Scots' Violent Shame

[Boylie]

SCOTS' VIOLENT SHAME



Scotland has been named the most violent country in the developed world.

A United Nations report claims more than 2,000 Scots are assaulted every week - almost 10 times official police figures.

The study - which does not include figures for murder, muggings or sexual assaults - claims that together, England and Wales are the second most dangerous countries.

Experts say Britain's heavy-drinking habits are to blame.

The UN claims the attacks have been fuelled by a "booze and blades" culture in the west of Scotland with the worst offenders being males aged between 15 and 25.

Violent crime has doubled in the country over the past 20 years to a level comparable with crime-ridden cities like Rio de Janeiro.

By contrast, Japan was named in the UN report as the least violent nation, followed by Italy and Portugal.

Only 0.1% of Japanese have been victims of assault compared with 3% of Scots, 2.8% in England and Wales, and 2% in America.

The study is based on phone interviews with victims of crime in 21 countries.

UN spokesman Jan Van Dijk said: "Our survey is more accurate than the official figures because there is a huge proportion of crimes that go unreported.

"We have seen a trend in Scotland and the proportion has almost doubled since 1989 and risen 1.9% in 1996. This is very significant and is a clear upward trend."

[Fergal]

Shocking, and very sad. I notice England is not too far behind. Scotland will have to take this seriously if they want to protect their tourism industry. Obviously there are more important issues at hand, I just think of tourism when I think of Scotland.

[wisehosting]

those figures are based from 5 years ago. Scotland is not the most violent country in the developed world - come on now seriously!!

[Boylie]

you will find that scotland is by a fair lead that news was only posted this week

[wisehosting]

you will find that scotland is by a fair lead that news was only posted this week

yes - based on figures that were taken 5 years ago. They are basing the trend would extend until 2005 - but as police chiefs have said in Scotland - those figures are way off.

Based on the mugging and violent crime in Barcelona alone - then places in the US, etc - it's just not true.

[Boylie]

yes you got a point there

but i would say that the United Kingdom is far more aggressive than U.S.A

and France is by far the least-Aggressive place on earth they dont even have road rage
haha England is most likely the worst for Road Rage

[imported_megamoose]

Yeh. Hardly surprizing. I hate the way people have to get so aggressive over things. Its really crap, that if you walk down the street in some towns/countries/whatever, that you can just get attacked for no reason. Some don't even take your money or anything

If this is what the world is like now, what will it be like in a few 100 years. I really dread to think

Mark

[Jazzman]

Hell in european countries such as Scotland, Ireland, England you are forgeting about the soccer fans....many of the victims HAS to be from those drunkin hoolagans seeing someone wear a jersey of a rival team...a violent beating ensues and all continues on as usual ;-)

[Ryan-]

Yes yes, very true.

[Fergal]

Hell in european countries such as Scotland, Ireland, England you are forgeting about the soccer fans...

Thankfully Ireland doesn't have a problem with football hooliganism. Not saying we are perfect or anything, but luckily that is one problem we don't have.