From the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2024/25: Main findings published yesterday, see the above striking images. From the first year of SNP-rule until their 18th in 2023/2024, worry about all forms of violent crime, based on what people say themselves and not the often under-reported police figures, has fallen, in the case of physical violence of a personal nature, by around just under half.

Imagine the media coverage if these trends went the opposite way.

The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) is a large scale social survey which asks people about their experiences and perceptions of crime and the justice system. The survey is conducted in person, within respondents’ homes. Sections addressing sensitive topics are filled out by the respondents themselves, using the interviewer’s laptop or tablet.

This report presents the results for the twelfth SCJS, with interviews conducted between April 2024 and April 2025. The 2024/25 survey is based on 4,948 face-to-face interviews with adults (aged 16 or over) living in private households in Scotland.

These statistics are accredited official statistics. The Office for Statistics Regulation has independently reviewed and accredited these statistics as complying with the standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics.

Source: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-crime-and-justice-survey-2024-25-main-findings/pages/introduction/

See that last bit? You can trust this stuff unlike 99% of that which the opposition parties and their media chums try to tell you.