the criminal law to criminalise certain conduct that previously may not have been illegal. Scotland's Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) was set up to stem the tide of knife crime which saw Glasgow become Europe's murder capital. There have been more recent increases, although as outlined above the latest one is due to new crimes being recorded under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 following its enactment on the 1st April 2019. Shoplifting decreased by 8% from 33,523 in 2018-19 to 30,688 in 2019-20. From its formation in 2005 the VRU proposed a fresh approach to tackling the problem. 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. Non-sexual crimes of violence account for 4% of all crimes recorded in Scotland in 2019-20. Over the ten year period from 2010-11 to 2019-20 this category has seen a decrease of 49%, including a 4% decrease from 1,740 in 2018-19 to 1,679 in 2019-20. 2023 BBC. In these cases just over half of weapons used were items other than knives or other articles with a blade or point. There has been an overall decrease of 91% since 2010-11 and 93% since 2013-14. 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. For example, longer term trends in some types of offending, which existed prior to the pandemic, may remain a factor. For Group 7, Motor Vehicle Offences and hence the overall figures on Offences (based on Groups 6 and 7), data are only comparable from 2013-14 onwards. This category increased by 3% from 7,107 in 2018-19 to 7,346 in 2019-20. A publication date for the report on the findings from this exercise will be announced in the near future. 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. and Fire-raising, Charts 13 and 14 show these two categories separately to better highlight the similar downward trends they have followed over the last ten years. 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. The VRU's holistic approach was illustrated at an anti-violence conference at the Scottish Police College. 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. Another source of statistics on fires in Scotland is an annual publication covering the number of fires attended by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS). These figures do not include any offences recorded as a result of the Scottish Safety Camera Programme. How Glasgow, which has one of the highest murder rates in Europe, is tackling knife crime. This includes a study of the characteristics and circumstances of police recorded hate crime, based on a review of crime records. Changes in recorded crime from 2017-18 should be treated with some caution due to the addition of newly recorded crimes of handling an offensive weapon. 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 other Non-sexual crimes of violence collectively decreased by 5% between 2018-19 and 2019-20. fell from 88 to 87 crimes per 10,000 population in 2019-20. These offences increased by 3% from 12,873 in 2018-19 to 13,208 in 2019-20. The overwhelming majority of police recorded crimes for Handling an offensive weapon in a public place were committed by males. The Other category within Other crimes includes Treason; Conspiracy; Explosive offences; Wrecking, piracy and hijacking; and Crimes against public order. Crimes against public justice account for 30% of Other crimes and include Bail offences, Resisting arrest and General attempts to pervert the course of justice. This bulletin reports on the number of crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland. 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). 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]. In 2012 there were 2.7 homicides. There will be some discontinuity for earlier years as Communications Act 2003 offences with a sexual element were not separately identifiable within the statistics until 2016-17. 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. Since then there has been a long-term decreasing trend, with a decrease of 74% between 1991 and 2019-20. 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. 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. This proportion is similar to the previous year. on the knife crime situation in the UK. And two years later he handed five men, aged 18 to 25, a role in the world-renowned Edinburgh Military Tattoo. There were 21 such crimes recorded 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. experience. Statistics on crimes and offences recorded by the police provide a measure of the volume of criminal activity with which the police are faced. experience. 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This category increased by 5% from 27,368 in 2018-19 to 28,758 in 2019-20. category includes crimes recorded under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Miscellaneous offences account for around half (51%) of all offences recorded in Scotland in 2019-20. 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). The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Updated figures for 2018-19 and 2019-20 are due to be published in Spring 2021. Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate: Homicides per 100'000 residents. During workshops, pupils are asked questions such as: "Is it sometimes ok to send a sexually explicit photo to another person?". indecent photos of children were transferred from Group 6 Miscellaneous offences to Group 2 Sexual crimes and back-revised to 2009-10. By 2016/17 the number had more than halved to 62. 