How many (a) rapes and (b) attempted rapes have been reported to police in the city of Edinburgh in each year since 1997 and how many convi…

Answered Asked by Kenny MacAskill SNP Lodged 9 Oct 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) rapes and (b) attempted rapes have been reported to police in the city of Edinburgh in each year since 1997 and how many convictions were secured following such reports.

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 6 Nov 2001 · 28 days after it was lodged, on time

Information in the format requested is not held centrally. The available information, on crimes of rape and assault with intent to rape which are recorded by the police, and on persons with a charge proved in court where the main offence was rape or assault with intent to rape, is given in the table.Rapes and assaults with intent to rape recorded by Lothian & Borders PoliceCrimes recorded and persons with a charge proved in court, 1997-20001Year and Crime | Number of offences recorded by the police in: | Number of persons with a charge proved2
City of Edinburgh Council area | Lothian & Borders Police Force area |
1997
Rape | 95 | 144 | 6
Assault with intent to rape | 28 | 41 | 3
Total | 123 | 185 | 9
1998
Rape | 114 | 151 | 6
Assault with intent to rape | 25 | 36 | 1
Total | 139 | 187 | 7
1999
Rape | 60 | 111 |

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