Constance boasts Scotland 'is safe' despite the surge in sexual crimes

THE Justice Secretary yesterday boasted that Scotland “remains a safe place to live” despite sexual crime rising to the second highest total on record.

- By David Walker

However, Angela Constance did admit she was “concerned” about this but lauded “reported crime falling by more than half since 1991”.

Police Scotland now only investigate serious crimes or ones that have any leads for inquiries.

Garden thefts and vandalism are two of the most common crimes where cops take a note of it but fail to take action, due to years of SNP underfunding meaning fewer officers are available.