The availableinformation is given in the following table.Number of Crimes ofAbduction and Plagium* Recorded by Police Force Area, 1999-2000 to 2004-05 Police Force Area 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Central 22 24 30 15 26 40 Dumfries and Galloway 2 1 3 1 2 2 Fife 26 21 29 30 31 38 Grampian 30 26 38 22 25 29 Lothian and Borders 59 68 66 59 51 53 Northern 1 4 14 8 14 9 Strathclyde 185 143 155 167 156 188 Tayside 33 31 33 31 36 33 All Scotland 358 318 368 333 341 392 Plagium, or child stealing, isan aggravated form of theft under Scots common law.