How many crimes were recorded by the police in (a) 1945, (b) 1955, (c) 1965, (d) 1975 and (e) each year since 1985, broken down by police f…

The information requested for 1945 to 1975 is given for Scotland in table 1. During 1975, 20 Scottish police forces were reorganised into the eight current police forces. Figures for police force areas comparable with those after 1975 are therefore not available. The requested information for 1985 and 1986 is given in table 2. For the years from 1987, the data has been published annually in the Recorded Crime Statistical Bulletin. Table 3 details the table number and Bib. number for each publication, copies of which are available in the Parliament’s Reference Centre.
Table 1: Number of Crimes Recorded by the Police in Scotland in Specified Years, 1945 to 1975
1945
| 1955
| 1965
| 19751

86,075
| 74,773
| 140,141
| 281,485

Note: 1. Data for 1975 is incomplete due to local government reorganisation.
Table 2: Number of Crimes Recorded by the Police by Police Force Area, 1985 and 1986
Police Force
| 1985
| 1986

All Scotland
| 457,899
| 458,605

Central
| 19,986
| 20,295

Dumfries and Galloway
| 7,132
| 7,280

Fife
| 23,186
| 23,112

Grampian
| 33,093
| 37,161

Lothian and Borders
| 82,519
| 78,606

Northern
| 11,888
| 12,173

Strathclyde
| 248,448
| 245,240

Tayside
| 31,647
| 34,738


Table 3: Bib. Numbers and Table Numbers for Published Statistics for Recorded Crimes by Police Force Area, 1987 to 2003
Title
| Bib. Number
| Table Number

Recorded Crime in Scotland 1987
| 35176
| 5

Recorded Crime in Scotland 1988
| 35177
| 5

Recorded Crime in Scotland 1989
| 35178
| 5

Recorded Crime in Scotland 1990
| 35179
| 5

Recorded Crime in Scotland 1991
| 35180
| 5

Recorded Crime in Scotland 1992
| 35181
| 5

Recorded Crime in Scotland 1993
| 35182
| 5

Recorded Crime in Scotland 1994
|