More adults in Scotland feel safe walking home than under Labour and emergency admissions due to assault plummet

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Professor John Robertson OBA

From Safer Communities and Justice Statistics Monthly Data Report: June 2025 published today:

The SCJS found that three-quarters (75%) of adults said that they felt very or fairly safe walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark in 2023-24. This is an increase from 66% in 2008-09 but has been stable since 2016-17.

and:

In 2023-24, there were 1,691 emergency hospital admissions due to assault, including 438 due to assault with a sharp object. These were, respectively, 33% and 18% lower than in 2014-15.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/safer-communities-and-justice-statistics-monthly-data-report-june-2025/pages/statistics-on-community-safety/

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