Also a crime may be recorded by the police in one year andcourt proceedings concluded in a subsequent year.SelectedCrimes and Offences Recorded by the Police, by Police Force Area, 2000-041 Police Force Area 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Dangerous and Careless Driving Central 391 410 445 438 418 Dumfries and Galloway 391 302 392 415 498 Fife 1,741 1,591 1,806 941 658 Grampian 2,301 2,478 2,473 2,445 2,918 Lothian and Borders 1,046 928 952 978 1,002 Northern 619 709 769 971 1,006 Strathclyde 5,075 4,756 4,964 4,963 5,130 Tayside 738 781 899 1,143 1,102 Scotland 12,302 11,955 12,700 12,294 12,732 Drink Driving Central 580 678 705 605 606 Dumfries and Galloway 260 278 250 237 289 Fife 654 662 840 824 699 Grampian 1,045 1,165 1,271 1,310 1,277 Lothian and Borders 1,775 1,794 1,801 1,697 1,654 Northern 785 863 890 973 887 Strathclyde 4,710 5,002 5,049 4,812 4,855 Tayside 903 961 976 1,108 944 Scotland 10,712 11,403 11,782 11,566 11,211 Speeding Central 6,087 5,706 5,970 13,669 7,872 Dumfries and Galloway 9,963 8,440 6,752 10,786 18,887 Fife 7,017 8,159 9,628 8,920 11,069 Grampian 11,169 8,888 11,124 26,134 23,497 Lothian and Borders 21,015 21,043 17,736 31,988 63,712 Northern 5,944 6,284 7,177 6,620 6,099 Strathclyde 43,971 47,435 40,060 63,576 60,931 Tayside 11,584 17,285 13,358 19,255 23,991 Scotland 116,750 123,240 111,805 180,948 216,058 Unlawful use of a vehicle Central 3,791 5,711 5,909 5,379 4,298 Dumfries and Galloway 2,792 2,494 2,569 2,447 2,616 Fife 8,309 7,304 7,881 8,016 7,027 Grampian 7,426 8,008 9,071 7,437 6,037 Lothian and Borders 13,661 12,821 10,412 11,420 10,126 Northern 3,180 3,215 3,659 3,347 3,168 Strathclyde 39,604 41,576 43,392 44,977 33,445 Tayside 6,450 6,968 8,167 10,314 7,951 Scotland 85,213 88,097 91,060 93,337 74,668 Vehicle defect offences Central 3,497 5,760 4,845 4,041 3,564 Dumfries and Galloway 906 662 643 606 700 Fife 8,168 6,500 4,565 1,963 1,200 Grampian 2,182 2,462 3,074 2,508 2,856 Lothian and Borders 6,439 6,671 6,726 6,074 6,361 Northern 2,372 2,466 3,157 2,581 2,396 Strathclyde 23,774 21,605 21,476 21,056 8,538 Tayside 984 1,171 1,772 2,367 2,949 Scotland 48,322 47,297 46,258 41,196 28,564 Other motor vehicle offences Central 2,950 3,412 3,429 3,636 4,065 Dumfries and Galloway 2,171 1,371 1,381 1,611 2,208 Fife 5,954 5,607 4,664 4,069 3,867 Grampian 7,617 7,151 6,358 4,052 4,994 Lothian and Borders 14,851 17,107 15,301 15,210 19,853 Northern 2,969 2,455 3,017 2,531 2,454 Strathclyde 33,225 39,520 29,400 32,593 37,759 Tayside 2,736 3,481 4,161 6,450 9,762 Scotland 72,473 80,104 67,711 70,152 84,962 SelectedCrimes and Offences Recorded by the Police, by Local Authority Area, 2000-041 Local Authority Area 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Dangerous and Careless Driving Aberdeen City 1,075 1,149 