§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the top 10 categories of more frequent criminal offences in Scotland in 1976, or the latest 12 months for which figures are available, giving the percentage of such crimes committed by juveniles.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe 10 most frequently occurring crimes and offences made known to the police in Scotland in 1975 were as follows:
Crime or offence Number made Knonwn Housebreaking 97,400 Theft 95,602 Breach of the peace 73,148 Exceeding speed limit relating to built-up areas 29,850 Malicious mischief 26,218 Taking motor vehicle without consent of owner 22,754 Driving recklessly; careless driving etc. 20,540 Drunkenness 19,757 Construction and Use Regulations (other than lighting) 17,730 Police Acts, Bye-laws, regulations 13,597 Figures are not available for the percentage of such crimes committed by juveniles.
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§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the numbers of all crimes committed in Scotland in 1976, or the latest 12 months for which figures are available, broken down by regions, and giving the percentage of Scottish crime occurring in each region.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe total number of crimes (Group I-VI) made known to the police in Scotland in 1975 was 232,482. The number made known in each region and the percentage distribution are as follows:
Region Number made known Percentage Highland 5,631 2.4 Orkney Shetland Western Isles Grampian 14,449 6.2 Tayside 16,660 7.2 Fife 9,040 3.9 Lothian 37,229 16.0 Borders 2,031 0.9 Central 9,012 3.9 Strathclyde 1,35,242 58.1 Dumfries and Galloway 3,188 1.4 The regional figures are approximations obtained by adding the post-regionalisation (16th May to 31st December) figures for each region to the pre-regionalisation (1st January to 15th May) figures for the constituent authorities.