Scotland was the 'murder capital of Europe'. Then it started treating violence like a disease - BBC
ShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEve LivingstonGetty Images(Credit: Getty Images)In the early 2000s you were more three times more likely to be assaulted in Scotland than in the US. But when the Scottish authorities started looking at violent crime as a public health problem, levels plummeted and the country now ranks among some of the safest in the world.