§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a statement showing in respect of each police force division in Scotland; (a) the total number of offences notified to the police in 1985. and (b) the percentage change in the above total compared to the total so notified in 1978.
§ Mr. LangA breakdown of the figures by police force division is not available and could not be obtained except at disproportionate cost. The table sets out the figures on crimes and offences recorded by each police force area for the years specified.
Crimes and Offences Recorded, by Police Force Area, Scotland: 1978 and 1985 1978 1985 Percentage change Central 28,585 37,634 +31.7 Dumfries and Galloway 16,532 21,301 +28.8 Fife 26,389 44,011 +66.8 Grampian 48,128 71,659 +48.9 Lothian and Borders 108,724 129,573 +19.2 Northern 26,021 31,341 +20.4 Strathclyde 338,373 403,637 +19.3 Tayside 48,007 61,224 +27.5 Scotland Total 640,759 800,380 +24.9