How many rapes were reported in each of the last five years and how many such cases resulted in prosecution broken down by (a) police force…

Answered Asked by Gil Paterson SNP Lodged 12 Jul 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many rapes were reported in each of the last five years and how many such cases resulted in prosecution broken down by (a) police force and (b) procurator fiscal area.

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 9 Aug 2002 · 28 days after it was lodged, on time

The available information on crimes of rape, which were recorded by the police, and on persons proceeded against in court where rape was the main offence, is given in the following tables. Data by procurator fiscal area are not available.Crimes recorded by the police, by Police Force Area, 1997-2001Police force area | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001
Scotland | 570 | 613 | 591 | 562 | 589
Central | 12 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 33
Dumfries and Galloway | 14 | 25 | 40 | 19 | 16
Fife | 25 | 35 | 32 | 54 | 42
Grampian | 54 | 76 | 82 | 60 | 55
Lothian and Borders | 144 | 151 | 111 | 119 | 130
Northern | 24 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 21
Strathclyde | 217 | 215 | 218 | 219 | 240
Tayside | 80 | 66 | 67 | 62 | 52
Persons proceeded against for rape (where main offence) in Scottish Courts, by Police Force Area, 1997-2001Police force area | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 20011

In the Official Report

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