Newton-on-Ayr Railway Station the most dangerous railway station in Scotland but only the 67th most dangerous in the UK.
By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS
The ‘Scottish’ Sun true to form, has:
The Daily Record, ever-useless as a reliable information source for its readers, has:
They do go on to tell us:
A recent analysis of UK-wide data identified the train stations across the nation with the highest crimes rates. Topping the list for Scotland is a small station near Ayr, ranking 67th out of all 2,580 terminals in the UK.
but the damage is done by the headline.
There are 67 railway stations in England and Wales with a higher crime rate than Newton on Ayr, at 67, in the league table hosted by the Daily Mail at:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14417037/National-Rail-crime-map.html
Top of the league? Johnston. Near Paisley? No, that’s Johnstone. Johnston is in Wales. I did think the worst when I saw Johnston at Number 1.
Next Scottish station? Stranraer at 230. Ardrossan at 305. Crianlarich at 327.
Where’s Glasgow Central? 1 458th with 12.4 crimes per million visitors.
Remember Johnston in Wales – 1 438 crimes per million visitors.
Newton-on-Ayr – 120 crimes per million passengers.
Lowest crime?
Safest campuses?
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Talking-up Scotland 
It’s CRIMINAL the way the media portray Scottish statistics !
How about :
The worst hospital death rates in the UK – England .
The worst dentist provision in the UK – England .
The worst GP provision in the UK – England .
The worst knife crime in the UK – England .
The worst housing waiting lists in the UK – England .
The worst prison conditions in the UK – England .
The worst rioting in the UK – England .
The worst poverty in the UK – England .
The worst …….
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With a population of 6,511, the 0.78132/year criminal should be easy enough to spot turning up every 15 months….
Shocked I tell you……..
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