Management Information National Stop and Search Database: Quarterly Report June December 2015/16
Contents Commentary Notes 2 Definition of a Stop and Search, a Seizure and a Refusal 3 Statuory Stop and Searches, Legislation 4 Number of Stop and Searches Number of Stop and Searches by Local Authority 5 Number of Positive Searches by Local Authority 6 Positive Rate of Searches 7 Statutory Vs Consensual Number of Statutory and Consensual by Local Authority 8 Percentage Rates of Statutory and Consensual Searches 9 Positive Rates of Statutory and Consensual Searches 10 Search Reasons and Outcomes Reasons 11 Outcomes 12 Searches where Initial Reason is Different to Outcome 13 Age/Gender/Ethnicity of Nominals Searched Searches by Ethnicity 14 Searches by Age and Gender 15 Positive Searches by Age and Gender 16 Refusals (Consensual Searches Only) Search Refusals by Search Reason 17 Total Search Refusals and Refusals by Age and Gender 18 Search Refusals by Ethnicity 19 Seizures Seizure Totals 20 Seizure Outcomes 21 Seizures by Age and Gender 22 Items Found Drugs 23 Weapons 24 Alcohol 25 Other 26 Produced by Police Scotland Analysis and Performance Unit February 2016 1
Commentary Notes on Management Information Force Level Highlights 1 - All statistics are provisional and should be treated as management information. All data have been extracted from Police Scotland internal systems and are correct as at 8th February 2016. 2. This report shows the data of the enhanced database 1 June 31 December 2015. 3. This data shows that Police Scotland is delivering the improvements set out in the Stop and Search Improvement Plan and is to committed both sustaining and building on those improvements and maintaining community confidence that it is utilising stop and search in the most effective way to prevent and detect crime and to improve community wellbeing. 4. An enhanced database was rolled out across Scotland on 1 June 2015 which included additional validations designed to improve the quality of the data by preventing inaccurate data capture through input error. Following the review of the data captured on the National Stop and Search Database for the period specified, it is evident that the introduction of these validation checks has made a significant impact on the level of data input errors. An example of this is the significant reduction in age input errors, as demonstrated in table 3.2, through the significant decrease in the number of records raised with the age unknown. 5. The average Force consensual search figure is 20.2% and statutory is 79.8%. 6. In relation to positive conversion rates reducing volume of positive searches will in part be attributable to robust 100% review, the changes in recording practices this year compared to last year and in relation to where the recovery of alcohol may have been recorded as a search last year but is now recorded as a seizure. In relation to other positive search types (e.g weapons / drugs) refer to the caveats in this report regarding the accuracy of the previous data. 7. In relation to outcomes the National Stop Search Unit (NSSU) does not currently audit related databases to validate the disposal type (Crime Report, SID etc) on the National Stop and Search Database. This information is captured at this time to inform future improvements to the database. Comparison of June 2015 (onwards) data with historical data An enhanced