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. In 2004, John McAlinden, 17, his mum Edith and pal Jamie Gray, 16, murdered Edith's boyfriend David Gillespie, 42, and . But as knife crime continues to dominate the front pages, can it really make a difference? . The report also found that No-criming practice was generally good, with 96.0% of the 876 cases which were initially recorded as a crime but were later re-designated as not being a crime following additional investigation, found to have been no-crimed correctly. Contact Email: Justice_Analysts@gov.scot Crimes of dishonesty account for over two-fifths (45%) of all crime recorded in Scotland in 2019-20. Last year, there were 209 knife-related fatalities in England and Wales - the highest since records began in 1946. . Detail is provided on limited comparisons with recorded crime in England & Wales and Northern Ireland. Drug crimes account for 55% of Other crimes. Help improve gov.scot by filling in a short survey. For the definition of Serious assault and the distinction between Serious assault and Common assault please see Paragraph 6.19 within Annex 1. Video, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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. In 2012 there were 2.7 homicides. By Shanae Dennis. One of its early projects involved sending senior doctors into schools to share their harrowing experiences. 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. 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 '. Further detail on the type of information available from the SCJS on sexual crime is also included. 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. Similar drops have been recorded for. 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. This has contributed to the increase in Other sexual crimes. The VRU was also influenced by LA-based Homeboy Industries, which offers gang members employment in its cafes. 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. During this same time there were increases in Shoplifting (up 3%) and Fraud (up 33%). A separate Homicide in Scotland bulletin is produced by the Scottish Government which contains more detailed information on the crimes of Murder and Culpable homicide (common law). 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. Until this year this category had been on an upward trend since 2011-12, having increased by 76% between then and 2018-19. 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. We publish figures for selected police recorded offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in the Offences involving the use of weapons: data tables. 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. The "Glasgow model" has been widely praised as a way of tackling violent crime. This follows an increasing trend since 2014-15. Information on sensitive topics is collected through a number of additional self-completion sections. Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct accounted for 4% of Miscellaneous offences in 2019-20. . The national rate of recorded Motor vehicle offences increased from 215 per 10,000 population in 2018-19 to 223 per 10,000 population in 2019-20 (see Table 4). The next Homicide in Scotland statistical bulletin will contain data for 2019-20 and will be published on October 27th 2020. 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. continues to contribute a very small proportion (1%) to the total. There remains a 42% reduction in Non-sexual crimes of violence since 2002-03. 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. 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. 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). These crimes have increased by 7% from 2,481 in 2018-19 to 2,657 in 2019-20. 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. 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. Finally, the implementation of the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 on 3rd July 2017 resulted in new crimes of Disclosing or threatening to disclose an intimate image being recorded. Vandalism etc. Police-recorded offences involving a knife or sharp instrument rose to 46,265 for the year to March, up from 43,706 in the previous 12 months, according to information released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday. Over the ten year period from 2010-11 to 2019-20, this category has fallen by just under a fifth (18%). In 2018-19, cannabis (herbal and resin), etizolam, cocaine, and heroin accounted for 80.8% of all drug possession seizures (Table D1). This segment includes information that should be considered to widen contextual understanding of the data provided on Group 2 - Sexual crimes. Whilst many incidents will have been dealt with by police without the need for enforcement, 107 Coronavirus restrictions crimes were recorded in 2019-20. Between 2009-10 and 2018-19, there has been a reduction of 31% in the total number of fires attended and a 35% decrease in the number of deliberate fires. ): Percentage of crimes / offences cleared up by the police, Scotland, 2010-11 to 2019-20, Table 4: Crimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 population, 2010-11 to 2019-20, Table 4 (Cont. This category accounted for less than 1% of Other crimes in 2019-20. The Official Statistics on Drug Seizures and Offender Characteristics presents figures on the number and type of drug seizures made by Police Scotland. It should be noted that the Other motor vehicle offences category is not considered comparable for years prior to 2013-14. 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. from 1971 onwards. The findings are included in the 2017-18 Main Findings report. Senior police officers examining ways to combat stabbings are turning their attention to Glasgow which has pioneered a highly successful knife crime prevention scheme. However, knife possession has increased in recent years, with more than 2,300. The Other motor vehicle offences category includes offences such as Accident offences and Parking offences. Other theft consists of Theft of pedal cycles, Theft from a motor vehicle not elsewhere classified and Theft not elsewhere classified (excl. 