Question: are crime rates increasing in scotland?
Answer: between 2017-18 and 2018-19, the number of crimes recorded by the police in Scotland increased by 1% from 244,504 to 246,480. ... Despite this recent increase, the recording of these crimes remains at a lower level than all years between 1980 and 2011-12. sexual crimes increased by 8% from 12,487 to 13,547.