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...