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Hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation in Scotland 2010-2018

Number of offences aggravated by prejudice related to sexual orientation in Scotland from April 2010 to March 2018

The data depicts the number of charges of an offence aggravated by prejudice related to sexual orientation in Scotland from April 2010 to March 2018. The number of these offences has increased throughout this period, peaking at 1,112 offences in 2017/18.

2010/11 452
2011/12 650
2012/13 729
2013/14 887
2014/15 848
2015/16 1027
2016/17 1081
2017/18 1112