Homicide in Scotland, 2003 - Statistics Published

Summary statistics on homicides recorded in Scotland in 2003


Statistics Release CrJ/2004: HOMICIDE IN SCOTLAND, 2003 - STATISTICS PUBLISHED

Table 1: Cases and victims currently (1) recorded as homicide by the Police in Scotland, 1984-2003

1984-93 (2)

1994

1995

1996 (3)

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Average

Number of cases

92

108

132

115

90

94

118

104

107

126

108

Number of victims

96

111

133

134

90

96

119

105

110

128

108

Number of victims per million population

19

22

26

26

18

19

23

21

22

25

21

Number of accused

132

166

197

171

126

140

173

126

145

187

140

(1) At 10 November 2004.
(2) Excludes the case in 1988 of the Lockerbie disaster in which 270 victims were killed.
(3) Includes the 17 victims of the Dunblane shootings.

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