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From The Times -
Scotland is the most violent country in the developed world, whilst the other Home Nations of the UK, England/Wales, are the SECOND most violent and Northern Ireland is the LEAST violent.
England and Wales are always counted as one nation in statistics such as these, whilst Scotland and Northern Ireland are separate.
Scotland and England/Wales are about THREE TIMES more violent than the United States.
Scotland tops list of world's most violent countries
By Katrina Tweedie
[b]A UNITED Nations report has labelled Scotland the most violent country in the developed world, with people THREE TIMES more likely to be assaulted than in AMERICA.
England and Wales recorded the second highest number of violent assaults while Northern Ireland recorded the fewest. [/b]
The study, based on telephone interviews with victims of crime in 21 countries, found that more than 2,000 Scots were attacked every week, almost ten times the official police figures. They include non-sexual crimes of violence and serious assaults.
Violent crime has doubled in Scotland over the past 20 years and levels, per head of population, [b]are now comparable with cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg and Tbilisi. [/b]
The attacks have been fuelled by a “booze and blades” culture in the west of Scotland which has claimed more than 160 lives over the past five years. [b]Since January there have been 13 murders, 145 attempted murders and 1,100 serious assaults involving knives in the west of Scotland.[/b] The problem is made worse by sectarian violence, with hospitals reporting higher admissions following Old Firm matches.
David Ritchie, an accident and emergency consultant at Glasgow’s Victoria Infirmary, said that the figures were a national disgrace. “I am embarrassed as a Scot that we are seeing this level of violence. Politicians must do something about this problem. This is a serious public health issue. Violence is a cancer in this part of the world,” he said.
Detective Chief Superintendent John Carnochan, head of the Strathclyde Police’s violence reduction unit, said the problem was chronic and restricting access to drink and limiting the sale of knives would at least reduce the problem.
The study, by the UN’s crime research institute, found that [b]3 per cent of Scots had been victims of assault compared with 1.2 per cent in America and just 0.1 per cent in Japan, 0.2 per cent in Italy and 0.8 per cent in Austria. In England and Wales the figure was 2.8 per cent. [/b]
Scotland was eighth for total crime, 13th for property crime, 12th for robbery and 14th for sexual assault. New Zealand had the most property crimes and sexual assaults, while Poland had the most robberies.
Chief Constable Peter Wilson, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, questioned the figures. “It must be near impossible to compare assault figures from one country to the next based on phone calls,” he said.
“We have been doing extensive research into violent crime in Scotland for some years now and this has shown that in the vast majority of cases, victims of violent crime are known to each other. We do accept, however, that, despite your chances of being a victim of assault being low in Scotland, a problem does exist.”
www.thetimesonline.co.uk
From The Times -
Scotland is the most violent country in the developed world, whilst the other Home Nations of the UK, England/Wales, are the SECOND most violent and Northern Ireland is the LEAST violent.
England and Wales are always counted as one nation in statistics such as these, whilst Scotland and Northern Ireland are separate.
Scotland and England/Wales are about THREE TIMES more violent than the United States.
Scotland tops list of world's most violent countries
By Katrina Tweedie
[b]A UNITED Nations report has labelled Scotland the most violent country in the developed world, with people THREE TIMES more likely to be assaulted than in AMERICA.
England and Wales recorded the second highest number of violent assaults while Northern Ireland recorded the fewest. [/b]
The study, based on telephone interviews with victims of crime in 21 countries, found that more than 2,000 Scots were attacked every week, almost ten times the official police figures. They include non-sexual crimes of violence and serious assaults.
Violent crime has doubled in Scotland over the past 20 years and levels, per head of population, [b]are now comparable with cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg and Tbilisi. [/b]
The attacks have been fuelled by a “booze and blades” culture in the west of Scotland which has claimed more than 160 lives over the past five years. [b]Since January there have been 13 murders, 145 attempted murders and 1,100 serious assaults involving knives in the west of Scotland.[/b] The problem is made worse by sectarian violence, with hospitals reporting higher admissions following Old Firm matches.
