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38: HEALTH
39: MORTALITY RATES
40: ROAD ACCIDENTS
41: CRIME (SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE & LOTHIAN AND BORDERS POLICE FIGURES FOR EDINBURGH CITY)
42: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER
43: FIRE (LOTHIAN & BORDERS)
44: COMMUNITY / NEIGHBOURHOOD ISSUES
45: LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE
46: CLIMATE
50: CLEANLINESS, WASTE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING
51: ENERGY AND WATER CONSUMPTION
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41: CRIME (SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE & LOTHIAN AND BORDERS POLICE FIGURES FOR EDINBURGH CITY)

EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND

EDINBURGH sources
/ notes		 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
No. of police officers (incl. HQ staff + CID) (*1) 1,687 1,728 1,726 1,741 1,772 1,839 1,822
Total force incl. support staff 2,554 2,561 2,586 2,653 2,729 2,948 2,961
Total reported crimes (*2) 54,208 52,034 52,711 51,280 52,059 49,848 48,430
.. per 10,000 population 1,209 1,159 1,174 1,144 1,148 1,089 1,044
Overall clear-up rate (*3) 43% 42% 42% 38% 39% 37% 44%
Clear-up rates (*4)
1: violent non-sexual crimes 66% 66% 66% 68% 50% 50% 52%
2: sexual assault & indecency 58% 63% 71% 70% 61% 63% 56%
3: crimes involving theft & dishonesty 36% 39% 37% 36% 34% 31% 36%
4: fireraising, vandalism, reckless conduct 16% 19% 18% 14% 13% 14% 23%
5: drugs & other crimes 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Total groups 1 to 5 39% 43% 41% 42% 38% 38% 44%
Major Crime Groups :
Violent non-sexual crimes (*5) 2,443 2,266 1,961 1,613 1,468 1,342 1,441
.. per 10,000 population 54 50 44 36 32 29 31 per 10,000 pop.
Crimes of indecency (*6) 579 586 752 666 792 654 736
.. per 10,000 population 13 13 17 15 17 14 16 per 10,000 pop.
Crimes of dishonesty (*7) 36,347 33,801 32,533 32,636 32,418 29,036 25,558
.. per 10,000 population 811 753 725 728 715 634 551 per 10,000 pop.
Fire-raising, vandalism etc. (*8) 9,892 9,997 10,332 10,472 11,243 12,051 12,750
.. per 10,000 population 221 223 230 234 248 263 275 per 10,000 pop.
Other crimes (*9) 4,947 5,384 7,133 5,893 6,138 6,765 7,945
.. per 10,000 population 110 120 159 131 135 148 171 per 10,000 pop.
Selected Specific Crimes :
Serious assault n/a 425 424 367 402 330 357
.. per 10,000 population n/a 9 9 8 9 7 8 per 10,000 pop.
Offensive weapons 570 606 635 614 625 748 807
.. per 10,000 population 13 13 14 14 14 16 17 per 10,000 pop.
Domestic housebreaking 2,605 2,543 2,525 2,560 2,900 3,341 2,790
.. per 10,000 population 58 57 56 57 64 75 60 per 10,000 pop.
Vandalism 9,503 9,653 9,883 10,121 10,832 11,555 12,085
.. per 10,000 population 212 215 220 226 239 252 261 per 10,000 pop.
Petty assault 7,677 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
.. per 10,000 population 171 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a per 10,000 pop.
Breach of the peace 3,585 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
.. per 10,000 population 80 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a per 10,000 pop.

