The police in Scotland recorded 297,425 crimes in the year ending September 2023. This was three per cent higher than the 287,374 crimes recorded in the year ending September 2022, but three per cent lower than the 307,938 crimes recorded in the year ending September 2019.
The recording of crime for the year ending September 2023 remains at one of the lowest levels seen for a 12-month period since 1974.