Listen: How Scotland managed to cut violent crime in half

Between 2006 and 2016, the number of homicides fell by 56 percent in Glasgow alone. And across Scotland as a whole, the homicide rate dropped by more than a third.

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Twenty years ago, Scotland was one of the most violent places in the developed world. Today, it has one of the lowest crime rates in Europe.

How did Scotland turn things around, and what lessons can the rest of Europe learn from this success story?

Listen: How Scotland managed to cut violent crime in half

Listen: How Scotland managed to cut violent crime in half

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