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Scottish Offences and Law Enforcement Data
Public Safety & Security
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Detailed records of criminal activity and offences recorded across Scotland facilitate deep analysis of public safety trends between 2022 and 2023. Sourced from public records produced by the Scottish Government, the data encompasses 58 distinct types of crimes and offences, aggregated by location. This resource supports predictive modelling to forecast future crime levels, trend analysis to identify patterns over time, and geographic assessments to understand how specific locations influence criminal activity.
Columns
- Reference Area: The specific geographic location or council area within Scotland (33 unique values).
- All Crimes: The total count of all recorded crimes and offences for the area.
- All Group 1: Non-sexual crimes of violence: Aggregated count of violent crimes not sexual in nature.
- All Group 2: Sexual crimes: Aggregated count of sexual offences.
- All Group 3: Crimes of dishonesty: Aggregated count of crimes such as theft or fraud.
- All Group 4: Damage and reckless behaviour: Aggregated count of vandalism and reckless conduct.
- All Group 5: Crimes against society: Aggregated count of crimes deemed to be against the public order or state.
- All Group 6: Antisocial offences: Aggregated count of behaviour causing harassment, alarm, or distress.
- All Group 7: Miscellaneous offences: Aggregated count of other various minor offences.
- All Group 8: Road traffic offences: Aggregated count of motoring and traffic-related violations.
Distribution
- Format: .csv (Comma Separated Values)
- File Name: recorded-crime.csv
- Size: Approximately 10.08 kB
- Structure: The dataset contains 33 records corresponding to unique reference areas (including a total for Scotland), with no missing or mismatched values reported across the primary columns.
Usage
- Predictive Modelling: Forecasting future crime rates based on historical 2022-2023 figures.
- Geographic Risk Assessment: Evaluating safety levels across different Scottish council areas.
- Policy Development: Informing government strategies on resource allocation for police services.
- Sociological Research: Analysing the prevalence of specific crime groups (e.g., dishonesty vs. violent crime) in urban versus rural settings.
Coverage
- Geographic Scope: Scotland, broken down into 33 specific reference areas.
- Time Range: 2022 to 2023.
- Data Availability: The data represents a complete set of recorded statistics for the specified period with 100% validity across reported columns.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Criminologists: For academic research into criminal behaviour patterns.
- Data Scientists: For building classification or regression models regarding public safety.
- Public Policy Analysts: For assessing the effectiveness of current law enforcement strategies.
- Journalists: For reporting on regional crime trends and statistics.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Scotland Recorded Crime Statistics 2022-2023
- Scottish Offences and Law Enforcement Data
- Regional Crime Aggregates Scotland 22/23
- Scotland Public Safety and Offence Register
Attributes
Original Data Source: Scottish Offences and Law Enforcement Data
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