This statistic shows the proportion of respondents who were victims of crime in 2017/18 by age group. Those aged 16 to 24 were the most likely to be victims of violent crime at 5.8 percent, while those aged 25 to 44 were more likely to be victims of property crime at 14.5 percent. The figures suggest that as a person gets older, he is statistically less likely to become a victim of violent or property crime.
Proportion of population who were victims of crime in Scotland in 2017/18, by crime type and age group*
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Scottish Government. (March 26, 2019). Proportion of population who were victims of crime in Scotland in 2017/18, by crime type and age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/327337/crime-victims-scotland-by-age/
Scottish Government. "Proportion of population who were victims of crime in Scotland in 2017/18, by crime type and age group*." Chart. March 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/327337/crime-victims-scotland-by-age/
Scottish Government. (2019). Proportion of population who were victims of crime in Scotland in 2017/18, by crime type and age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/327337/crime-victims-scotland-by-age/
Scottish Government. "Proportion of Population Who Were Victims of Crime in Scotland in 2017/18, by Crime Type and Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/327337/crime-victims-scotland-by-age/
Scottish Government, Proportion of population who were victims of crime in Scotland in 2017/18, by crime type and age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/327337/crime-victims-scotland-by-age/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Proportion of population who were victims of crime in Scotland in 2017/18, by crime type and age group* [Graph], Scottish Government, March 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/327337/crime-victims-scotland-by-age/