There were 14,602 sexual crimes in Scotland in 2022/23 almost double the amount recorded ten years earlier. Since 2008/09 sexual offences have increased in almost every reporting year in Scotland with the peak occurring in 2021/22, at 15,049 sexual offences.
Number of sexual crimes recorded in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2022/23
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Scottish Government. (June 20, 2023). Number of sexual crimes recorded in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/328110/sexual-offences-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Number of sexual crimes recorded in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2022/23." Chart. June 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328110/sexual-offences-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2023). Number of sexual crimes recorded in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328110/sexual-offences-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Number of Sexual Crimes Recorded in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328110/sexual-offences-in-scotland/
Scottish Government, Number of sexual crimes recorded in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328110/sexual-offences-in-scotland/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Number of sexual crimes recorded in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2022/23 [Graph], Scottish Government, June 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/328110/sexual-offences-in-scotland/