Published in December 2025, yet today BBC Scotland claim: and 17-year-olds is up, as is the number of weapons recovered from young people. Above, from BBC Scotland‘s insert in BBC Breakfast today. What is the basis for the above claim? The primary source is Police Scotland’s Quarter 1 Year-to-Date Performance Report (April–June 2025), presented to the SPA Policing Performance Committee around mid-September 2025. Data came from Police Scotland’s internal systems (extracted early July 2025) and is management information, which can be updated as investigations progress. https://www.spa.police.uk/spa-media/2rjhb1bf/item-2-2-ps-q1-ytd-performance-report.pdf The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) paper, external said there were 17 attempted murders involving 20 children in … Continue reading The latest figures show attempted murders by under 18s have plummeted from 17 to 2 but BBC Scotland today say they’re ‘up’