1,147 1,060 1,307 Aberdeenshire 875 926 888 972 1,189 Angus 208 240 307 365 373 Argyll and Bute 315 295 304 327 344 Clackmannanshire 49 40 78 91 75 Dumfries and Galloway 391 302 392 415 498 Dundee City 264 291 301 379 365 East Ayrshire 219 183 242 207 205 East Dunbartonshire 141 135 145 135 142 East Lothian 108 108 96 108 163 East Renfrewshire 119 109 132 129 116 Edinburgh, City of 469 426 411 446 458 Eilean Siar 42 52 59 80 98 Falkirk 189 209 194 171 166 Fife 1,741 1,591 1,806 941 658 Glasgow City 1,704 1,639 1,787 1,799 1,756 Highland 525 602 628 803 823 Inverclyde 201 193 183 161 178 Midlothian 114 86 115 109 81 Moray 351 403 438 413 422 North Ayrshire 157 175 205 196 207 North Lanarkshire 597 598 595 686 734 Orkney Islands 29 44 57 53 55 Perth and Kinross 266 250 291 399 364 Renfrewshire 383 404 361 365 385 Scottish Borders 161 130 160 180 176 Shetland Islands 23 11 25 35 30 South Ayrshire 323 206 250 177 180 South Lanarkshire 752 655 615 602 670 Stirling 153 161 173 176 177 West Dunbartonshire 164 164 145 179 213 West Lothian 194 178 170 135 124 Scotland 12,302 11,955 12,700 12,294 12,732 Drink Driving Aberdeen City 457 524 559 615 578 Aberdeenshire 408 417 474 448 480 Angus 200 247 225 255 248 Argyll and Bute 221 251 286 268 277 Clackmannanshire 104 74 89 77 96 Dumfries and Galloway 260 278 250 237 289 Dundee City 377 413 440 505 375 East Ayrshire 197 218 229 242 239 East Dunbartonshire 153 113 156 139 136 East Lothian 118 112 110 135 144 East Renfrewshire 81 97 104 116 108 Edinburgh, City of 960 866 922 753 843 Eilean Siar 76 89 80 83 96 Falkirk 268 361 325 325 319 Fife 654 662 840 824 699 Glasgow City 1,626 1,685 1,710 1,666 1,649 Highland 611 702 711 770 669 Inverclyde 141 174 176 166 147 Midlothian 116 167 180 196 153 Moray 180 224 238 247 219 North Ayrshire 210 264 254 255 273 North Lanarkshire 737 753 718 679 705 Orkney Islands 44 34 40 45 48 Perth and Kinross 326 301 311 348 321 Renfrewshire 331 386 393 315 299 Scottish Borders 176 215 193 234 198 Shetland Islands 54 38 59 75 74 South Ayrshire 244 242 268 222 254 South Lanarkshire 562 605 553 558 573 Stirling 208 243 291 203 191 West Dunbartonshire 207 214 202 186 195 West Lothian 405 434 396 379 316 Scotland 10,712 11,403 11,782 11,566 11,211 Speeding Aberdeen City 4,834 3,473 6,548 20,852 19,340 Aberdeenshire 5,554 4,524 4,001 4,659 2,780 Angus 4,475 5,468 4,795 5,509 5,210 Argyll and Bute 2,741 1,766 2,122 1,772 1,989 Clackmannanshire 823 709 723 1,080 524 Dumfries and Galloway 9,963 8,440 6,752 10,786 18,887 Dundee City 1,300 1,130 1,161 2,553 7,478 East Ayrshire 2,238 1,152 1,818 5,638 16,622 East Dunbartonshire 382 411 340 647 902 East Lothian 1,876 1,072 1,884 1,054 478 East Renfrewshire 898 1,317 619 676 514 Edinburgh, City of 8,241 9,176 7,724 20,250 43,985 Eilean Siar 120 101 138 217 278 Falkirk 2,482 