Statistical Bulletin: Crime and Justice Series: Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2009-10

This bulletin presents statistics on domestic abuse, based on details of incidents supplied by the eight Scottish police forces in 2009-10. It should be recognised that the statistics presented in this bulletin cover only the incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police and that not all incidents of domestic abuse come to the attention of the police. In conjunction with the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, the statistics help to measure the extent and impact of domestic abuse in Scotland.