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

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 Offences Recorded by the Police in Scotland in Specified Years, 1945 to 1975
1945
| 1955
| 1965
| 19751

75,596
| 120,979
| 224,260
| 293,629

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

All Scotland
| 338,410
| 358,533

Central
| 17,533
| 18,185

Dumfries and Galloway
| 14,136
| 13,171

Fife
| 20,307
| 21,210

Grampian
| 38,275
| 40,628

Lothian and Borders
| 46,637
| 48,034

Northern
| 19,132
| 21,782

Strathclyde
| 153,575
| 166,361

Tayside
| 28,815
| 29,162


Table 3: Bib. Numbers and Table Numbers for Published Statistics for Recorded Offences 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