3,057 2,816 4,720 3,065 Fife 7,017 8,159 9,628 8,920 11,069 Glasgow City 25,916 31,353 18,805 18,073 11,308 Highland 5,557 5,997 6,846 6,182 5,519 Inverclyde 1,187 642 622 644 1,309 Midlothian 467 1,069 759 328 454 Moray 781 891 575 623 1,377 North Ayrshire 915 813 658 617 984 North Lanarkshire 2,936 3,571 9,685 28,209 18,128 Orkney Islands 68 19 118 63 86 Perth and Kinross 5,809 10,687 7,402 11,193 11,303 Renfrewshire 1,130 973 909 1,628 2,427 Scottish Borders 8,994 8,362 5,748 9,439 16,691 Shetland Islands 199 167 75 158 216 South Ayrshire 1,210 860 1,009 608 730 South Lanarkshire 3,447 3,811 2,930 4,564 4,937 Stirling 2,782 1,940 2,431 7,869 4,283 West Dunbartonshire 971 766 543 500 1,081 West Lothian 1,437 1,364 1,621 917 2,104 Scotland 116,750 123,240 111,805 180,948 216,058 Unlawful Use of a Vehicle Aberdeen City 3,945 4,102 5,158 3,954 3,075 Aberdeenshire 2,559 2,744 2,502 2,453 2,300 Angus 1,126 1,429 1,642 2,225 2,012 Argyll and Bute 1,414 1,434 1,352 1,558 1,060 Clackmannanshire 604 888 1,073 1,009 897 Dumfries and Galloway 2,792 2,494 2,569 2,447 2,616 Dundee City 3,422 3,340 4,162 5,558 3,661 East Ayrshire 1,682 1,578 1,954 2,042 1,473 East Dunbartonshire 768 793 974 834 611 East Lothian 936 959 689 757 862 East Renfrewshire 631 739 706 661 606 Edinburgh, City of 6,889 6,364 5,430 6,225 5,688 Eilean Siar 157 255 223 189 203 Falkirk 2,083 3,083 2,808 2,747 2,107 Fife 8,309 7,304 7,881 8,016 7,027 Glasgow City 15,538 16,499 18,320 18,726 13,548 Highland 2,677 2,727 3,105 2,777 2,706 Inverclyde 1,503 1,320 1,069 1,233 1,223 Midlothian 1,334 1,161 1,000 979 738 Moray 922 1,162 1,411 1,030 662 North Ayrshire 1,665 1,760 1,654 1,804 1,496 North Lanarkshire 6,644 7,268 7,172 7,595 5,379 Orkney Islands 155 128 169 125 92 Perth and Kinross 1,902 2,199 2,363 2,531 2,278 Renfrewshire 2,369 2,448 2,833 2,824 2,003 Scottish Borders 1,292 1,090 951 1,054 946 Shetland Islands 191 105 162 256 167 South Ayrshire 1,921 1,925 2,130 1,695 1,228 South Lanarkshire 4,377 4,663 4,121 4,679 3,648 Stirling 1,104 1,740 2,028 1,623 1,294 West Dunbartonshire 1,092 1,149 1,107 1,326 1,170 West Lothian 3,210 3,247 2,342 2,405 1,892 Scotland 85,213 88,097 91,060 93,337 74,668 Vehicle Defect Offences Aberdeen City 610 754 1,034 627 781 Aberdeenshire 1,261 1,167 1,410 1,306 1,670 Angus 256 343 305 552 569 Argyll and Bute 922 1,092 1,153 1,297 286 Clackmannanshire 461 691 680 701 637 Dumfries and Galloway 906 662 643 606 700 Dundee City 242 262 429 617 1,028 East Ayrshire 1,825 1,160 1,557 1,207 287 East Dunbartonshire 436 412 308 304 198 East Lothian 300 301 307 355 214 East Renfrewshire 380 457 401 326 275 Edinburgh, City of 2,485 2,725 2,629 2,940 3,121 Eilean Siar 52 120 157 103 54 Falkirk 1,951 3,123 2,446 2,125 1,870 Fife 8,168 6,500 4,565 1,963 1,200 Glasgow City 8,639 6,764 6,052 6,058 3,365 