Domestic abuse incidents in Stirling at 10-year high as figures soar by 30 per cent

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Domestic abuse across Stirling has risen to its highest level in a decade - spiking by almost 30 per cent since 2014/15.New figures released by Police Scotland in a report to the Scottish Government reveal that in the Stirling Council area there were 1,015 instances of domestic abuse reported to police in 2023/24.

That’s up from 785 offences committed in 2014/15 – a rise of 29.3 per cent.In Clackmannanshire, the number rose by less than four per cent over the same period.

In 2014/15, 704 reported incidents were made to the police, compared to 732 in 2023/24.The figures for 2023/24 in Stirling saw recorded incidents spike by almost 13 per cent on the previous year.

The figure for 2022/23 was 899.Of the 1,015 recorded incidents in Stirling in 2023/24, just 39 per cent of those involved a crime or offence being committed.