10 facts about crime and policing under the snp — scottish national party

Since 2007, SNP Scottish Governments have taken real action to make Scotland a safer place. We’re working hard to tackle crime, reduce inequality, invest in our police and reform our justice

system. Here’s the facts. 1. OVER 880 MORE POLICE OFFICERS UNDER THE SNP Scotland now has 883 more police officers since the SNP came into office. On 31 December 2021, Scotland had 17,117

police officers, which is an over 5% increase in police numbers from March 2007. 2. MORE POLICE OFFICERS PER HEAD OF POPULATION THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE UK Scotland has significantly more

police numbers than elsewhere in the UK, protecting our communities. Per 10,000 of population, Scotland has around 32 police officers – compared to around 23 in England and Wales. > 🗳️ 

It’s 100 days until the Scottish local elections. >  > 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The SNP @scotgov and councillors across > Scotland work hard to build a fairer, greener, more equal Scotland. > 

> 🧵 For the next 100 days, this thread will highlight how we’re > #DeliveringForScotland.https://t.co/KSze5ZgXSX >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) January 24, 2022 3. PROPER PAY RISE FOR

SCOTLAND’S POLICE OFFICERS We recognise the hard work being done by police officers to make our communities safer. That’s why we’ve delivered a £700 pay rise in 2021/22, and a one-off

payment of £250, despite the continuing cuts from Westminster. This contrasts with England and Wales, where most officers received no pay increase. 4. PROTECTING OUR POLICE BUDGET Despite

constraints on Scotland’s public services through a decade of UK Tory austerity, the Scottish Government has increased the policing budget for by £40.5million in the 2022/23 Budget. This

protects the police budget in real terms, and delivers a sustainable budget position – meaning our police services can be fit for the future. The annual budget for policing in 2022/23 is

almost £1.4billion. > We’ll invest almost £1.4 billion for the police to keep us safe, > maintaining our commitment to protect the police resource budget in > real terms for the 

entirety of this Parliament >  > This will help ensure the safety and security of communities across > Scotland.#ScotBudget pic.twitter.com/vSaQEzlREC >  > — Scottish 

Government (@scotgov) December 9, 2021 5. RECORDED CRIME AT ONE OF THE LOWEST LEVELS IN 50 YEARS Recorded crime in Scotland remains at low levels, according to latest figures. The number of

crimes recorded by Police Scotland in 2020-21 was 246,511 – one of the lowest levels since 1974. By all main measures crime, including violent crime, is now considerably lower than it was a

decade ago, with fewer victims. 6. INVESTING TO TACKLE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS We want to build a Scotland where all individuals are equally safe and respected, and where women and

girls live free from all forms of violence and abuse, as well as the toxic attitudes that cause it. Our funding to tackle violence against women and girls is at record high levels. Through

our £20 million investment, we’re improving support for victims of violence and sexual assault, and supporting vital frontline services. 7. RECONVICTION RATE AT ONE OF THE LOWEST LEVELS IN

22 YEARS We have ended automatic early release, meaning that long-term prisoners who pose an unacceptable risk to public safety will serve their sentence in full. The reconviction rate in

Scotland, which is the percentage of offenders who are re-convicted in a year, is now at one of its lowest levels in 22 years. > Justice Secretary @HumzaYousaf has welcomed official 

figures showing > a further reduction in Scotland’s reconviction rate, to its lowest > level in 21 years. >  > Read more > 

⬇️https://t.co/XnCgfhIxls#SaferScotland#SmartJustice#whatworks > pic.twitter.com/YlRPts4nu8 >  > — ScotGov Justice (@ScotGovJustice) October 6, 2020 8. INVESTING IN COMMUNITY

PROJECTS THROUGH PROCEEDS OF CRIME We have introduced Cashback for Communities, a youth programme unique to Scotland that has helped transform the lives of 106,000 young people in the past

three years. Since 2008, £110 million from the proceeds of crime has been committed to community projects – reinvests seized criminal assets into benefitting young people and helping to

tackle anti-social behaviour. 9. WORLD-LEADING DOMESTIC ABUSE ACT We’ve passed legislation to give more powers to police and courts to protect people at risk of domestic abuse. Our

world-leading Act enables police and courts to ban suspected abusers from re-entering the home, and from approaching or contacting the person at risk for a period of time. It also allows

social landlords to end or transfer the tenancy of a perpetrator of domestic abuse to its victim. > We have legislated to allow police and prosecutors to better tackle > coercive and 

controlling domestic abuse, while investing in extra > training of 14,000 police officers and Scottish Women’s Aid staff > ahead of the new laws being brought into force > 

pic.twitter.com/lhAHFZLRfV >  > — Scottish Government (@scotgov) June 28, 2018 10. NEW JUSTICE STRATEGY FOR SAFER, MORE RESILIENT SCOTLAND We have published a 10-year vision for a more

just, safe resilient Scotland – free from inequality and hate. Here’s what it seeks to achieve: * A reduction in crime and unintentional harm in our communities, improving all of our life

chances by tackling societal issues like poverty, mental ill health and addiction. * Fair access to justice where the rule of law is respected, citizens are empowered to exercise their

rights, and justice services can be accessed with no financial barriers. * Ensuring that victims’ voices will be heard first and foremost, and that they’re supported to recover from the

trauma they have experienced. * Supporting rehabilitation by the most effective means, primarily remaining in our communities – with support and opportunities for fair work, employment and

housing.