In the above Guardian piece today, 3 (33%) of the 9 murders described took place in Scotland.
The authors chose these 9 examples from 174 murders of women in England & Wales last year.
Read the above, on its own, and Scotland looks a more dangerous place for women, by some way. That’s not just untrue, it’s the reverse.
The facts:
From National Statistics for Scotland, today:
In 2022-2023, there were 13 female homicide victims in Scotland.
In England & Wales, in 2021-2022 (latest figures) there were 198 female homicide victims.
England & Wales have 11 times the population and so, all things being equal, might have been expected to have 143 cases but had 198, 38.4% more.
Sources:
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Rental agencies illegally demand 6 months up front rent + deposit. Too much. Leaving more people homeless.
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England pop 56million. Wales pop 3 million.
Wales 13 women murdered 2017.
Scotland 13 women murdered. Pop 5.4million.
198 – 13 = 185. Divided by 11 = 17 average.
% of men/women in pop pro rata.
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