Highland 2,117 2,184 2,805 2,239 2,197 Inverclyde 1,333 1,075 965 1,027 457 Midlothian 1,172 921 1,071 692 889 Moray 311 541 630 575 405 North Ayrshire 1,187 961 1,473 1,003 271 North Lanarkshire 2,799 3,656 3,576 4,274 1,365 Orkney Islands 102 92 128 135 75 Perth and Kinross 486 566 1,038 1,198 1,352 Renfrewshire 1,343 1,129 1,158 989 557 Scottish Borders 809 1,051 875 865 800 Shetland Islands 101 70 67 104 70 South Ayrshire 2,210 1,641 2,567 1,830 374 South Lanarkshire 2,240 2,652 1,884 2,333 862 Stirling 1,085 1,946 1,719 1,215 1,057 West Dunbartonshire 460 606 382 408 241 West Lothian 1,673 1,673 1,844 1,222 1,337 Scotland 48,322 47,297 46,258 41,196 28,564 Other Motor Vehicle Offences Aberdeen City 3,482 3,430 3,180 2,020 2,414 Aberdeenshire 3,191 2,792 2,248 1,537 1,935 Angus 425 618 919 1,394 1,672 Argyll and Bute 928 683 806 1,105 1,205 Clackmannanshire 386 416 420 555 647 Dumfries and Galloway 2,171 1,371 1,381 1,611 2,208 Dundee City 1,098 1,514 1,849 2,988 4,185 East Ayrshire 1,118 1,014 936 983 1,195 East Dunbartonshire 658 655 374 354 464 East Lothian 1,150 749 624 590 767 East Renfrewshire 401 502 580 466 526 Edinburgh, City of 8,166 8,815 9,412 10,866 15,467 Eilean Siar 91 110 199 119 90 Falkirk 1,625 1,858 1,865 1,928 2,187 Fife 5,954 5,607 4,664 4,069 3,867 Glasgow City 16,266 19,694 13,872 17,501 20,626 Highland 2,438 2,119 2,496 2,069 2,057 Inverclyde 1,418 1,520 951 601 780 Midlothian 1,076 1,002 779 614 715 Moray 944 929 930 495 645 North Ayrshire 617 801 666 688 901 North Lanarkshire 3,853 5,591 5,000 4,638 4,517 Orkney Islands 271 123 149 180 147 Perth and Kinross 1,213 1,349 1,393 2,068 3,905 Renfrewshire 1,693 2,232 1,676 1,249 1,335 Scottish Borders 1,572 1,658 1,616 1,310 996 Shetland Islands 169 103 173 163 160 South Ayrshire 1,396 1,232 1,326 1,097 1,759 South Lanarkshire 3,727 4,240 2,226 3,107 3,367 Stirling 939 1,138 1,144 1,153 1,231 West Dunbartonshire 1,150 1,356 987 804 1,084 West Lothian 2,887 4,883 2,870 1,830 1,908 Scotland 72,473 80,104 67,711 70,152 84,962 Persons ProceededAgainst2 in Scottish Courts for SelectedCrimes and Offences3, by Police Force Area, 2000-03 Police force area 2000 2001 2002 20035 Dangerous and Careless Driving Central 120 139 147 192 Dumfries and Galloway 198 156 213 228 Fife 171 253 250 217 Grampian 432 484 445 610 Lothian and Borders 347 441 482 538 Northern 239 280 325 423 Strathclyde 1,373 1,463 1,415 1,601 Tayside 251 307 394 483 Scotland4 3,131 3,523 3,671 4,292 Drink Driving Central 413 309 654 564 Dumfries and Galloway 174 217 224 240 Fife 374 378 726 602 Grampian 825 833 945 1,029 Lothian and Borders 1,181 1,190 1,545 1,424 Northern 516 575 694 739 Strathclyde 2,984 2,965 3,515 3,113 Tayside 604 661 807 839 Scotland4 7,071 7,128 9,110 8,550 Speeding8 Central 861 781 722 862 Dumfries and Galloway 1,446 