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. Dangerous and careless driving accounted for 9% of Motor vehicle offences. 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. Further information about HMICSs future work plan can be found at: https://www.hmics.scot/publications/hmics-annual-scrutiny-plan-2020-21. This has had an impact on the comparability of the recorded crime statistics before and after this point. We use cookies to collect anonymous data to help us improve your site browsing Police-recorded murders involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales in the 12 months to March 2022. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. includes Breach of the peace, Threatening or abusive behaviour, Stalking, Offensive behaviour at football and Threatening communications. The review found that over 90% of records in the sample studied had been correctly classified. Read about our approach to external linking. Figures for 2002 showed that Glasgow had a homicide rate of 58.7 people per . Further detail on these anomalies can be found later in this section and in Annex 2. Over the ten year period from 2010-11 to 2019-20 this crime has increased by 3%, including a 1% increase from 34,831 crimes in 2018-19 to 35,303 in 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. Since 2010-11 the number of these crimes has fallen by 42%. The statistics are stark. 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). For further information on the classification of crimes and offences, please see Chapter 7. An Additional Topical Analysis of Fraud, based on a random sample of 500 crime records, was included in last years bulletin. Other crimes of dishonesty account for 4% of total Crimes of dishonesty. This analysis identified that a number of offence codes are non-comparable over time. Updated 'Knife crime open data year ending March 2009 onwards' 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data tables, from year ending . Given part of the data collection process for 2018-19 had been completed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (specifically an analysis of the characteristics of drug possession crimes, where that possession was considered to be small enough for personal use), we have provided this below to aid user understanding of drug crime in Scotland. Over the past ten years crime has been on a downward trend in Scotland, having decreased by 24% since 2010-11. accounted for 94% of crimes of Fire-raising, vandalism etc. Over the ten year period from 2010-11 to 2019-20 this crime group has decreased by 48%, including a 6% decrease from 13,777 in 2018-19 to 12,903 in 2019-20. As such, part of the increase in Other sexual crimes since 2016-17 is due to this legislative change. increased for a long period, but there was a sharp downward trend since they peaked in 2006-07. It is based on a ground-breaking approach used in Scotland. He famously convinced rival leaders to shake hands and give up their weapons. Levels of violent crime increased for a long period, before entering a downward trend in 2002-03. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Try an example. Workers are paired with a mentor who can help them master everything from basic employment skills, like turning up on time, through to debt management and relationship issues. 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. The number of Shopliftings recorded was 3% higher than in 2010-11. Other sexual crimes are the largest category in Group 2, accounting for 45% of Sexual crimes. 2 As these figures are estimates they have been rounded to the nearest 100. *There was a procedural change to the counting of crimes of Handling an offensive weapon in 2017-18. 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. In 2017-18, Communications Act 2003 (Sexual) offences were transferred from Group 6 Miscellaneous offences to Group 2 Sexual crimes. 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). 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. The Recorded Crime in Scotland 2015-16 bulletin presented the results of an analysis of police recorded Common assault conducted by Scottish Government statisticians. This category experienced a decrease of 6% between 2018-19 and 2019-20. Furthermore, not all police recorded crimes of fire-raising may result in the attendance of the SFRS. offences and is likely to be the reason why there has been a fall in Stalking offences. Over the ten year period from 2010-11 to 2019-20, Other theft has seen a decrease of 36%, including a 3% decrease from 42,880 in 2018-19 to 41,421 in 2019-20. Further information on quality issues is available in Annex 2. In 2009 the VRU launched the Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV). Visit 'Set cookie preferences' to control specific cookies. A sharp instrument was the main method of killing for 34 (58%) of those cases and all but one of them involved a knife. 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. Crimes of Fraud account for 11% of Crimes of dishonesty. From 2017-18 onwards it also includes Disclosing or threatening to disclose an intimate image. In 2008 six surgeons who had witnessed first-hand the devastating impact of knife crime formed Medics Against Violence (MAV). 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/. 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. Rape & attempted rape accounted for 18% of Sexual crimes. 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