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Crimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 people: record highs and lows

The extremes of crimes and offences recorded in scotland per 10,000 people as published by Scottish Government, across the 10 periods held here (Year ending March 2017 to Year ending March 2026). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.

The latest figure, 568.5 in Year ending March 2026, is the highest in the whole published series of 10 periods. The rule: a period counts as beaten only when its figure is strictly below the latest, and the claim is only made when it reaches back at least five years.

Highest published

568.5Year ending March 2026

Lowest published

529.2Year ending March 2022

The full series

Crimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 people: Year ending March 2017 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour020040020182020202220242026Year ending March 2017: 554.8 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2018: 564.6 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2019: 566.9 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2020: 564.1 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2021: 553.6 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2022: 529.2 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2023: 531.2 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2024: 544.5 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2025: 539.2 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2026: 568.5 per 10,000 population · published 23 June 2026
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What a record here is, and is not

A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.