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Fire-raising, vandalism etc. accounted for 19% of all crime recorded in Scotland in 2018-19. Between 2017-18 and 2018-19, the number of crimes of Fire-raising, vandalism etc. recorded by the police in Scotland decreased by 6%, from 51,322 to 47,997. The recording of these crimes is at the lowest level seen since 1976.
What's Included in Fire-Raising, Vandalism, Etc?
What's Included in Fire-Raising, Vandalism, Etc?
Group 4: Fire-raising, vandalism etc.
Fire-raising
Includes:
Fire-raising
Muirburn
Vandalism, etc. -
Includes:
Malicious mischief
Vandalism
Culpable and reckless conduct (not with firearms)
Reckless conduct with firearms
Culpable and reckless conduct involving aircraft
Fire-raising: Wilful fire-raising is when someone deliberately sets fire to someone else’s property to damage it or to injure people. It is similar to arson in English and Welsh law.
Vandalism: Vandalism is a deliberate action by one or more people which causes damage to or destruction of another person’s property.
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Over 50% ...
Over 50% ...
...of (26,725) fire incidents that were attended by the SFRS in 2017/18 were deliberately instigated (~14,800). However, out of these, only 2,481 incidents were recorded as fire-raising by Police Scotland...
What about the remaining 12,400 (ish) incidents?
What examples of legal fire-raising can you think of?
Crimes which fall into this category have seen a sustained decline from peaks in the mid 2000's although still accounts for almost 1/5th of all recorded in crime in Scotland (2018/19)
Vandalism etc. accounted for 95% of crimes of Fire-raising, vandalism etc. All local authority areas recorded a decrease in this category over the ten year period The Vandalism etc. category includes crimes recorded under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. There were 18 such crimes recorded in 2018-19.
The offences are:
unauthorised access to computer material
unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences
unauthorised acts with intent to impair, or with recklessness as to impairing, operation of computer
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