Written Question · S1W-31424 · Session 1
What success it has had in achieving reductions in the levels of violent crime related to drug use in (a) Scotland and (b) Renfrewshire sin…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what success it has had in achieving reductions in the levels of violent crime related to drug use in (a) Scotland and (b) Renfrewshire since 1999 and what targets it has set for such reductions in this period.
The answer
The following table shows the incidence of violent crime in (a) Scotland and (b) Renfrewshire. There is no data collected centrally to indicate how many of these crimes were related to drug use.Crimes Recorded by the Police, 1999-2001 | Scotland | Renfrewshire
1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001
Non-sexual crimes of violence | 15,539 | 15,196 | 15,080 | 693 | 634 | 792
Excludes crimes of handling offensive weapons.In March 2002, the Executive set a target, for the police service across Scotland, for violent crime to be reduced by 2003-04 to a level 5% below the three-year average of 1997-2000. How crime rates are tackled locally is primarily an operational matter for chief constables to decide in consultation with the local communities.
1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001
Non-sexual crimes of violence | 15,539 | 15,196 | 15,080 | 693 | 634 | 792
Excludes crimes of handling offensive weapons.In March 2002, the Executive set a target, for the police service across Scotland, for violent crime to be reduced by 2003-04 to a level 5% below the three-year average of 1997-2000. How crime rates are tackled locally is primarily an operational matter for chief constables to decide in consultation with the local communities.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-31424 by reference.