This statistic shows the reasons why violent crime was not reported to the police in Scotland in the fiscal year 2017/18. 19 of the respondents said they dealt with the matter themselves, whereas 11 percent of them considered the crime as too trivial and not worth reporting.
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Scottish Government. (March 26, 2019). Reasons given by victims of violent crime for not reporting the incident in Scotland in 2017/18 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/328099/percentage-violent-crimes-reasons-unreported-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Reasons given by victims of violent crime for not reporting the incident in Scotland in 2017/18." Chart. March 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328099/percentage-violent-crimes-reasons-unreported-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2019). Reasons given by victims of violent crime for not reporting the incident in Scotland in 2017/18. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328099/percentage-violent-crimes-reasons-unreported-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Reasons given by Victims of Violent Crime for Not Reporting The Incident in Scotland in 2017/18." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328099/percentage-violent-crimes-reasons-unreported-scotland/
Scottish Government, Reasons given by victims of violent crime for not reporting the incident in Scotland in 2017/18 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328099/percentage-violent-crimes-reasons-unreported-scotland/ (last visited June 30, 2025)
Reasons given by victims of violent crime for not reporting the incident in Scotland in 2017/18 [Graph], Scottish Government, March 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/328099/percentage-violent-crimes-reasons-unreported-scotland/