Crime Statistics (Hansard, 22 December 1988)

§ Mr. Wallace
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was(a) the total number of recorded crimes and (b) the total number of crimes committed against the person in 1979 and the latest year available.
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§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The information requested is set out in the table:

Crimes recorded: Scotland

1979 1987

Total crimes 346,680 481,230

Crimes committed against the person¹ 14,698 23,616

¹ Comprises group 1 (non-sexual crimes of violence) and group 2 (crimes of indecency) of the Scottish Home and Health Department classification of crimes and offences.

§ Mr. Wallace
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total crime clear-up rate for Scotland, broken down by police authority area, in 1979 and the latest year available.

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The information is as follows:

Force Percentage clear-up rate: crimes

1979 1987

Central 37.6 48.8

Dumfries and Galloway 40.4 53.8

Fife 43.4 41.8

Grampian 37.4 31.5

Lothian and Borders 29.2 38.9

Northern 60.7 62.9

Strathclyde 25.6 29.3

Tayside 35.0 42.7

Scotland 30.0 34.9

Crimes recorded: Scotland
	1979	1987
Total crimes	346,680	481,230
Crimes committed against the person¹	14,698	23,616
¹ Comprises group 1 (non-sexual crimes of violence) and group 2 (crimes of indecency) of the Scottish Home and Health Department classification of crimes and offences.

Force	Percentage clear-up rate: crimes
	1979	1987
Central	37.6	48.8
Dumfries and Galloway	40.4	53.8
Fife	43.4	41.8
Grampian	37.4	31.5
Lothian and Borders	29.2	38.9
Northern	60.7	62.9
Strathclyde	25.6	29.3
Tayside	35.0	42.7
Scotland	30.0	34.9