Crime in Scotland

• I’m the last 15 years in Scotland, rates of violent crime have fallen
• In 2022 there were only 48 murders in Scotland
• Figures for sexual crime in Scotland have been rising
• Property crime is big
• Fraud is common in Scotland, and it usuallt targeted at elderly people
• In 2021 there was a rise of 67% in the numbers of fraud cases in 2019
• Knife crime is carrying a knife illegally, attempting to buy one under 18, threatening, injuring or fatally injuring someone with a knife
• In England and Wales, knife crime has gone up