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By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS

I did this years ago and have been meaning to do it again. From the Complete University Guide – How safe is your city? published in March 2024, the above table, shows the number of offences per 1 000 people in Scotland’s university towns and cities, in 2023.

Looking at the column that would most concern me as a parent – violence against the person with injury, you’ll see it ranges from 0.5 per 1 000 in Stirling [my place] to 1.2 in Glasgow [my daughter’s place].

How does this compare?

In Belfast 12.8 per 1 000! 10 times more dangerous than Glasgow.

In Swansea and Cardiff, both 9 per 1 000. 8 times more dangerous than Glasgow.

Across England, from the lowest, 5.8 in Bath to 17(!) in Leicester. 15 times more dangerous than Glasgow. 30 campuses above 10 per 1 000.

Oxford 8.6 and Cambridge 6.6.

Source: https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/student-advice/where-to-study/how-safe-is-your-city

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