Recorded Crime In Scotland - Year Ending June 2023

20th September 2023

Scotland's Chief Statistician today released Recorded Crime in Scotland, year ending June 2023.

The police in Scotland recorded 292,702 crimes in the year ending June 2023. This was 2% higher than the 285,974 crimes recorded in the year ending June 2022, but 4% lower than the 305,300 crimes recorded in the year ending June 2019.

It should be noted that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and associated measures to limit social contact, has had an impact on both the type and volume of crime recorded since March 2020. The largest impact was seen during year ending June 2021, and to a lesser extent the years ending June 2020 and 2022. The final legal restrictions were lifted in April 2022, meaning the most recent year (year ending June 2023) was not impacted by these restrictions.

The recording of crime for the year ending June 2023 remains at one of the lowest levels seen for a 12-month period since 1974.

In the year ending June 2023:

Non-sexual crimes of violence were