HC Deb 07 February 1996 vol 271 cc226-7W
Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give a breakdown of the number of crimes which were recorded as being racially motivated reported since 1989 within each police authority in Scotland; and if he will make a statement. [13793]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[holding answer 6 February 1996]: Details of the number of crimes with racial motivation are not available, although statistics are now being collected to provide that information. The table gives the number of incidents with racial motivation recorded by the police.

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Central 18 45 69 51 52 75
Dumfries and Galloway 4 6
Fife 3 35 30 20 40
Grampian 4 9 4 20 28 44
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Lothian and Borders 91 178 213 184 223 266
Northern 1
Strathclyde 236 300 254 250 205 225
Tayside 27 101 103 128 193 135
Total 376 636 678 663 726 791