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Description
Crimes cleared up by the police as a percentage of those recorded.
For more information on the recorded crime figures see http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/PubRecordedCrime.
The current definition of “cleared up” came into force with effect from 1 April 1996 and states that a crime or offence is regarded as cleared up where there exists a sufficiency of evidence under Scots law, to justify consideration of criminal proceedings.
Clear up rates are calculated as follows: (number of recorded crimes cleared up / total number of recorded crimes) x (100 / 1).
The statistical return from which the data are taken is a simple count of the numbers of crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police. Returns are submitted quarterly from Police Scotland at local authority level which allows a national total to be obtained.
Crimes and offences are included against the year in which they are recorded by the police. This is not necessarily the year in which the crime or offence took place, the year in which the accused is brought to trial for the crime or offence, or the year in which the case is finally disposed of by the courts.
Amendments (such as the deletion of incidents found on investigation not to be criminal) which arise after the end of the financial year are not incorporated.
Contraventions of Scottish criminal law are divided for statistical purposes into crimes and offences. “Crime” is generally used for the more serious criminal acts; the less serious termed “offences”, although the term “offence” may also be used in relation to serious breaches of criminal law. The distinction is made only for working purposes and the “seriousness” of the offence is generally related to the maximum sentence that can be imposed.
For further information see http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/DataSource/RecordedCrimeSandS.
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Accuracy and Reliability
SCJS estimates are based on a representative sample of the population of Scotland aged 16 or over living in private households. A sample, as used in the SCJS, is a small-scale representation of the population from which it is drawn.
Any sample survey may produce estimates that differ from the values that would have been obtained if the whole population had been interviewed. The magnitude of these differences is related to the size and variability of the estimate, and the design of the survey, including sample size.
It is however possible to calculate the range of values between which the population figures are estimated to lie; known as the confidence interval (also referred to as margin of error).
Confidence Intervals and further information are are presented in the SCJS reports and Technical Reports.
Coherence and Comparability
Crime and victimisation surveys have been carried out in Scotland since the early 1980s. The geographical coverage, sample size, method and fieldwork and reference periods have varied across previous crime surveys.
Past Scottish crime and victimisation surveys 1982, 1988: British Crime Survey (BCS) included coverage of central and southern Scotland only (c. 5,000 interviews).
1993: First independent Scottish Crime Survey (SCS) launched, based on BCS and covering the whole of Scotland (c. 5,000 interviews).
1996, 2000, 2003: Further sweeps of the SCS (c. 5,000 interviews).
2004, 2006: Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey (SCVS) (c. 27,000 interviews in 2004, c. 5,000 interviews in 2006).
2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11: Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) (c. 16,000 interviews 2008/09 and 2009/10, c. 13,000 interviews in 2010/11).
The SCJS was launched in April 2008, and represented a major departure from the design, methodology and sample size of previous surveys. The main changes introduced with the SCJS were an increase in the sample size and a move to continuous fieldwork throughout the financial year using a rolling reference period for the victimisation module. The increase in sample size enhances the statistical reliability of the estimates produced by the survey.
The design of the 2012/13 SCJS remains broadly similar to the 2008/09 to 2010/11 survey designs, although the sample size and fequency both reduced from 2010/11 onwards.
Accessibility and Clarity
Information is presented in summary reports and background data across many survey questions is published by key demographics and sub-national geographies. Datasets are deposited on the UK Data Archive, and can be interrogated there using their NESSTAR analysis tool.
Relevance
These indicators are derived from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey. The SCJS is a large-scale social survey which asks people about their experiences and perceptions of crime.
The survey is important because it provides a picture of crime in Scotland, including crimes that haven’t been reported to, or recorded by the police.
An important role of the SCJS is to provide an alternative and complementary measure of crime to the police recorded crime statistics, which provide statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland.
Timeliness and Punctuality
Reporting of each survey sweep follows detailed weighting and quality assurance processes.
