Publication - Statistics

Domestic abuse: statistics recorded by the police in Scotland - 2016/17

Published: 24 October 2017
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Part of: Communities and third sector, Law and order, Public safety and emergencies
ISBN: 9781788512350

Characteristics of victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse incidents recorded by the police in Scotland.

Number & Rate per 10,000 population ³

Age Group of Perpetrator	Female	Male	Not recorded or other ⁴	Total	Female	Male	Total
	Gender of perpetrator				Rate per 10,000 population ³
Under 16	28	89	1	118	1	2	1
16-18	464	1,089	1	1,554	54	120	88
19-21	973	2,718	2	3,693	96	263	180
22-25	1,469	5,439	-	6,908	96	360	228
26-30	1,744	7,995	4	9,743	94	438	265
31-35	1,723	7,301	3	9,027	96	426	258
36-40	1,343	5,715	1	7,059	82	361	219
41-50	1,976	8,190	5	10,171	51	226	136
51-60	782	3,716	-	4,498	20	100	59
61 and over	204	1,290	1	1,495	3	23	12
Not Recorded	72	251	4,221	4,544	-	-	-
Total	10,778	43,793	4,239	58,810	39	167	109

Please see Notes for Tables at end of Chapter 5.

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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