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Glasgow was the "murder capital" of Europe, then everything changed...

2026-07-03 20:02:39Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Glasgow was the "murder capital" of Europe, then everything changed...
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In the early 2000s, Scotland was considered one of the most violent countries in the developed world. The city of Glasgow had the highest murder rate in Europe, while knife attacks, gang conflicts and organized crime were commonplace.

According to data from that time, a person in Scotland was over three times more likely to be attacked than a citizen in the United States.

Faced with this alarming situation, the authorities decided to radically change the way they dealt with violence. In 2005, the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit (SVRU) was established, which no longer saw violence as just a police and criminal justice issue, but as a public health problem.

The philosophy was simple: like a disease, violence can be prevented if the causes are identified and intervened early. One of the most unusual initiatives was organizing hearings with gang members in court.

Instead of facing the police alone, young people heard stories from parents who had lost children, doctors who treated victims of attacks, and people who had experienced violence.

After the meetings, they were offered support to abandon a life of crime. Of the hundreds of participants, most accepted the help and started a new path. The work of SVRU was based on detailed data analysis.

It was found that most of the killings were not planned, but arose from spontaneous conflicts, fueled by poverty, unemployment, lack of education and unstable family environments.

For this reason, the strategy was not limited to arrests, but focused on reducing risk factors and strengthening protective factors, such as education, healthy family relationships, and social inclusion.

This effort involved not only the police, but also schools, hospitals, social workers, and community organizations. Doctors and dentists were trained to identify signs of violence and refer patients to support services.

Schools were encouraged to avoid excluding students, while family counselling and support programmes were set up for children and young people at risk. The results were impressive. Within a decade, the number of murders in Glasgow fell by 56 per cent, while across Scotland by 38 per cent.

Violent crime decreased significantly and the country went from being known as the "murder capital of Europe" to one of the safest countries on the continent.

Of course, there are still challenges. Poverty, the influence of social media and the consequences of the pandemic continue to create new risks, but Scottish authorities believe that violence is not inevitable.

Scotland's experience has shown that when institutions collaborate and invest in prevention, education and social support, it is possible to save lives and change the course of a society. This model is now being studied and implemented in other countries, as a successful example of the fight against violence. \ Taken with abbreviations from the BBC


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