version of the national stop & search database was implemented on 1 June 2015. The enhanced database brought significant changes in the process of data capture and the methodology for recording data items. There is no data provided in this report relative to the previous year as it has been previously acknowledged this data is not 100% accurate therefore comparisons with historic data will provide misleading results or invalid conclusions. Ongoing Quality Assurance As part of Police Scotland's duty under data protection and our quality assurance process, records held on the database may be reviewed and may be subject to amendment. This involves liaising with the officer(s) involved to confirm an aspect of the recorded data which is unclear. Any adjustment in respect of these records will be reflected in future stop and search publications. Historic Data and April/May 2015 Data As discussed at the Scottish Police Authority public board meetings on 13 February and 24 February 2015, a number of issues have been identified regarding the accuracy of some stop and search information. At the meeting on the 13th, it was acknowledged that stop and search data was not 100% accurate. The HMICS Audit and Assurance review of stop and search has stated that in light of the issues raised Police Scotland should focus on future improvements rather than the further review of historical data. From April/May 2015 Police Scotland adopted a practice change where there was always to be a presumption that officers would carry out a statutory search over a consensual search. In addition, the Force performance indicators around stop and search were removed. 2
Definition of a Stop and Search, a Seizure and a Refusal The following definitions have been developed and adopted by Police Scotland to support procedural and recording frameworks: Statutory Stop and Search A statutory search is one conducted by a Police Officer in the course of their duties where the individual is searched using a specific statutory provision. Consensual Stop and Search A consensual search is one conducted by a Police Officer in the course of their duties with the consent of the individual being searched. Refusal A refusal is when an individual does not provide their consent to be searched by an officer. This only relates to a consensual stop and search. Seizure A seizure occurs when items are surrendered, or are removed from an individual by a Police Officer, for the purpose of safeguarding the health and well-being of that individual or any other, in circumstances where the stop and search tactic has NOT been utilised and no physical search of an individual has taken place. Positive Stop and Search A positive stop and search is when an item is recovered where possession of same implies criminality on the part of the individual being searched or any other; or potentially compromises the safety of that individual or any other. Recordable Stop and Search Any unplanned stop and search where the officer has, in the course of their duties, used statutory powers or gained the consent of the individual being searched. 3
