Homicide in Scotland: Police-Recorded Murder and Culpable Homicide Statistics

Statistics on crimes of homicide recorded by the police in Scotland, covering all cases of murder and culpable homicide. The data is designated as National Statistics and is produced by the Scottish Government. The bulletin excludes cases of causing death by dangerous or reckless driving.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term homicide trends in Scotland based on police-recorded statistics
• Studying the relationship between different types of homicide (murder vs. culpable homicide) based on the described coverage
• Informing public policy and resource allocation for crime prevention based on official National Statistics

Strengths

• Data is designated as National Statistics, indicating adherence to official quality standards.
• Scope is clearly defined to include murder and culpable homicide while excluding specific traffic-related deaths.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government

Collection Method

Recorded by police in Scotland.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:22.360968; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Scotland