Crimes committed by children aged under16 are also generally dealt with through the children’s hearings system rather thanthe courts.Crimes of Rape Recorded bythe Police, 1997-98 to 2005-06 Police Force 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Central 11 19 4 17 37 50 51 45 62 Dumfries and Galloway 19 27 39 16 20 16 26 20 29 Fife 31 30 43 46 52 73 78 83 88 Grampian 68 68 86 55 52 74 82 70 109 Lothian and Borders 165 146 91 130 138 173 181 240 220 Northern 23 23 38 14 29 30 53 54 46 Strathclyde 214 220 222 213 243 244 315 325 331 Tayside 65 74 63 58 60 83 59 63 90 Scotland...