From Police Scotland – 26-1005 – Clery Act Request (USA University) Date and time of release: April 15, 2026 18:36 Reference: 26-1005 – Clery Act Request (USA University), published today: https://www.scotland.police.uk/access-to-information/freedom-of-information/disclosure-log/disclosure-log-2026/april/26-1005-clery-act-request-usa-university/

This is the third such Freedom of Information request from people in the US interested in how safe their children would be on Scottish university campuses which Police Scotland has felt unable to assist with.

I guess they are less free than we are here to use data less precisely comparable but still useful, than we are. So to repeat:

This follows two identical requests and response in April 2025 with no named source – the US Department of Education directly?

Knowing the answer already, I was disappointed that the above handbook was presumably updated without detail on Scottish campuses.

From How safe is your city? in the Complete University Guide for 2025:

Above, the safest University cities in England and Wales in terms of incidents per 1 000 population.

and the most dangerous, above.

So, what do you think the data for Scotland might reveal? The stereotypes are still with us, but:

In every English university town you are significantly more likely to be a victim of violent crime than in any Scottish one.

I haven’t see this reported anywhere.

Source: https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/student-advice/where-to-study/how-safe-is-your-city