Crime Stats Show Gulf In The North

There's a big gulf in the number of crimes being solved in the North. Moray and Aberdeenshire were two of the worst areas for crime detection in Scotland with only 2 in 5 cases cracked according to the latest figures. The Highlands fared better with 63 per cent of all crimes solved. Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary Graeme Pearson and former deputy chief constable says the figure should be the same in every region: