Table 37: Reported casualties by police force area, council and severity
Table 37: Reported casualties by police force area, council and severity
Years: 2014-18, 2019-23 averages and 2023
| 2014-18 average | Numbers in 2023 | 2019-23 average | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | Adjusted serious | All severities | Killed | Adjusted serious | All severities | Killed | Adjusted serious | All severities | ||
| Police division | Council | |||||||||
| North East 1 | 24 | 315 | 761 | 12 | 172 | 390 | 15 | 166 | 373 | |
| Aberdeen City | 4 | 83 | 227 | 4 | 53 | 109 | 2 | 41 | 98 | |
| Aberdeenshire | 15 | 185 | 435 | 7 | 97 | 231 | 9 | 102 | 223 | |
| Moray | 5 | 46 | 99 | 1 | 22 | 50 | 3 | 23 | 53 | |
| Tayside | 18 | 198 | 594 | 17 | 159 | 531 | 11 | 168 | 521 | |
| Dundee City | 1 | 47 | 157 | 2 | 47 | 175 | 1 | 46 | 168 | |
| Angus | 6 | 57 | 170 | 9 | 43 | 150 | 4 | 47 | 153 | |
| Perth & Kinross | 11 | 94 | 267 | 6 | 69 | 206 | 6 | 75 | 200 | |
| Argyll/W.Dunbartonshire | 8 | 121 | 401 | 11 | 101 | 233 | 11 | 82 | 214 | |
| Argyll & Bute | 6 | 86 | 255 | 10 | 71 | 171 | 9 | 60 | 148 | |
| West Dunbartonshire | 2 | 34 | 147 | 1 | 30 | 62 | 2 | 22 | 66 | |
| Forth Valley | 9 | 163 | 584 | 6 | 98 | 300 | 10 | 97 | 291 | |
| Clackmannanshire | - | 18 | 70 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 12 | 31 | |
| Stirling | 6 | 72 | 227 | 1 | 38 | 113 | 4 | 46 | 126 | |
| Falkirk | 3 | 72 | 287 | 3 | 51 | 154 | 4 | 40 | 134 | |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 11 | 112 | 371 | 5 | 70 | 235 | 7 | 72 | 219 | |
| Ayrshire | 12 | 197 | 694 | 13 | 144 | 384 | 12 | 131 | 372 | |
| North Ayrshire | 4 | 69 | 233 | 4 | 50 | 134 | 3 | 46 | 132 | |
| East Ayrshire | 3 | 61 | 234 | 6 | 53 | 159 | 6 | 44 | 131 | |
| South Ayrshire | 5 | 67 | 227 | 3 | 41 | 91 | 4 | 41 | 109 | |
| Greater Glasgow | 12 | 351 | 1,652 | 20 | 255 | 867 | 14 | 255 | 942 | |
| Glasgow City | 12 | 299 | 1,432 | 15 | 226 | 730 | 11 | 216 | 808 | |
| East Dunbartonshire | - | 25 | 110 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 2 | 19 | 61 | |
| East Renfrewshire | - | 27 | 110 | 1 | 18 | 87 | 1 | 21 | 73 | |
| Lothians/Scot Borders | 20 | 306 | 1,170 | 17 | 186 | 566 | 16 | 192 | 648 | |
| West Lothian | 5 | 94 | 460 | 4 | 46 | 201 | 6 | 60 | 247 | |
| Midlothian | 3 | 58 | 213 | 4 | 36 | 96 | 2 | 31 | 127 | |
| East Lothian | 3 | 58 | 217 | 3 | 32 | 113 | 2 | 38 | 122 | |
| Scottish Borders | 9 | 97 | 281 | 6 | 72 | 156 | 7 | 63 | 153 | |
| Edinburgh, City of | 7 | 289 | 1,234 | 8 | 125 | 559 | 6 | 165 | 631 | |
| Highlands & Islands | 21 | 175 | 602 | 17 | 210 | 452 | 23 | 159 | 414 | |
| Highland | 18 | 152 | 523 | 14 | 187 | 396 | 20 | 140 | 360 | |
| Orkney Islands | 1 | 7 | 20 | - | 8 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 17 | |
| Shetland Islands | 1 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 16 | |
| Eilean Siar | 1 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 21 | |
| Fife | 10 | 138 | 511 | 14 | 118 | 393 | 10 | 110 | 361 | |
| Renfrewshire/Inverlclyde | 5 | 103 | 458 | 3 | 75 | 189 | 4 | 72 | 230 | |
| Inverclyde | 2 | 29 | 138 | - | 21 | 52 | 2 | 22 | 70 | |
| Renfrewshire | 4 | 74 | 320 | 3 | 54 | 137 | 3 | 51 | 160 | |
| Lanarkshire | 17 | 260 | 1,173 | 12 | 231 | 730 | 16 | 185 | 656 | |
| North Lanarkshire | 5 | 125 | 594 | 5 | 107 | 360 | 6 | 86 | 324 | |
| South Lanarkshire | 11 | 135 | 580 | 7 | 124 | 370 | 9 | 99 | 332 | |
| Scotland | 174 | 2,728 | 10,207 | 155 | 1,944 | 5,829 | 154 | 1,854 | 5,871 | |
