Reported to Police
The most recent data shows that 1,151,130 incidents were reported to Police Scotland during the period to the end of 2024/25 Q3. Of these:
- 202,789 were anti-social behaviour incidents reported by members of the public
- 29,120 were assault-related incidents
- 60,924 related to theft
- 9,993 related to housebreaking
- 148,743 were transport-related incidents
More information can be found here.
The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey estimated that only around 29% of property and violent crime was reported to the police in 2021/22. This is at the lowest level since 2008/09. Further information on reporting rates and reasons behind non-reporting can be found in the report, here.