Comment | There were[ 5,359 sexual assaults](https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2021-2022/pages/6/) and 2,498 rapes or attempted rapes in 2021-22
Over the same period there were [3,819](https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2021-2022/pages/5/) serious assaults (assaults that caused bodily harm/wounding). |
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