§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of(a) total crimes and (b) violent crimes in each police force area in Scotland in 1979 and 1990 or the most recently available date and the percentage increase, in each authority area.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is set out in the table.
Number of crimes1, crimes and offences2 and violent crimes3 recorded in police force areas in 1979 and 1989 and the percentage change. Police Force Area 1979 1989 Percent age change 1979–89 Central Crimes 13,844 21,066 52 Crimes and offences 28,398 44,493 57 Violent crimes 1,271 3,006 137 Dumfries and Galloway Crimes 4,835 6,733 39 Crimes and offences 17,934 18,514 3 Violent crimes 404 1,037 157 Fife Crimes 14,257 27,690 94 Crimes and offences 31,779 53,411 68 Violent crimes 1,580 3,164 100 Grampian Crimes 22,821 34,034 49 Crimes and offences 50,604 76,538 51 Violent crimes 3,088 5,348 73 Lothian and Borders Crimes 62,502 78,301 25 Crimes and offences 116,828 141,039 21 Violent crimes 4,757 8,489 78 Northern Crimes 8,711 11,841 36 Crimes and offences 27,104 32,591 20 Violent crimes 1,231 1,896 54 Strathclyde Crimes 195,485 275,134 41 Crimes and offences 351,269 465,187 32 Violent crimes 16,625 31,018 87 Tayside Crimes 24,225 38,586 59 Crimes and offences 50,039 70,258 40 Violent crimes 1,767 3,574 102 Notes:
1 Comprises groups 1–5 of the Scottish Office Home and Health Department (SOHHD) classification of crimes and offences.
2 Comprises groups 1–7 of the SOHHD classification of crimes and offences.
3 Comprises group 1 (non-sexual crimes of violence), the sexual assault category from group 2 (crimes of indecency) and the petty assault category from group 6 (miscellaneous offences) of the SOHHD classification of crimes and offences.
439WDetails of the SOHHD classification are given in the SOHHD statistical bulletin "Recorded crime in Scotland, 1989", a copy of which is in the Library.