Revisions
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Dimensions Linked Data
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Crime Or Offence
http://statistics.gov.scot/def/dimension/crimeOrOffence
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Reference Area
http://purl.org/linked-data/sdmx/2009/dimension#refArea
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Reference Period
http://purl.org/linked-data/sdmx/2009/dimension#refPeriod
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Measure Type
http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#measureType
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The data in this dataset are stored in the graph: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/crime-clear-up-rates
The data structure definition for this data cube dataset is stored in the same graph as the data: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/crime-clear-up-rates
All other metadata about this dataset are stored in the graph: http://statistics.gov.scot/graph/crime-clear-up-rates/metadata
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| Resource type | Number of resources |
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| Collection | 2 |
| Component specification | 6 |
| Data structure definition | 1 |
| Observation | 24,866 |
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Accessibility and Clarity http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/accessibility-and-clarity
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Information is presented in summary reports and background data across many survey questions is published by key demographics and sub-national geographies. Datasets are deposited on the UK Data Archive, and can be interrogated there using their NESSTAR analysis tool. xsd:string
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Accuracy and Reliability http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/accuracy-and-reliability
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SCJS estimates are based on a representative sample of the population of Scotland aged 16 or over living in private households. A sample, as used in the SCJS, is a small-scale representation of the population from which it is drawn. Any sample survey may produce estimates that differ from the values that would have been obtained if the whole population had been interviewed. The magnitude of these differences is related to the size and variability of the estimate, and the design of the survey, including sample size. It is however possible to calculate the range of values between which the population figures are estimated to lie; known as the confidence interval (also referred to as margin of error). Confidence Intervals and further information are are presented in the SCJS reports and Technical Reports. xsd:string
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Crimes cleared up by the police as a percentage of those recorded. xsd:string
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Comparability and Coherence http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/comparability-and-coherence
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Crime and victimisation surveys have been carried out in Scotland since the early 1980s. The geographical coverage, sample size, method and fieldwork and reference periods have varied across previous crime surveys. Past Scottish crime and victimisation surveys 1982, 1988: British Crime Survey (BCS) included coverage of central and southern Scotland only (c. 5,000 interviews). 1993: First independent Scottish Crime Survey (SCS) launched, based on BCS and covering the whole of Scotland (c. 5,000 interviews). 1996, 2000, 2003: Further sweeps of the SCS (c. 5,000 interviews). 2004, 2006: Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey (SCVS) (c. 27,000 interviews in 2004, c. 5,000 interviews in 2006). 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11: Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) (c. 16,000 interviews 2008/09 and 2009/10, c. 13,000 interviews in 2010/11). The SCJS was launched in April 2008, and represented a major departure from the design, methodology and sample size of previous surveys. The main changes introduced with the SCJS were an increase in the sample size and a move to continuous fieldwork throughout the financial year using a rolling reference period for the victimisation module. The increase in sample size enhances the statistical reliability of the estimates produced by the survey. The design of the 2012/13 SCJS remains broadly similar to the 2008/09 to 2010/11 survey designs, although the sample size and fequency both reduced from 2010/11 onwards. xsd:string
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Contact email http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#contactEmail
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Scottish Government http://statistics.gov.scot/id/organisation/scottish-government
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July 29, 2014 02:00 xsd:dateTime
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February 09, 2016 15:22 xsd:dateTime
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Crimes cleared up by the police as a percentage of those recorded. For more information on the recorded crime figures see [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/PubRecordedCrime](http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/PubRecordedCrime). The current definition of “cleared up” came into force with effect from 1 April 1996 and states that a crime or offence is regarded as cleared up where there exists a sufficiency of evidence under Scots law, to justify consideration of criminal proceedings. Clear up rates are calculated as follows: (number of recorded crimes cleared up / total number of recorded crimes) x (100 / 1). The statistical return from which the data are taken is a simple count of the numbers of crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police. Returns are submitted quarterly from Police Scotland at local authority level which allows a national total to be obtained. Crimes and offences are included against the year in which they are recorded by the police. This is not necessarily the year in which the crime or offence took place, the year in which the accused is brought to trial for the crime or offence, or the year in which the case is finally disposed of by the courts. Amendments (such as the deletion of incidents found on investigation not to be criminal) which arise after the end of the financial year are not incorporated. Contraventions of Scottish criminal law are divided for statistical purposes into crimes and offences. “Crime” is generally used for the more serious criminal acts; the less serious termed “offences”, although the term “offence” may also be used in relation to serious breaches of criminal law. The distinction is made only for working purposes and the “seriousness” of the offence is generally related to the maximum sentence that can be imposed. For further information see [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/DataSource/RecordedCrimeSandS](http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/DataSource/RecordedCrimeSandS). xsd:string
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Graph http://publishmydata.com/def/dataset#graph
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In folder http://publishmydata.com/def/ontology/folder/inFolder
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Scottish Government http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/organisations/scottish-government
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Crime and Justice http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/themes/crime-and-justice
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Crime Clear up Rates xsd:string
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Scottish Government http://statistics.gov.scot/id/organisation/scottish-government
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Relevance http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/relevance
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These indicators are derived from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey. The SCJS is a large-scale social survey which asks people about their experiences and perceptions of crime. The survey is important because it provides a picture of crime in Scotland, including crimes that haven’t been reported to, or recorded by the police. An important role of the SCJS is to provide an alternative and complementary measure of crime to the police recorded crime statistics, which provide statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland. xsd:string
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Crime and Justice http://statistics.gov.scot/def/concept/folders/themes/crime-and-justice
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Timeliness and Punctuality http://statistics.gov.scot/def/statistical-quality/timeliness-and-punctuality
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Reporting of each survey sweep follows detailed weighting and quality assurance processes. xsd:string
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Crime Clear up Rates xsd:string
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Data set http://purl.org/linked-data/cube#DataSet
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http://statistics.gov.scot/data/structure/crime-clear-up-rates http://statistics.gov.scot/data/structure/crime-clear-up-rates
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