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Mr. David Marshall
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many reported cases of rape there have been in Scotland in each of the last five years.
Mr. Lang
The available information relates to cases recorded by the police. The figures for the last five years for which data are available are as follows:
| Recorded Cases of Rape, Scotland, 1981–85 | |
| Year | Number |
| 1981 | 170 |
| 1982 | 131 |
| 1983 | 139 |
| 1984 | 224 |
| 1985 | 248 |