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a violent crime in scotland.
a violent crime in scotland.
He said: "Rape or attempted rape has risen by almost 50 per cent since 1999, drug crimes by almost 40 per cent and total offences by 21 per cent."
The latest statistics showed a 16 per cent increase in "crimes against justice", largely because of a 31 per cent rise in bail offences.
experts said it would take a generation to turn around "a country where violence is no longer regarded as an inevitable fact of life".