Glasgow crime worse than New York?
A recent report by an independent think tank has suggested that crime in Glasgow is worse than in New York City and suggests that Scottish police could learn from the latters no-tolerance crime policy.
A recent report by an independent think tank has suggested that crime in Glasgow is worse than in New York City and suggests that Scottish police could learn from the latters no-tolerance crime policy.
The Reform Scotland report said crime figures from 2006-07 showed for every 100,000 people there were 731.39 incidents in Glasgow compared to 631.30 in New York.
It tells how New York had introduced a more accountable and transparent police service, combined with a zero tolerance approach to policing and it said that crime in the American city fell by 67 pre cent between 1993 and 2004.
New York City proves that an increasing crime rate isn`t inevitable and the tide can be turned, it states.