In the 2023/24 reporting year there were 299,780 crimes recorded by the police in Scotland, with 111,054 of these crimes categorized as crimes of dishonesty, the most common crime type in this year.
Number of police recorded crimes in Scotland in 2023/24, by type of crime
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Scottish Government. (June 25, 2024). Number of police recorded crimes in Scotland in 2023/24, by type of crime [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/370384/crime-incidents-recorded-in-scotland-breakdown/
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Scottish Government. (2024). Number of police recorded crimes in Scotland in 2023/24, by type of crime. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/370384/crime-incidents-recorded-in-scotland-breakdown/
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Number of police recorded crimes in Scotland in 2023/24, by type of crime [Graph], Scottish Government, June 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/370384/crime-incidents-recorded-in-scotland-breakdown/