Statutory Stop and Searches, Legislation The following table identifies the type of statutory searches recorded on the National Stop and Search Database, along with the specific legislation relative to each search type: Search Type Recordable Statute Alcohol Drugs Drugs Weapons Weapons Weapons Property Firearms Fireworks Fireworks Crossbows Terrorism Terrorism Terrorism Aviation Wildlife Wildlife Wildlife Wildlife Wildlife Public Order Section 21 Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (Designated Sport Event Only) Section 23(2) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Controlled Drugs) Section 23A Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drugs) Section 48(1) Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (Offensive Weapon) Section 50 Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (Bladed or Pointed Articles) Section 49B Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (Bladed / Offensive Weapon in Schools) Section 60(1) Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Stolen Property) Section 47(1) Firearms Act 1968 (Firearms Public Place) Section 11A Fireworks Act 2003 (Fireworks under 18s Public Place) Section 21 Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (Fireworks/Flares/Pyrotechnics Designated Sporting Event) Section 4 Crossbows Act 1987 (Crossbows or part of a crossbow) Section 43 Terrorism Act 2000 (Terrorism - Person) Section 47A Terrorism Act 2000 (Terrorism - Vehicle & Person) Section 53 Terrorism Act 2000 (Terrorism - Port and Border Control) Section 24B Aviation Security Act 1982 (Stolen or Prohibited Articles in Aerodromes) Section 19 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Wildlife Crime) Section 11 Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (Wildlife Crime) Section 101 Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations 1994 (Wildlife Crime) Section 4 Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 (Wildlife Crime) Section 7 Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 (Wildlife Crime) Section 60 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (Public Order - Inspector Authorisation only) 4
Table 1.1 Stop and Searches by Local Authority - Police Scotland Local Authority 2015/16 NORTH Highland 1 263 Orkney Islands 25 Shetland Islands 287 Eilean Siar 76 Aberdeen City 1 898 Aberdeenshire 541 Moray 152 Perth and Kinross 1 181 Dundee 1 079 Angus 468 EAST Fife 516 East Lothain 374 Edinburgh City 2 925 Midlothian 334 Scottish Borders 247 West Lothian 430 Clackmannanshire 123 Falkirk 401 Stirling 518 WEST Argyll & Bute 1 260 East Ayrshire 1 196 East Dunbartonshire 846 East Renfrewshire 497 Glasgow City 12 880 Inverclyde 1 016 North Ayrshire 820 North Lanarkshire 2 578 Renfrewshire 2 661 South Ayrshire 1 092 South Lanarkshire 3 342 West Dunbartonshire 1 219 Dumfries and Galloway 680 FORCE 42 925 5
Table 1.2 Positive Stop and Searches by Local Authority - Police Scotland Local Authority 2015/16 NORTH Highland 328 Orkney Islands 9 Shetland Islands 38 Eilean Siar 21 Aberdeen City 494 Aberdeenshire 149 Moray 38 Perth and Kinross 365 Dundee 283 Angus 126 EAST Fife 206 East Lothain 124 Edinburgh City 773 Midlothian 78 Scottish Borders 56 West Lothian 107 Clackmannanshire 34 Falkirk 115 Stirling 182 WEST Argyll & Bute 225 East Ayrshire 405 East Dunbartonshire 143 East Renfrewshire 132 Glasgow City 2 512 Inverclyde 261 North Ayrshire 236 North Lanarkshire 781 Renfrewshire 678 South Ayrshire 262 South Lanarkshire 711 West Dunbartonshire 310 Dumfries and Galloway 232 FORCE 10 414 6
