The information on crimes recorded by police force area is given in the following table.Number of Crimes of Serious and Simple Assault Recorded by the Police, by Police Force Area, 1997-2001Police Force Area19971998199920002001Central2,4372,4832,6092,7093,000Dumfries and Galloway1,5891,4691,5191,2731,172Fife3,2143,2893,3513,6003,693Grampian5,6105,8716,1066,1466,257Lothian and Borders11,73811,52112,49013,70212,488Northern2,2632,4782,3412,2402,509Strathclyde25,29625,88127,69527,18728,234Tayside3,2373,8024,2014,1263,990Scotland55,38456,79460,31260,98361,343The available information on persons proceeded against where the charge is proved is given in the following table.