Violent crime in South Ayrshire has increased by over 10 per cent in the last year.
Statistics from the government’s Recorded Crime in Scotland report flagged that non-sexual crimes of violence — which include serious assault and attempted murder, common assaults, and robbery — across the region recorded an 11 per cent increase in 2021-2022 compared to the previous year.
There were a total of 1,162 recorded incidents of non-sexual violent crimes in 2021-2022, an increase from 1,050 in 2020-2021.
