Professor John Robertson OBA There has been a clear increase in the use of tasers by police officers as reported somewhat hysterically by the Daily Record, above, but at the same time we see a significant decline in the number of assaults on officers resulting in injuries. As taser use began to climb, from 500 in 2020/2021, to 2 084 in 2023/2024 (latest confirmed data) assaults on officers resulting in injury, in the same period, have fallen from 2 100 to 1670, a very significant 20% reduction in only 3 years. While there may have been other factors at play, … Continue reading Increased taser use by Police Scotland officers justified by significantly declining rate of injuries resulting from assaults, 20% in only 3 years!