David Ritchie, an accident and emergency consultant at Glasgow’s Victoria Infirmary, said that the figures were a national disgrace. “I am embarrassed as a Scot that we are seeing this level of violence. Politicians must do something about this problem. This is a serious public health issue. Violence is a cancer in this part of the world,” he said.
Detective Chief Superintendent John Carnochan, head of the Strathclyde Police’s violence reduction unit, said the problem was chronic and restricting access to drink and limiting the sale of knives would at least reduce the problem.
The study, by the UN’s crime research institute, found that [b]3 per cent of Scots had been victims of assault compared with 1.2 per cent in America and just 0.1 per cent in Japan, 0.2 per cent in Italy and 0.8 per cent in Austria. In England and Wales the figure was 2.8 per cent. [/b]
Scotland was eighth for total crime, 13th for property crime, 12th for robbery and 14th for sexual assault. New Zealand had the most property crimes and sexual assaults, while Poland had the most robberies.
Chief Constable Peter Wilson, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, questioned the figures. “It must be near impossible to compare assault figures from one country to the next based on phone calls,” he said.
“We have been doing extensive research into violent crime in Scotland for some years now and this has shown that in the vast majority of cases, victims of violent crime are known to each other. We do accept, however, that, despite your chances of being a victim of assault being low in Scotland, a problem does exist.”
www.thetimesonline.co.uk
That was true Adam, Adam your on top of events, eh?
http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowStory.asp?story=QO2017757I&news_headline=harvey_nicks_double_shooting_inquests_opened
http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowStory.asp?story=QO2017757I&news_headline=harvey_nicks_double_shooting_inquests_opened
So Adam you would not suggest visting Scotland, it sounds like a merry land from the Ads...
That's because Scotland is all romanticised. The Americans are good at romanticising Scotland. They think the men wear kilts all the time, all have red hair and are as muscly as the Terminator, and they still think there are clans.
Ot's what the Scots call the "Shortbread Tin" image of Scotland.
Ot's what the Scots call the "Shortbread Tin" image of Scotland.
Did that guy really just ask "how many stores are in London"?
Twelve, Rolls. There were thirteen, but one went out of business last year and the owner moved back to Bristol to tend to his mum.
Twelve, Rolls. There were thirteen, but one went out of business last year and the owner moved back to Bristol to tend to his mum.
Twelve!! So many? There were only eight last time I was there.
Wow, London must be booming these days!
Wow, London must be booming these days!
Wow must be a popular store, Macys is big in NY but there is only one in Manhattan, that I know of...
Ariel HOW ARE YOU, yeah i was bit wondering how many stores there are, its just so jolly interesting...
I see the word inquest in the news article, that be would similar to trial, eh?
Ariel HOW ARE YOU, yeah i was bit wondering how many stores there are, its just so jolly interesting...
I see the word inquest in the news article, that be would similar to trial, eh?
London's economy is larger than Scotland's Ireland's, Finland's, Norway's and Denmark's.
=>London's economy is larger than Scotland's Ireland's, Finland's, Norway's and Denmark's. <=
Jeez Adamn do you get an ejeculation from this information?!
Jeez Adamn do you get an ejeculation from this information?!
WOW, that is like a whole city versus like 4 countries.
How so? Alot of capital there?
How so? Alot of capital there?
=>Jeez Adamn do you get an ejeculation from this information?! <=
Just got a bad image from that...
Excuse me...
Just got a bad image from that...
Excuse me...
What are you all on about, your telling me Scotland and those other countries combined would not out dollar London in terms of economics?
Surely Scotland has some assets...
Surely Scotland has some assets...
Just fine!
We have inquests in the US, too, Rolls. They are not trials, more like an inquiry of the court to see if a crime has actually been committed.. If you are exonerated in an inquest, you never go to trial.
We have inquests in the US, too, Rolls. They are not trials, more like an inquiry of the court to see if a crime has actually been committed.. If you are exonerated in an inquest, you never go to trial.