The Scotsman Worrying rise in sexual crimes in Scottish homes Despite crime now being at a 39-year low, officers attended 60,000 domestic incidents in 2012/13 - the highest in at least 10 years. However, just over 30,000 resulted in a crime being recorded, slightly lower than the previous three years. Where there was an increase in crime was among sexual offences, which rose from 223 to 248. Rapes and attempted rapes rose to 149 - almost 50 per cent more than three years ago, and almost three times higher than in 2006/07. The figures were taken from the last year of the eight regional forces before Police Scotland came into effect. Since its launch in April, Police Scotland has put renewed focus on domestic abuse with specialist officers put in place.