The Daily Record, today and on May 8th 2026, sickeningly milking and distorting Scotland’s supposed youth murder by knife problem.

Why do I say ‘supposed?’

1. Murder by knife and possession of knives has plummeted in Scotland but not in other parts of the UK
2. There has been a 33% fall in hospital emergency admissions due to assault with a knife in the last 10 years
3. Knife-enabled crimes are two to three times more common in England & Wales than in Scotland.
4. There is a marked decline in youth violence in Scotland but a surge in England.
5. Murder by minors plummets to a quarter in Scotland but increases fourfold in England.

Details at:

Daily Record’s sickening lies to Scottish readers as murder by knife and possession of knives plummet in Scotland, only

33% fall in emergency hospital admissions due to assault with a knife since 2015-16

Knife-enabled crime falls in England and Wales but to still TWO to THREE times higher than in Scotland

There is a marked overall decline in youth violence in Scotland but a surge from 2012 in England as Tory austerity kicked in

Important facts for Scotland’s media and opposition leaders – As murder by minors increases four fold in England and Wales but it plummets to a quarter in Scotland after 18 years of SNP administration