943 935 870 Fife 562 493 562 902 Grampian 1,526 1,206 1,095 1,253 Lothian and Borders 1,505 1,670 1,691 1,589 Northern 595 928 1,272 1,653 Strathclyde 3,609 2,404 1,726 2,858 Tayside 1,369 1,684 1,717 2,123 Scotland4 11,473 10,109 9,720 12,110 Unlawful Use of a Vehicle Central 1,363 1,485 1,556 1,543 Dumfries and Galloway 625 584 613 633 Fife 1,646 1,721 1,895 1,993 Grampian 1,880 1,876 2,086 2,051 Lothian and Borders 3,532 3,587 3,631 3,757 Northern 655 523 710 730 Strathclyde 7,571 8,421 7,744 7,889 Tayside 1,813 1,824 2,148 2,506 Scotland4 19,085 20,021 20,383 21,102 Vehicle Defect Offences Central 179 176 169 100 Dumfries and Galloway 134 72 91 101 Fife 75 48 60 65 Grampian 211 127 201 266 Lothian and Borders 255 280 226 295 Northern 113 95 180 173 Strathclyde 721 578 385 454 Tayside 181 143 230 471 Scotland4 1,869 1,519 1,542 1,925 Other Motor Vehicle Offences Central 486 439 475 339 Dumfries and Galloway 294 212 161 195 Fife 274 265 237 266 Grampian 754 472 389 376 Lothian and Borders 1,051 997 885 891 Northern 243 213 323 225 Strathclyde 2,682 2,718 2,149 1,735 Tayside 309 296 373 599 Scotland4 6,093 5,612 4,992 4,626 Persons ProceededAgainst2 in Scottish Courts for Selected Crimes and Offences3,by Approximate Local Authority Area6, 2000-03 Local Authority Area 2000 2001 2002 20035 Dangerous and Careless Driving Aberdeen City 166 278 229 348 Aberdeenshire 77 125 126 154 Angus 86 111 146 129 Argyll and Bute 92 89 76 78 Clackmannanshire 22 17 19 27 Dumfries and Galloway 198 156 213 228 Dundee City 62 88 125 172 East Ayrshire 125 121 131 152 East Lothian 48 42 54 45 Edinburgh, City of 182 220 231 290 Eilean Siar 5 22 18 27 Falkirk 54 60 71 92 Fife 170 253 250 217 Glasgow City 329 401 414 396 Highland 96 241 277 365 Inverclyde 48 33 47 41 Midlothian - - - 1 Moray 60 81 89 107 North Ayrshire - 1 - - North Lanarkshire 64 97 100 91 Orkney Islands 6 13 24 15 Perth and Kinross 103 108 123 182 Renfrewshire 165 164 117 193 Scottish Borders 52 86 94 126 Shetland Islands 5 3 6 16 South Ayrshire 129 103 101 146 South Lanarkshire 314 348 355 398 Stirling 43 62 57 73 West Dunbartonshire 107 105 72 105 West Lothian 63 93 103 76 Other7 259 1 2 2 Scotland4 3,131 3,523 3,671 4,292 Drink driving Aberdeen City 295 459 552 588 Aberdeenshire 127 223 223 244 Angus 155 198 182 187 Argyll and Bute 98 106 129 137 Clackmannanshire 74 46 48 83 Dumfries and Galloway 174 217 224 240 Dundee City 232 261 326 363 East Ayrshire 267 305 278 300 East Lothian 73 95 114 136 Edinburgh, City of 743 736 894 779 Eilean Siar 8 58 73 52 Falkirk 196 115 375 284 Fife 374 378 726 602 Glasgow City 1,074 1,040 1,156 1,049 Highland 147 458 544 599 Inverclyde 98 89 121 142 Moray 92 150 169 197 North Ayrshire - 1 - - North Lanarkshire 271 256 306 235 Orkney Islands 11 24 33 35 Perth and Kinross 217 202 299 289 Renfrewshire 