Table 1.3 Positive Rate of Stop and Searches by Local Authority (%) - Police Scotland Local Authority 2015/16 NORTH Highland 26.0 Orkney Islands 36.0 Shetland Islands 13.2 Eilean Siar 27.6 Aberdeen City 26.0 Aberdeenshire 27.5 Moray 25.0 Perth and Kinross 30.9 Dundee 26.2 Angus 26.9 EAST Fife 39.9 East Lothian 33.2 Edinburgh City 26.4 Midlothian 23.4 Scottish Borders 22.7 West Lothain 24.9 Clackmannanshire 27.6 Falkirk 28.7 Stirling 35.1 WEST Argyll and Bute 17.9 East Ayrshire 33.9 East Dumbartonshire 16.9 East Renfrewshire 26.6 Glasgow City 19.5 Inverclyde 25.7 North Ayrshire 28.8 North Lanarkshire 30.3 Renfrewshire 25.5 South Ayrshire 24.0 South Lanarkshire 21.3 West Dunbartonshire 25.4 Dumfries and Galloway 34.1 FORCE 24.3 7
Table 1.4 Number of Statutory and Consensual Searches - Police Scotland Local Authority Statutory Searches 2015/16 Consensual Searches NORTH Highland 1 211 52 Orkney Islands 23 2 Shetland Islands 284 3 Eilean Siar 72 4 Aberdeen City 1 653 245 Aberdeenshire 497 44 Moray 104 48 Perth & Kinross 1 001 180 Dundee 966 113 Angus 396 72 EAST Fife 386 130 East Lothian 321 53 Edinburgh City 2 550 375 Midlothian 254 80 Scottish Borders 190 57 West Lothian 327 103 Clackmannanshire 101 22 Falkirk 355 46 Stirling 436 82 WEST Argyll & Bute 1 003 257 East Ayrshire 923 273 East Dunbartonshire 585 261 East Renfrewshire 392 105 Glasgow City 10 437 2 443 Inverclyde 868 148 North Ayrshire 568 252 North Lanarkshire 1 936 642 Renfrewshire 2 187 474 South Ayrshire 760 332 South Lanarkshire 1 940 1 402 West Dunbartonshire 948 271 Dumfries & Galloway 581 99 FORCE 34 255 8 670 8
Table 1.5 Percentage Rates of Statutory and Consensual Searches - Police Scotland Local Authority Statutory Searches (%) 2015/16 Consensual Searches (%) NORTH Highland 95.9 4.1 Orkney Islands 92.0 8.0 Shetland Islands 99.0 1.0 Eilean Siar 94.7 5.3 Aberdeen City 87.1 12.9 Aberdeenshire 91.9 8.1 Moray 68.4 31.6 Perth & Kinross 84.8 15.2 Dundee 89.5 10.5 Angus 84.6 15.4 EAST Fife 74.8 25.2 East Lothian 85.8 14.2 Edinburgh City 87.2 12.8 Midlothian 76.0 24.0 Scottish Borders 76.9 23.1 West Lothian 76.0 24.0 Clackmannanshire 82.1 17.9 Falkirk 88.5 11.5 Stirling 84.2 15.8 WEST Argyll & Bute 79.6 20.4 East Ayrshire 77.2 22.8 East Dunbartonshire 69.1 30.9 East Renfrewshire 78.9 21.1 Glasgow City 81.0 19.0 Inverclyde 85.4 14.6 North Ayrshire 69.3 30.7 North Lanarkshire 75.1 24.9 Renfrewshire 82.2 17.8 South Ayrshire 69.6 30.4 South Lanarkshire 58.0 42.0 West Dunbartonshire 77.8 22.2 Dumfries & Galloway 85.4 14.6 FORCE 79.8 20.2 9
Table 1.6 Positive Percentage Rates of Statutory and Consensual Searches - Police Scotland Local Authority Statutory Searches (%) 2015/16 Consensual Searches (%) NORTH Highland 26.5 13.5 Orkney Islands 39.1 0.0 Shetland Islands 13.0 33.3 Eilean Siar 26.4 50.0 Aberdeen City 27.5 16.3 Aberdeenshire 29.0 11.4 Moray 27.9 18.8 Perth & Kinross 34.9 8.9 Dundee 28.4 8.0 Angus 28.5 18.1 EAST Fife 45.1 24.6 East Lothian 36.1 15.1 Edinburgh City 28.7 10.7 Midlothian 24.8 18.8 Scottish Borders 25.8 12.3 West Lothian 29.4 10.7 Clackmannanshire 31.7 9.1 Falkirk 30.1 17.4 Stirling 38.1 19.5 WEST Argyll & Bute 21.1 5.1 East Ayrshire 38.8 17.2 East Dunbartonshire 21.5 6.5 East Renfrewshire 31.1 9.5 Glasgow City 22.5 6.8 Inverclyde 29.6 2.7 North Ayrshire 37.3 9.5 North Lanarkshire 38.2 6.5 Renfrewshire 29.4 7.6 South Ayrshire 31.2 7.5 South Lanarkshire 32.0 6.5 West Dunbartonshire 30.5 7.7 Dumfries & Galloway 38.4 9.1 FORCE 28.2 8.6 10
