Data on the number of serious assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from reporting year 2006/07 to reporting year 2019/20 shows that although the number of serious assaults fell from *** thousand to *** thousand between 2008/09 and 2014/15, the numbers have since increased, reaching * thousand offences in 2018/19. However, the numbers have slightly decreased in the most recent period of 2019/2020, to *** thousand.
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Scottish Government. (October 27, 2020). Number of serious assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2019/2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/617753/serious-assault-crimes-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Number of serious assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2019/2020." Chart. October 27, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/617753/serious-assault-crimes-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2020). Number of serious assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2019/2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/617753/serious-assault-crimes-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Number of Serious Assaults Recorded by The Police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2019/2020." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Oct 2020, /statistics/617753/serious-assault-crimes-scotland/
Scottish Government, Number of serious assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2019/2020 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/617753/serious-assault-crimes-scotland/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Number of serious assaults recorded by the police in Scotland from 2006/07 to 2019/2020 [Graph], Scottish Government, October 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/617753/serious-assault-crimes-scotland/
