Nature of Crime
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Crimes recorded- trends
Recorded crime levels are among the lowest level since 1974, with Police Scotland recording 289,362 crimes in 2022/23. This number does not include many minor offences such as speeding and anti-social behaviour.
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Offenses recorded- trends
In 2022/23, there were 172,207 offences recorded by the police in Scotland. This was a 5% decrease from 2021-22
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Largest crime type
Crimes of dishonesty are the single largest type of crime- 26% of crime is crime of dishonesty e.g. theft.
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Crime recorded vs real crime
For example, in 2022/23 police scotland estimated only 30% of crime was reported to the police