Table 2.1 Stop and Search by Reasons - Police Scotland 2015/16 Drugs Searches Conducted 32 342 Positive Searches 8 411 Positive Rate (%) 26.0 Offensive Weapons Searches Conducted 3 247 Positive Searches 455 Positive Rate (%) 14.0 Stolen Property Searches Conducted 3 571 Positive Searches 1 038 Positive Rate (%) 29.1 Alcohol Searches Conducted 3 244 Positive Searches 446 Positive Rate (%) 13.7 Firearms Searches Conducted 106 Positive Searches 20 Positive Rate (%) 18.9 Fireworks Searches Conducted 307 Positive Searches 36 Positive Rate (%) 11.7 Terrorism Searches Conducted 10 Positive Searches 0 Positive Rate (%) 0.0 Crossbows Searches Conducted - Positive Searches - Positive Rate (%) - Wildlife Searches Conducted 14 Positive Searches 3 Positive Rate (%) 21.4 Aviation Searches Conducted 2 Positive Searches 0 Positive Rate (%) 0.0 Public Order Searches Conducted 82 Positive Searches 5 Positive Rate (%) 6.1 1 - The 82 public order searches were all consensual searches for the purpose of addressing community well being and public disorder. 11
Table 2.2 Search Outcomes - Police Scotland Disposal Number of Searches 2015/16 % Of Total Searches Fixed Penalty Notice 456 1.1 Crime Report 10 820 25.2 No Further Action 26 011 60.6 GIRFEC 17 0.0 IVPD 954 2.2 SID Log 9 168 21.4 2 - Any anomilies in percentage changes are due to rounding up to the nearest decimal place. 3 - Some searches are recorded with more than one disposal so totals will not equal the actual number of stop and searches. 4 - The search outcome fields are for officers to indicate further action that they will be undertaking to complete. Key: GIRFEC Getting It Right For Every Child (currently reported via IVPD) IVPD Interim Vulnerable Persons Database SID Scottish Intelligence Database 5 - In relation to outcomes the NSSU does not currently audit related databases to validate the disposal type on the National Stop and Search Database. This information is captured at this time to inform the NSSU of outcomes during the testing phase and to inform future improvements to the database. 12
Table 2.3 Searches where Initial Reason is Different to Outcome - Police Scotland Reason for Search Total Positive Searches Drugs Weapons Outcome Stolen Property Alcohol Firearms Fireworks Crossbow Aviation Other Drugs 8 411 8 017 163 39 217 6 1 - - 143 Weapons 455 74 357 6 26 4 2 2-7 Stolen Property 1 038 100 19 885 34 1 - - - 46 Alcohol 446 16 5-420 3 - - - 9 Firearms 20 4 2 - - 17 - - - - Fireworks 36 1 - - 1 1 31 - - 2 Crossbow - - - - - - - - - - Aviation - - - - - - - - - - Public Order 5 1 2 - - - - - - 2 Wildlife 3 - - - - - - - - 3 6 - Outcomes my be higher than total positive searches as multiple items may be found in one search. 13
Table 3.1 Searches By Ethnicity - Police Scotland Ethnicity 2015/16 Number White Scottish 36 781 White British Other 1 963 White Irish 97 White Gypsy/Traveller 53 White Polish 635 White Other 591 Any Mixed Ethnic Group 126 Pakistani 356 Indian 47 Bangladeshi 3 Chinese 30 Asian Other 355 African, African Scottish, African British 152 African Other 79 Caribbean, Caribbean Scottish or Caribbean British 31 Black, Black Scottish or Black British 188 Black Other - Arab, Arab Scottish, Arab British 45 Other Ethnic Group 506 Refused/Unknown 887 Percentage White Scottish 85.7 White British Other 4.6 White Irish 0.2 White Gypsy/Traveller 0.1 White Polish 1.5 White Other 1.4 Any Mixed Ethnic Group 0.3 Pakistani 0.8 Indian 0.1 Bangladeshi 0.0 Chinese 0.1 Asian Other 0.8 African, African Scottish, African British 0.4 African Other 0.2 Caribbean, Caribbean Scottish or Caribbean British 0.1 Black, Black Scottish or Black British 0.4 Black Other - Arab, Arab Scottish, Arab British 0.1 Other Ethnic Group 1.2 Refused/Unknown 2.1 2 - Any anomilies in percentage changes are due to rounding up to the nearest decimal place. 14