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LOTHIAN sources
/ notes		 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
No. of police officers (incl. HQ staff + CID) (*1) 2,524 2,601 2,597 2,606 2,641 2,803 2,721
Total force incl. support staff 3,636 3,636 3,670 3,758 3,790 4,050 4,022
Total reported crimes (*2) 75,889 72,265 76,218 72,566 78,211 74,938 72,832
.. per 10,000 population 977 927 978 931 1,002 951 919
Overall clear-up rate (*3) 45% 44% 43% 40% 40% 38% 44%
Overall crime detection rate (*4) 41.50% 46.40% 45.70% 43.70% 42.00% 42.10% 45.30%
(excl. misc. & motoring offences)
Major Crime Groups :
Violent non-sexual crimes (*5) 3,457 3,126 2,610 2,339 2,133 1,920 2,080
.. per 10,000 population 45 40 33 30 27 24 26 per 10,000 pop.
Crimes of indecency (*6) 878 843 1,100 1,126 1,206 1,065 1,156
.. per 10,000 population 11 11 14 14 15 14 15 per 10,000 pop.
Crimes of dishonesty (*7) 49,630 45,335 45,741 43,733 45,156 39,967 35,977
.. per 10,000 population 639 582 587 561 579 507 454 per 10,000 pop.
Fire-raising, vandalism etc. (*8) 14,434 14,745 16,077 16,447 20,404 21,846 22,293
.. per 10,000 population 186 189 206 211 262 277 281 per 10,000 pop.
Other crimes (*9) 7,490 8,216 10,690 8,921 9,312 10,140 11,416
.. per 10,000 population 96 105 137 114 119 129 144 per 10,000 pop.
Selected Specific Crimes :
Serious assault n/a 662 697 645 659 560 606
.. per 10,000 population n/a 9 9 8 8 7 8 per 10,000 pop.
Offensive weapons 850 924 980 912 965 1,107 1,292
.. per 10,000 population 11 12 13 12 12 14 16 per 10,000 pop.
Domestic housebreaking 3,735 3,752 3,902 3,611 3,883 4,483 3,577
.. per 10,000 population 48 48 50 46 50 57 45 per 10,000 pop.
Vandalism 13,837 14,206 15,324 15,767 19,583 20,795 21,000
.. per 10,000 population 178 182 197 202 251 264 265 per 10,000 pop.
Petty assault 11,865 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
.. per 10,000 population 153 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a per 10,000 pop.
Breach of the peace 5,759 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
.. per 10,000 population 74 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a per 10,000 pop.

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SCOTLAND sources
/ notes 		2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total reported crimes (*1) 435,703 423,172 421,093 427,034 406,979 438,093 417,785 419,257
.. per 10,000 population 861 836 833 845 805 863 820 819
Overall clear-up rate (*2) 43% n/a 45% 46% 47% 45% 46% 47%
Major Crime Groups : (*3)
Violent non-sexual crimes 23,440 23,349 23,751 16,461 15,230 14,700 13,726 14,099
.. per 10,000 population (*4) 46 46 47 33 30 29 27 28 per 10,000 pop.
Crimes of indecency 5,982 5,754 5,987 6,552 6,557 7,324 6,558 6,726
.. per 10,000 population (*5) 12 11 12 13 13 14 13 13 per 10,000 pop.
Crimes of dishonesty 276,189 260,936 239,892 235,668 210,874 210,365 187,798 183,760
.. per 10,000 population (*6) 546 515 475 466 417 414 369 359 per 10,000 pop.
Fire-raising, vandalism etc. 79,568 83,192 94,924 95,470 100,036 128,566 127,889 129,734
.. per 10,000 population (*7) 157 164 188 189 198 253 251 254 per 10,000 pop.
Other crimes 50,524 49,941 56,539 72,883 74,282 77,138 81,814 84,938
.. per 10,000 population 100 99 112 144 147 152 161 166 per 10,000 pop.
Selected Specific Crimes :
Serious assault n/a 6,892 7,546 7,593 7,514 7,768 7,151 7,504
.. per 10,000 population n/a 14 15 15 13 12 14 15 per 10,000 pop.
Offensive weapons 8,084 8,070 9,039 9,362 9,278 9,545 9,628 10,110
.. per 10,000 population 16 16 18 19 19 19 19 20 per 10,000 pop.
Domestic housebreaking 52,863 47,729 45,515 40,586 36,432 34,959 31,319 30,580
.. per 10,000 population 104 94 90 80 46 42 61 60 per 10,000 pop.
Vandalism 78,928 83,378 92,034 93,831 99,569 123,868 123,033 124,758
.. per 10,000 population 156 165 182 186 197 236 241 244 per 10,000 pop.
Petty assault 53,989 54,751 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
.. per 10,000 population 107 108 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a per 10,000 pop.
Breach of the peace 71,028 69,986 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
.. Per 10,000 population 140 238 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

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