Violent crime in North Ayrshire is currently down 0.3 per cent on the five-year average.However, there have been four attempted murders, all of which have been detected.
Three involved a bladed weapon and one involved a vehicle driven at the victim.Serious assaults have reduced markedly with just seven crimes recorded in the first quarter compared with 14 last year and a five-year average of 21.2.Police Scotland Chief Superintendent Faroque Hussain presented the findings from the first quarter of the year at last Monday’s meeting of the Police and Fire and Rescue Committee on North Ayrshire Council.Sexual crime is currently down 15.6 per cent on the five-year average.The opening quarter has seen a decrease in sexual assaults, while crimes of rape have increased slightly.
Non-recent crimes have reduced markedly on those being reported last year.In total there have been 68 sexual crimes reported in the first quarter, of which seven are non-recent.
This compares with 85 crimes in the same period last year. Detection rates currently sit at 86.8 per cent, significantly above last year (43.5 per cent) and the five-year average (54.1 per cent).This is reflected in rape detections which is currently 84.6 per cent and sexual assault detections at 100 per cent.Police Scotland has made a concerted effort to raise awareness and encourage survivors of sexual abuse to report incidents regardless of when they occurred.
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