1. In 2015 the police created a new North East division by combining Aberdeenshire, Moray and Aberdeenshire councils.
Table 37(continued): Reported casualties by police force division, council and severity
Percent changes and rates per 1,000 population,
Years: 2014-18, 2019-23 averages and 2023
| 2023 % change on 2014-18 ave | 2019-23 % change on 2014-18 ave | 2023 rates per 1,000 population 2 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | Adjusted serious | All severities | Killed | Adjusted serious | All severities | Killed | Adjusted serious | All severities | ||
| Police division | Council | |||||||||
| North East 1 | -49 | -45 | -49 | -38 | -47 | -51 | 0.02 | 0.29 | 0.66 | |
| Aberdeen City | - | -36 | -52 | - | -51 | -57 | 0.02 | 0.23 | 0.48 | |
| Aberdeenshire | -54 | -48 | -47 | -41 | -45 | -49 | 0.03 | 0.37 | 0.87 | |
| Moray | - | -53 | -49 | - | -50 | -47 | 0.01 | 0.23 | 0.53 | |
| Tayside | -8 | -20 | -11 | -42 | -15 | -12 | 0.04 | 0.38 | 1.27 | |
| Dundee City | - | 1 | 12 | - | -1 | 7 | 0.01 | 0.31 | 1.16 | |
| Angus | - | -25 | -12 | - | -17 | -10 | 0.08 | 0.37 | 1.31 | |
| Perth & Kinross | -45 | -26 | -23 | -49 | -20 | -25 | 0.04 | 0.45 | 1.35 | |
| Argyll/W.Dunbartonshire | - | -16 | -42 | - | -32 | -47 | 0.06 | 0.57 | 1.32 | |
| Argyll & Bute | - | -18 | -33 | - | -31 | -42 | 0.11 | 0.81 | 1.95 | |
| West Dunbartonshire | - | -13 | -58 | - | -35 | -55 | 0.01 | 0.34 | 0.7 | |
| Forth Valley | - | -40 | -49 | - | -40 | -50 | 0.02 | 0.32 | 0.99 | |
| Clackmannanshire | - | -50 | -53 | - | -36 | -55 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.64 | |
| Stirling | - | -47 | -50 | - | -37 | -45 | 0.01 | 0.41 | 1.21 | |
| Falkirk | - | -29 | -46 | - | -45 | -53 | 0.02 | 0.32 | 0.97 | |
| Dumfries & Galloway | -56 | -37 | -37 | -40 | -35 | -41 | 0.03 | 0.48 | 1.61 | |
| Ayrshire | 12 | -27 | -45 | 7 | -33 | -46 | 0.04 | 0.39 | 1.05 | |
| North Ayrshire | - | -27 | -42 | - | -33 | -43 | 0.03 | 0.37 | 1 | |
| East Ayrshire | - | -13 | -32 | - | -28 | -44 | 0.05 | 0.44 | 1.32 | |
| South Ayrshire | - | -39 | -60 | - | -39 | -52 | 0.03 | 0.37 | 0.81 | |
| Greater Glasgow | 67 | -27 | -48 | 13 | -27 | -43 | 0.02 | 0.3 | 1.03 | |
| Glasgow City | 29 | -25 | -49 | -7 | -28 | -44 | 0.02 | 0.36 | 1.16 | |
| East Dunbartonshire | - | -55 | -55 | - | -25 | -45 | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.46 | |
| East Renfrewshire | - | -34 | -21 | - | -25 | -34 | 0.01 | 0.18 | 0.88 | |
| Lothians/Scot Borders | -14 | -39 | -52 | -17 | -37 | -45 | 0.03 | 0.36 | 1.1 | |
| West Lothian | - | -51 | -56 | - | -36 | -46 | 0.02 | 0.25 | 1.09 | |
| Midlothian | - | -38 | -55 | - | -46 | -41 | 0.04 | 0.37 | 0.98 | |
| East Lothian | - | -45 | -48 | - | -34 | -44 | 0.03 | 0.28 | 0.99 | |
| Scottish Borders | - | -26 | -44 | - | -35 | -46 | 0.05 | 0.62 | 1.34 | |
| Edinburgh, City of | Edinburgh, City of | - | -57 | -55 | - | -43 | -49 | 0.02 | 0.24 | 1.07 |
| Highlands & Islands | -20 | 20 | -25 | 8 | -9 | -31 | 0.06 | 0.68 | 1.47 | |
| Highland | -22 | 23 | -24 | 9 | -7 | -31 | 0.06 | 0.79 | 1.68 | |
| Orkney Islands | - | - | -36 | - | - | -17 | - | 0.36 | 0.59 | |
| Shetland Islands | - | - | -14 | - | - | -42 | 0.09 | 0.39 | 1.04 | |
| Eilean Siar | - | - | -39 | - | - | -33 | 0.04 | 0.23 | 0.73 | |
| Fife | Fife | - | -14 | -23 | - | -20 | -29 | 0.04 | 0.32 | 1.05 |
| Renfrewshire/Inverlclyde | - | -27 | -59 | - | -30 | -50 | 0.01 | 0.28 | 0.71 | |
| Inverclyde | - | -28 | -62 | - | -26 | -50 | - | 0.27 | 0.66 | |
| Renfrewshire | - | -27 | -57 | - | -31 | -50 | 0.02 | 0.29 | 0.73 | |
| Lanarkshire | -28 | -11 | -38 | -6 | -29 | -44 | 0.02 | 0.34 | 1.09 | |
| North Lanarkshire | - | -15 | -39 | - | -31 | -45 | 0.01 | 0.31 | 1.05 | |
| South Lanarkshire | -38 | -8 | -36 | -16 | -27 | -43 | 0.02 | 0.38 | 1.12 | |
| Scotland | -11 | -29 | -43 | -11 | -32 | -42 | 0.03 | 0.35 | 1.06 | |
Percentage changes are not shown if the baseline (2014-18 average) is less than 10
1. In 2015 the police created a new North East division by combining Aberdeenshire, Moray and Aberdeenshire councils.
2. Mid-year population estimates for 2022 were not available, estimates for 2021 used instead.
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