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A recent study by the Institute for Economics and Peace reveals that, while the UK is 11% less violent than a decade ago, Glasgow is the least peaceful of all the major urban areas, with London ranked as the second most violent.

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Scotland’s Chief Statistician has published Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2011-12. The publication presents statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the eight Scottish police forces in 2011-12.

The figures show that the total number of crimes recorded by the police decreased by 3% between 2010-11 and 2011-12.  In 2011-12, the Scottish police recorded 314,186 crimes, 9,061 fewer crimes than in 2010-11.

The main findings include:

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