High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Thursday, September 15, 2011
Crimes Cleared up by the Police
A crime is regarded as 'cleared-up' where there is a sufficiency of evidence under Scots law to justify consideration of criminal proceedings.
Clear-up rates for the different crime types show marked differences, from 25% for vandalism, fire-raising etc to 98% for other crimes.
Generally, clear-up rates have been increasing over recent years, with 2010-11 being the highest rate for non-sexual crimes of violence (e.g. murder, serious assault) for 35 years.
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Source: Justice Analytical Services
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