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Crimes recorded by the police in Scotland under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Crimes recorded by the police in Scotland: Year ending March 2017 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0100k200k300k20182020202220242026Year ending March 2017: 298,154 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2018: 304,215 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2019: 305,699 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2020: 305,220 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2021: 299,452 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2022: 286,464 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2023: 289,351 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2024: 299,790 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2025: 299,111 crimes · published 23 June 2026Year ending March 2026: 315,357 crimes · published 23 June 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present299,790Year ending March 2024315,357Year ending March 2026↑ 5.2%+15,567
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024305,699Year ending March 2019299,790Year ending March 2024↓ 1.9%−5,909
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019298,154Year ending March 2017305,699Year ending March 2019↑ 2.5%+7,545
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017No complete period was published before this government took office.
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.