Table 3.2 Searches by Age and Gender - Police Scotland Gender/Age Group 2015/16 Gender Male 37 996 Female 4 929 Not Known - Age Group 1-11 Years 10 12-15 Years 3 537 16-19 Years 9 583 20-24 Years 7 703 25-29 Years 5 552 30-39 Years 9 208 40-49 Years 5 500 50-59 Years 1 560 60-69 Years 201 70-90 Years 25 Age Unknown 46 7 - The ten searches of persons in the age group '1-11' are summarised below: All ten searches were statutory. Positive searches (1) and negative searches (9). Searches of 11 year olds (6) and searches of 10 year olds (4). Searches were for drugs (1), offensive weapons (4), stolen property (4) and firearms (1). 8 - The 46 searches in the age group 'Age Unknown' refers to records where the 'Nominal Details Withheld' or the 'Age Unknown' boxes have been ticked. 15
Table 3.3 Positive Stop and Searches by Age and Gender - Police Scotland Gender/Age Group 2015/16 Number Gender Male 9 165 Female 1 249 Not Known - Age Group 1-11 Years 1 12-15 Years 442 16-19 Years 1 909 20-24 Years 2 096 25-29 Years 1 598 30-39 Years 2 528 40-49 Years 1 385 50-59 Years 396 60-69 Years 49 70-90 Years 9 Age Unknown 1 Percentage Gender Male 24.1 Female 25.3 Not Known - Age Group 1-11 Years 10.0 12-15 Years 12.5 16-19 Years 19.9 20-24 Years 27.2 25-29 Years 28.8 30-39 Years 27.5 40-49 Years 25.2 50-59 Years 25.4 60-69 Years 24.4 70-90 Years 36.0 Age Unknown 2.2 9 - The 1 search in the age group 'Age Unknown' refers to records where the 'Nominal Details Withheld' or the 'Age Unknown' boxes have been ticked. 16
Table 4.1 Refusals by Search Reason - Police Scotland Search Reason 2015/16 Number Drugs 28 Offensive Weapons 6 Stolen Property 1 Alcohol 33 Firearms - Fireworks 10 Terrorism - Crossbows - Wildlife - Aviation - Public Order 2 Percentage Drugs 35.0 Offensive Weapons 7.5 Stolen Property 1.3 Alcohol 41.3 Firearms - Fireworks 12.5 Terrorism - Crossbows - Wildlife - Aviation - Public Order 2.5 17
Table 4.2 Total Refusals and Refusals by Gender and Age - Police Scotland Gender/Age Group 2015/16 Total Refusals 80 Gender Male 73 Female 7 Not Known - Age Group 1-11 Years - 12-15 Years 14 16-19 Years 14 20-24 Years 8 25-29 Years 9 30-39 Years 9 40-49 Years 10 50-59 Years 6 60-69 Years 1 70-90 Years - Age Unknown 9 10 - The 9 searches in the age group Age Unknown refers to records where the Nominal Details Withheld or the Age Unknown boxes have been ticked. 18
Table 4.3 Refusals by Ethnicity - Police Scotland Ethnicity 2015/16 Number White Scottish 71 White British Other 2 White Irish - White Gypsy/Traveller - White Polish 1 White Other 2 Any Mixed Ethnic Group - Pakistani - Indian - Bangladeshi - Chinese - Asian Other - African, African Scottish, African British - African Other - Caribbean, Caribbean Scottish or Caribbean British - Black, Black Scottish or Black British - Black Other - Arab, Arab Scottish, Arab British - Other Ethnic Group - Refused/Unknown 4 Percentage White Scottish 88.8 White British Other 2.5 White Irish - White Gypsy/Traveller - White Polish 1.3 White Other 2.5 Any Mixed Ethnic Group - Pakistani - Indian - Bangladeshi - Chinese - Asian Other - African, African Scottish, African British - African Other - Caribbean, Caribbean Scottish or Caribbean British - Black, Black Scottish or Black British - Black Other - Arab, Arab Scottish, Arab British - Other Ethnic Group - Refused/Unknown 5.0 19
