Professor John Robertson OBA
The above map is based on data for 2019, showing Scotland to be one of the safest, from robbery, countries in Europe while England & Wales are amongst the most dangerous. Were this the other way round, the SNP Government would be blamed so, given what it is, they must get at least some of the credit.
The figure for 2023/2024 is 20.4 per 100 000: https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2023-24/documents/
In the last days of Labour (2006) it was 70 per 100 000, more than three times higher! https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2005-06/
The map below, looking more closely on regions within European countries is based on more recent data from 2022, does inevitably show higher rates in more urban areas though, notably, Dundee rarther than Glasgow stands out. However, regardless, Scotland’s urban areas remain far more free form robbery offences than those in England or Europe – see the column to the right.
Another story you won’t hear much of.
Footnote – believe the East European and Turkish data if you will!
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
Bearing in mind the figures are for robbery involving violence, your footnote on ” believe the East European and Turkish data if you will! ” is unfortunate, the figures are likely correct, believe it or not…
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Do you think police recording will be as accurate in these places?
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I don’t doubt you’d be surprised just how accurate… You are forgetting the background of checkers checking the checkers from times past…
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Alas, Scotland is robbed blind by masked highway robbers who dress up as “Chancellors” and SoS for Scotland Chancers.
They ride a big nag called “Bitter Together” and they hide out in a robber cave called the “Shame of Fleet Street and the Gutter Press”.
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