Persons with a Charge Proved in Scottish Courts for Selected Offences1, by Police Force Area, 1997- 2003 Offence/Police Force Area 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20033 Homicide Central 7 6 6 1 3 5 2 Dumfries and Galloway 2 1 - - 4 6 1 Fife 9 3 1 1 7 5 2 Grampian 8 2 14 5 11 8 9 Lothian and Borders 12 18 11 10 8 17 10 Northern 5 4 7 6 5 2 6 Strathclyde 62 50 64 64 58 42 47 Tayside 3 4 4 8 5 9 6 Total 108 88 107 95 101 94 83 Serious Assault and Attempted Murder Central 38 56 64 59 56 85 84 Dumfries and Galloway 33 29 27 25 27 41 34 Fife 55 58 57 51 71 99 60 Grampian 70 75 91 68 71 74 93 Lothian and Borders 184 144 142 169 173 227 228 Northern 22 39 36 57 43 45 67 Strathclyde 552 516 589 526 585 604 744 Tayside 83 85 80 94 95 123 100 Total 1,037 1,002 1,086 1,0502 1,121 1,298 1,410 Robbery Central 22 17 20 20 27 23 32 Dumfries and Galloway 15 6 12 17 22 19 14 Fife 42 32 42 36 41 38 49 Grampian 34 55 40 33 50 51 70 Lothian and Borders 125 84 96 83 79 102 70 Northern 5 9 9 2 6 6 5 Strathclyde 380 389 425 405 383 356 362 Tayside 41 35 38 29 22 30 29 Total 664 627 682 625 6322 625 631 Other Crimes of Violence Central 4 4 3 6 6 9 8 Dumfries and Galloway 4 9 2 4 4 1 1 Fife 9 13 12 6 8 10 9 Grampian 27 26 19 14 8 12 15 Lothian and Borders 34 29 25 30 19 32 49 Northern 16 6 12 8 10 8 6 Strathclyde 91 105 105 87 98 123 152 Tayside 33 31 27 33 28 25 23 Total 218 223 205 188 181 220 263 Notes:1.