Table 5.1 Total Items Seized - Police Scotland Seizure Type 2015/16 Percentage Number (%) Alcohol Seizures 11 013 93.3 Tobacco Seizures 367 3.1 Substance Seizures 227 1.9 Other Item Seizures 504 4.3 Force Total 11 800 11 - Multiple items may have been seized in one incident, so total seizures will not equal the total number of items seized. 20
Table 5.2 Seizure Outcomes - Police Scotland Disposal Type 2015/16 Percentage Number (%) Alcohol FPN Issued 3 312 30.1 Crime Report Submitted 4 559 41.4 No Further Action 2 962 26.9 GIRFEC 6 0.1 SID Log 196 1.8 IVPD 260 2.4 Tobacco FPN Issued 1 0.0 Crime Report Submitted 8 2.2 No Further Action 337 91.8 GIRFEC - - SID Log 8 2.2 IVPD 19 5.2 Substance FPN Issued 9 4.0 Crime Report Submitted 208 91.6 No Further Action 13 5.7 GIRFEC - - SID Log 71 31.3 IVPD 14 6.2 Other FPN Issued 28 5.6 Crime Report Submitted 283 56.2 No Further Action 182 36.1 GIRFEC - - SID Log 101 20.0 IVPD 31 6.2 2 - Any anomilies in percentage changes are due to rounding up to the nearest decimal place. 5 - In relation to outcomes the NSSU does not currently audit related databases to validate the disposal type on the National Stop and Search Database. This information is captured at this time to inform the NSSU of outcomes during the testing phase and to inform future improvements to the database. 12 - There may be more than one disposal type for each seizure, meaning total disposal figures will not be equal to the total number of seizures. 21
Table 5.3 Seizures by Age and Gender - Police Scotland Gender/Age Group 2015/16 Gender Male 9 615 Female 2 185 Not Known - Age Group 1-11 Years 2 12-15 Years 1 208 16-19 Years 2 735 20-24 Years 1 469 25-29 Years 1 174 30-39 Years 2 239 40-49 Years 1 922 50-59 Years 802 60-69 Years 189 70-90 Years 35 Age Unknown 25 13 - The 25 searches in the age group Age Unknown refers to records where the Nominal Details Withheld or the Age Unknown boxes have been ticked. 22
Table 6.1 Drugs found by Local Authority Area - Police Scotland Local Authority Class A Class B Class C NPS Total Number of searches where drugs were found NORTH Highland 65 233 15 9 322 Orkney Islands - 3 1 5 9 Shetland Islands 17 11 5 1 34 Eilean Siar 5 12 3 1 21 Aberdeen City 121 247 29 27 424 Aberdeenshire 40 93 2 6 141 Moray 6 23 5-34 Perth & Kinross 95 198 28 23 344 Dundee 46 107 42 14 209 Angus 21 66 13 3 103 EAST Fife 29 101 16 1 147 East Lothian 21 78 4 3 106 Edinburgh City 85 393 56 111 645 Midlothian 10 42 5 2 59 Scottish Borders 6 33 3 2 44 West Lothian 7 64 6-77 Clackmannanshire 5 21 7-33 Falkirk 18 79 17 1 115 Stirling 27 125 23 3 178 WEST Argyll & Bute 23 161 15 1 200 East Ayrshire 60 147 53 1 261 East Dunbartonshire 7 85 9 1 102 East Renfrewshire 6 85 3-94 Glasgow City 353 1444 259 50 2 106 Inverclyde 22 158 44 1 225 North Ayrshire 38 107 35 1 181 North Lanarkshire 90 523 52 3 668 Renfrewshire 96 409 47 1 553 South Ayrshire 34 116 22 15 187 South Lanarkshire 83 424 61 3 571 West Dunbartonshire 46 164 45-255 Dumfries & Galloway 44 165 13 6 228 FORCE 1 526 5 917 938 295 8 676 14 - Due to multiple items being found in one search, the totals will not reflect the overall number of searches. 23
