Homicide in Scotland, 2002

Statistics on homicide in Scotland, 2002


Statistical Bulletin Criminal Justice Series CrJ/2003/9 HOMICIDE IN SCOTLAND, 2002

Victims of homicide (1), by age and sex: the number of victims and rates per million population, 1993-2002 Table 6

Sex and age of victim

Year recorded

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001 (2)

2002

Number:

All victims

116

111

133

134

90

96

119

105

116

127

Under 1 year

4

2

3

1

2

2

2

6

5

2

1 to 4

-

2

3

4

2

1

-

2

2

3

5 to 15

5

2

4

19

2

4

1

2

2

5

16 to 20

12

15

18

11

8

12

11

11

17

12

21 to 29

30

33

32

30

21

23

30

18

20

28

30 to 49

37

32

53

51

38

39

55

46

46

52

50 to 69

24

22

15

13

10

10

16

15

18

19

70 and over

4

3

5

5

7

5

4

5

5

6

Males

85

90

104

97

72

75

98

74

85

106

Under 1 year

2

2

2

-

2

1

2

3

2

2

1 to 4

-

1

1

1

2

1

-

1

2

1

5 to 15

2

2

3

7

1

3

1

2

1

3

16 to 20

9

14

15

10

6

10

11

9

10

8

21 to 29

25

30

27

25

16

18

25

18

15

26

30 to 49

27

21

42

43

32

32

42

28

38

46

50 to 69

19

19

10

10

8

8

16

11

14

15

70 and over

1

1

4

1

5

2

1

2

3

5

Females

31

21

29

37

18

21

21

31

31

21

Under 1 year

2

-

1

1

-

1

-

3

3

-

1 to 4

-

1

2

3

-

-

-

1

-

2

5 to 15

3

-

1

12

1

1

-

-

1

2

16 to 20

3

1

3

1

2

2

-

2

7

4

21 to 29

5

3

5

5

5

5

5

-

5

2

30 to 49

10

11

11

8

6

7

13

18

9

6

50 to 69

5

3

5

3

2

2

-

4

4

4

70 and over

3

2

1

4

2

3

3

3

2

1

Rate per million population:

All victims

22.8

21.8

26.1

26.3

17.7

18.9

23.5

21

23

25

Under 1 year

62.5

31.8

49.8

17.1

33.5

34.7

35.6

112

96

39

1 to 4

-

7.7

11.6

15.9

8.2

4.2

-

9

9

14

5 to 15

7.1

2.8

5.6

26.8

2.8

5.7

1.4

3

3

7

16 to 20

37.3

48.2

58.3

35.6

25.7

37.9

34.3

34

53

38

21 to 29

41.4

46.4

46.4

45.0

32.8

37.6

51.0

31

36

51

30 to 49

26.0

22.1

36.1

34.4

25.6

26.2

36.9

31

31

35

50 to 69

22.6

20.7

14.1

12.2

9.2

9.0

14.3

13

16

17

70 and over

7.5

5.6

9.2

9.2

12.7

9.0

7.2

9

9

10

Males

34.7

36.7

42.4

39.6

29.5

30.8

40.2

30

35

44

Under 1 year

61.3

62.3

64.9

-

65.3

33.9

69.5

109

76

77

1 to 4

-

7.6

7.6

7.8

16.1

8.2

-

8

17

9

5 to 15

5.6

5.5

8.3

19.3

2.8

8.3

2.8

6

3

9

16 to 20

55.3

89.3

96.4

64.2

38.1

62.6

68.1

56

62

49

21 to 29

69.4

84.8

78.9

75.7

50.6

59.7

86.5

64

54

94

30 to 49

38.3

29.4

57.9

58.9

43.9

43.9

57.6

38

52

63

50 to 69

37.8

37.7

19.7

19.7

15.4

15.1

29.8

20

25

27

70 and over

5.2

5.1

20.1

5.0

24.5

9.7

4.8

9

14

23

Females

11.7

7.9

10.9

14.0

6.8

8.0

8.0

12

12

8

Under 1 year

63.7

-

34.0

35.1

-

35.7

-

116

117

-

1 to 4

-

7.9

15.8

24.4

-

-

-

9

-

19

5 to 15

8.7

-

2.9

34.6

2.9

2.9

-

-

3

6

16 to 20

18.9

6.5

19.6

6.5

12.9

12.7

-

13

44

25

21 to 29

13.8

8.4

14.4

14.9

15.4

16.1

16.7

-

18

7

30 to 49

13.9

15.0

14.8

10.6

8.0

9.2

17.1

24

12

8

50 to 69

8.9

5.4

8.9

5.4

3.5

3.5

-

7

7

7

70 and over

8.8

5.9

2.9

11.6

5.8

8.7

8.6

9

6

3

1. Currently (as at 30 October 2003) recorded as homicide.
2. Total includes 2 victims where sex and/or age was unknown.

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