In 2023/24 the crime rate in Scotland was 561 crimes per 10,000 people, one of the lowest crime rates recorded in this time period. After peaking at 1,007 in 2004/05, the crime rate in Scotland has fallen significantly, reaching a low in the 2021/22 reporting year.
Crime rate per 10,000 population in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2023/24
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Scottish Government. (June 25, 2024). Crime rate per 10,000 population in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916472/crime-rate-of-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Crime rate per 10,000 population in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2023/24." Chart. June 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916472/crime-rate-of-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2024). Crime rate per 10,000 population in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916472/crime-rate-of-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Crime Rate per 10,000 Population in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2023/24." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916472/crime-rate-of-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government, Crime rate per 10,000 population in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2023/24 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916472/crime-rate-of-scotland-uk/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Crime rate per 10,000 population in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2023/24 [Graph], Scottish Government, June 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/916472/crime-rate-of-scotland-uk/
