Crimes and Offences1 Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 1950 - 1990 Year Crimes Offences Crimes and Offences 1950 74,640 99,068 173,708 1951 83,008 101,748 184,756 1952 82,282 106,486 188,768 1953 76,866 112,274 189,140 1954 74,974 117,948 192,922 1955 74,773 120,979 195,752 1956 79,751 128,772 208,523 1957 80,231 136,165 216,396 1958 91,983 150,817 242,800 1959 95,672 161,126 256,798 1960 102,617 180,038 282,655 1961 108,920 188,297 297,217 1962 117,824 198,599 316,423 1963 128,399 201,987 330,386 1964 133,654 218,704 352,358 1965 140,141 224,260 364,401 1966 147,749 241,511 389,260 1967 153,213 249,217 402,430 1968 152,242 244,151 396,393 1969 155,970 254,128 410,098 1970 167,223 263,813 431,036 19712 210,966 254,852 465,818 1972 212,529 267,205 479,734 1973 207,778 295,512 503,290 1974 233,555 303,535 537,090 19753 281,485 293,629 575,114 1976 317,877 280,443 598,320 1977 363,382 277,954 641,336 1978 334,957 305,802 640,759 1979 346,680 327,275 673,955 1980 364,587 360,084 724,671 1981 408,204 336,521 744,725 1982 435,081 327,402 762,483 1983 445,495 351,308 796,803 1984 471,643 334,537 806,180 1985 457,899 338,410 796,309 1986 458,605 358,533 817,138 1987 472,947 376,998 849,945 1988 457,921 385,615 843,536 1989 478,208 408,646 886,854 1990 518,523 423,199 941,722 Notes:1...