The next Accredited Official Statistics on recorded crime (for year ending March 2025) will be published on the 24th June.Table 1: Homicide victims by sharp instrument by council area, Scotland, 2021-22 to 2023-24Local Authority2021-222022-232023-24Aberdeen City110Aberdeenshire012Angus010Argyll & Bute000Clackmannanshire010Dumfries & Galloway010Dundee201East Ayrshire010East Dunbartonshire100East Lothian001East Renfrewshire000Edinburgh, City of153Falkirk121Fife201Glasgow City536Highland001Inverclyde003Midlothian100Moray000Na h-Eileanan Siar000North Ayrshire200North Lanarkshire260Orkney Islands010Perth & Kinross001Renfrewshire213Scottish Borders000Shetland Islands001South Ayrshire010South Lanarkshire123Stirling011West Dunbartonshire010West Lothian410Scotland253028Table 2: Bladed or pointed article crimes by council area, Scotland, year ending December 2022 to year ending December 2024Local Authority202220232024Aberdeen City178229220Aberdeenshire120130115Angus645167Argyll & Bute357443Clackmannanshire565693Dumfries & Galloway9210682Dundee186216217East Ayrshire11311182East Dunbartonshire545434East Lothian496460East Renfrewshire252937Edinburgh, City of467420467Falkirk116141163Fife189222219Glasgow City96410881054Highland141146121Inverclyde7511683Midlothian334845Moray295949Na h-Eileanan Siar755North Ayrshire140141128North Lanarkshire347328346Orkney Islands468Perth & Kinross119110132Renfrewshire136167171Scottish Borders394549Shetland Islands390South Ayrshire5911366South Lanarkshire329331342Stirling487781West Dunbartonshire115129118West Lothian115140130Scotland4,4474,9614,827Note: The crime of possession of certain dangerous knives in a private place commenced 27th March 2023.