Knives ar still involved in more than half of murders Scotland’s murder rate has fallen to its lowest level for 31 years.
New figures show that 79 people were the victims of homicide in the year to the end of March – a drop of 20% compared with the previous year.
Figures from Scotland’s chief statistician show this is also the lowest number of killings since 1979.
Knives are still involved in almost half of murders but the proportion of those killed by blades has fallen significantly.
The justice secretary said there was no room for complacency and efforts to reduce the figures further would continue.
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