Scotland tops list of world's most violent countries

Here's some highlights for those of you with dial-up:

"A UNITED Nations report has labelled Scotland the most violent country in the developed world, with people three times more likely to be assaulted than in America.
England and Wales recorded the second highest number of violent assaults while Northern Ireland recorded the fewest."

Interesting.

"Violent crime has doubled in Scotland over the past 20 years and levels, per head of population, are now comparable with cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg and Tbilisi."

I have no idea how this can be. Legal firearms are almost completely unavailable in Scotland. I wasn't really looking for another reason to be thankful my ancestors left that country, but OK.

Peace