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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
John Gillespie

Edinburgh police say violent crime up 23 per cent in latest official figures

Police in Edinburgh have released their yearly crime statistics for the city, showing an increase in sexual assaults and a rise in overall violent crime over the past year.

The yearly crime statistics break down crime into five different groups and across all the council areas in Scotland.

This year's statistics show an increase in overall crimes across the first four groups in the capital - with some specific types of crime dropping while others have risen more sharply.

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