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In England, as of June 2026, there were 30.4 violent crimes per 1 000 population, up from 30.26 the previous year.¹

In Scotland the equivalent rate was 13.6 per 1 000 up from 12.8 the previous year.2

Nevertheless, the message from the Daily Record yesterday, based on the above 0.8% per 1 000 increase was the above headline and:

Opposition politicians hit out at the surging figures too. Scots Tory justice spokesman Stephen Kerr said: “Scotland is becoming a lawless country, and these figures are utterly disgraceful.

“We need a government that backs victims, backs our police and gets tough on the criminals making our communities less safe.”

Scottish Labour justice ­spokeswoman Pauline McNeill said: “There must be an end to the SNP’s soft-touch approach to justice and a boost to visible community policing. ³

Sources:

1. https://crimerate.co.uk/violence-sexual-offences
2. https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2025-26/pages/non-sexual-crimes-of-violence/
3. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scotland-branded-lawless-violent-crime-37593354?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawT8BUdwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMW9MVE9Fd2NIVzZCQTF5NzlzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeXOH7sbmNNWERUysmsWkYzWoWDLJ8b9gYJSquKKQI6nUl5cBms_ad8F5WbzA_aem_lsrxRPkVmTdDb7zIXQ_0Xw#Echobox=1787728180

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