267 231 402 269 Scottish Borders 90 126 159 195 Shetland Islands 19 35 44 53 South Ayrshire 200 217 239 245 South Lanarkshire 509 522 629 507 Stirling 143 148 231 196 West Dunbartonshire 200 198 255 229 West Lothian 275 233 378 314 Other7 642 1 1 - Scotland4 7,071 7,128 9,110 8,550 Speeding8 Aberdeen City 227 431 431 732 Aberdeenshire 481 663 582 446 Angus 650 544 704 1,030 Argyll and Bute 187 164 171 253 Clackmannanshire 125 152 135 132 Dumfries and Galloway 1,446 943 935 870 Dundee City 147 147 146 200 East Ayrshire 403 219 127 258 East Dunbartonshire 31 41 20 38 East Lothian 126 90 97 105 East Renfrewshire 100 56 46 59 Edinburgh, City of 572 569 479 704 Eilean Siar 5 22 23 42 Falkirk 568 434 386 382 Fife 562 493 562 901 Glasgow City 747 457 326 670 Highland 355 888 1,230 1,583 Inverclyde 274 144 111 155 Midlothian 80 47 70 61 Moray 57 112 82 75 North Ayrshire 164 107 88 158 North Lanarkshire 715 537 259 333 Orkney Islands 5 1 9 15 Perth and Kinross 572 993 867 893 Renfrewshire 135 71 89 141 Scottish Borders 565 726 803 495 Shetland Islands 2 17 10 13 South Ayrshire 208 93 132 196 South Lanarkshire 496 403 241 515 Stirling 168 195 201 348 West Dunbartonshire 149 112 116 81 West Lothian 162 238 242 224 Other7 989 - - - Scotland4 11,473 10,109 9,720 12,110 Unlawful Use of a Vehicle Aberdeen City 927 1,111 1,311 1,272 Aberdeenshire 450 544 546 513 Angus 417 423 476 552 Argyll and Bute 161 158 158 159 Clackmannanshire 170 207 215 335 Dumfries and Galloway 625 584 613 633 Dundee City 910 854 1,100 1,358 East Ayrshire 548 571 492 546 East Dunbartonshire 16 18 14 8 East Lothian 235 230 270 238 East Renfrewshire 32 20 11 - Edinburgh, City of 2,285 2,115 2,041 2,167 Eilean Siar 27 32 44 36 Falkirk 801 868 825 717 Fife 1,646 1,721 1,893 1,991 Glasgow City 2,006 2,782 2,586 2,717 Highland 279 448 589 621 Inverclyde 380 337 312 368 Midlothian 119 45 68 59 Moray 131 221 229 264 North Ayrshire 81 104 83 25 North Lanarkshire 852 1,015 836 774 Orkney Islands 8 14 40 28 Perth and Kinross 486 547 572 593 Renfrewshire 632 537 549 650 Scottish Borders 225 275 276 409 Shetland Islands 22 29 37 45 South Ayrshire 599 548 672 691 South Lanarkshire 1,753 1,920 1,674 1,566 Stirling 392 410 514 489 West Dunbartonshire 511 411 357 384 West Lothian 668 922 975 883 Other7 691 - 2 3 Scotland4 19,085 20,021 20,383 21,102 Vehicle Defect Offences Aberdeen City 31 43 101 117 Aberdeenshire 53 63 86 131 Angus 25 23 23 38 Argyll and Bute 14 19 13 21 Clackmannanshire 11 14 5 7 Dumfries and Galloway 134 72 91 101 Dundee City 44 34 33 41 East Ayrshire 54 30 23 20 East Dunbartonshire 3 7 3 4 East Lothian 10 10 9 17 East Renfrewshire 8 4 3 16 Edinburgh, City of 161 134 127 173 Eilean Siar - 4 4 19 Falkirk 105 117 119 48 Fife 75 48 60 65 Glasgow City 148 136 79 104 Highland 42 87 167 142 Inverclyde 37 32 26...