Report Summary
This provides a summary of key performance and financial figures provided in our Annual Report and Accounts for 2023-24.
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Focus on… fraud
Fraud continues to be an area of focus due to a steady increase in the number of crimes over the last five years, and low detection rates.
Fraud is where deception is used for personal gain. It includes crimes such as bogus callers, credit card fraud, and identity theft. With technology growing, more and more fraud is happening online, and fraudsters are more sophisticated than ever before.
While our figures represent victims that live in Scotland, many online frauds are carried out from outside the UK, making investigation and enforcement more difficult.
Police Scotland work with banks, Trading Standards, and police forces across the world to both prevent and detect fraud.
16,778 fraud crimes recorded in 2023-24:
- 3% increase from last year
- 28% higher than the 5-yea average
17% detection rate:
- the same as last year
- lower than the 5-year average