The Reform Scotland report says that there is more violent crime in Glasgow than in New York.
Crime figures for 2006-07 show that for every 100K people there were 731.39 incidents compared to 631.30 in NY
Just goes to show…we can beat you at something 
Another reason to stay out of Bonnie Scotland?
Och Aye…the noo
for a given defintion of violent. I’d sooner receive a “Glasgae kiss” than a bullet
I spent the first 20 years of my life in the east end of Glasgow and although you often hear about how bad it is I honestly never experienced any problems. Well I suppose there was the time I was chased through Cranhill by a gang of neds and had to get a petrol station owner to lock the doors behind me to keep them out. They then proceeded to attempt to smash the windows with their pool cues and, being unsuccessful in this, resorted to prowling around outside waiting for me to emerge.
That was an isolated incident though - I wouldn’t expect a visitor to the city to be in any of the areas where all of this crime is presumably taking place. Mind you that’s part of the problem with Glasgow isn’t it? Lots of nice work has been done to revitalise the centre but for large parts of the rest of the city it’s still a very different story.
Glasgow city fathers have suggested that a zero tolerance police attitude be adopted similar to that of NY
Not strictly Glasgow but I got shot in the back of the head with an air rifle in Greenock.
Thank god it didn’t have any long term effects.
“Neds”?
It’s Scottish for delinquents/hooligans.
As Groundskeeper Willie said;
Brothers and sisters are natural enemies. Like Englishmen and Scots! Or Welshmen and Scots! Or Japanese and Scots! Or Scots and other Scots! Damn Scots! They ruined Scotland!
It’s nearly all confined to a couple of Glasgow postal districts
I got told that this means “Needs Educational Development” but could be urban legend.
Probably got off lightly then…
I was born in Port Glasgow…
Ya sure all those numbers aren’t Ranger on Celt or Celt on Ranger violence? I bet if you factor that out, there is less crime than some deserted islands.