Table 6.2 Weapons found by Local Authority Area - Police Scotland Local Authority Bladed Instrument Blunt Instrument Pointed Article Pointed Instrument Other Total Number of searches where weapons were found NORTH Highland 8 3 2-2 15 Orkney Islands - - - - - - Shetland Islands 4 1 - - - 5 Eilean Siar - - - - - - Aberdeen City 12 4 2-3 21 Aberdeenshire 4 2 1-2 9 Moray - - - - - - Perth & Kinross 3 2 1 - - 6 Dundee 11 7 3 - - 21 Angus 6-2 - - 8 EAST Fife 7 6 - - - 13 East Lothian 4 1 2 - - 7 Edinburgh City 23 11 3-10 47 Midlothian 1 2 - - - 3 Scottish Borders 4 - - - 1 5 West Lothian 3 2 2-1 8 Clackmannanshire 2 2 - - - 4 Falkirk 3 2 1 - - 6 Stirling 3 5 - - - 8 WEST Argyll & Bute 8 2 1-1 12 East Ayrshire 17 3 2-1 23 East Dunbartonshire 3 1 1-2 7 East Renfrewshire 4 2 2-1 9 Glasgow City 68 23 23-15 129 Inverclyde 11 2 3-4 20 North Ayrshire 16 4 1-2 23 North Lanarkshire 37 13 6-4 60 Renfrewshire 19 6 1-5 31 South Ayrshire 7 4 2-1 14 South Lanarkshire 19 9 9-3 40 West Dunbartonshire 13 8 5-2 28 Dumfries & Galloway 6 1 2 - - 9 FORCE 326 128 77-60 591 14 - Due to multiple items being found in one search, the totals will not reflect the overall number of searches. 24
Table 6.3 Alcohol found by Local Authority Area - Police Scotland Local Authority Beer Cider Spirits Wine Total Number of searches where alcohol were found NORTH Highland 3-1 1 5 Orkney Islands - - - - - Shetland Islands 2-1 - 3 Eilean Siar - - - - - Aberdeen City 16 13 9-38 Aberdeenshire 6-1 - 7 Moray - - 1-1 Perth & Kinross 5-2 - 7 Dundee - 3 3 3 9 Angus 3 12 5-20 EAST Fife 5 15 9 5 34 East Lothian 2 4 2 3 11 Edinburgh City 9 4 4-17 Midlothian 4 1 3 2 10 Scottish Borders 1 1 - - 2 West Lothian 5 8 3 2 18 Clackmannanshire - - - - - Falkirk - - - - - Stirling 2 1 2 5 10 WEST Argyll & Bute 2 1 5 5 13 East Ayrshire 24 9-9 42 East Dunbartonshire 4 1 8 8 21 East Renfrewshire 3 4 6 3 16 Glasgow City 62 54 30 52 198 Inverclyde 4 1 1 3 9 North Ayrshire 4 4 1 5 14 North Lanarkshire 5 23 8 11 47 Renfrewshire 13 16 8 9 46 South Ayrshire 8 12 10 10 40 South Lanarkshire 11 31 15 21 78 West Dunbartonshire 10 9 10 5 34 Dumfries & Galloway - 2-2 4 FORCE 213 229 148 164 754 14 - Due to multiple items being found in one search, the totals will not reflect the overall number of searches. 25
Table 6.4 Other Items found by Local Authority Area - Police Scotland Local Authority Firearms Fireworks Stolen Property Crossbows Other Total Number of searches where other items were found NORTH Highland - - 7-6 13 Orkney Islands - - - - - - Shetland Islands - - - - - - Eilean Siar - - 1-3 4 Aberdeen City - - 44-16 60 Aberdeenshire 1-5 - 4 10 Moray - - 1-6 7 Perth & Kinross - 3 36-7 46 Dundee 1-61 2 8 72 Angus 2-8 - 5 15 EAST Fife 1-26 - 4 31 East Lothian 2-7 - - 9 Edinburgh City 1 1 83-43 128 Midlothian 1-11 - 3 15 Scottish Borders - - 7-3 10 West Lothian 1-13 - 2 16 Clackmannanshire - - 2 - - 2 Falkirk - - 5 - - 5 Stirling 2-6 - 1 9 WEST Argyll & Bute 2 1 10-2 15 East Ayrshire - - 102-2 104 East Dunbartonshire - - 7-11 18 East Renfrewshire - - 13-4 17 Glasgow City 5 23 164-30 222 Inverclyde 2-19 - 6 27 North Ayrshire 1 1 42-2 46 North Lanarkshire 3-43 - 11 57 Renfrewshire 2-69 - 11 82 South Ayrshire - - 50-5 55 South Lanarkshire 3 3 52-6 64 West Dunbartonshire 1 1 26-8 36 Dumfries & Galloway 1 1 10-3 15 FORCE 32 34 930 2 212 1 210 14 - Due to multiple items being found in one search, the totals will not reflect the overall number of searches. 26