Crimes of fraud and housebreakings have risen but violent and sexual crimes are falling - according to the latest police figures.
The data from Police Scotland’s Q2 Management of Information report - which covers the period between April and September 2022 - sees a drop in the main five crime groups across Forth Valley from 5,908 to 5,554.
It includes a drop in violent offences which were down from 329 to 280 with the number of serious assaults falling by 118 to 84, meanwhile there were also four fewer robberies and assaults with intent to rob.
