Massive news missed by all of MSM – Older men in Scotland just as violent as they ever were but violence by young men numbers ‘fall off a cliff’

There is a clear positive trend revealed in the ‘total offenders’ column data above from Re-conviction statistics for male offenders: FOI release published in March 2026. Violent crimes over the eight year period from 2012/13 to 2020/21, among under 21s fell from 181 to 44, more than three-quartered! For 21 to 30 year-olds from 492 to 231, it more than halved! Then, however, for all of the over 30 years groups, there were much more modest improvements. 51 to 60 year-olds? Just one fewer. What might explain this? On 1 January 2000, lead in petrol was banned in the UK, when Scotland’s … Continue reading Massive news missed by all of MSM – Older men in Scotland just as violent as they ever were but violence by young men numbers ‘fall off a cliff’