In 1996 Strathclyde Police launched a campaign in order to reduce crime, especially violent crime in the region. Surgical data have been previously suggested as a more accurate reflection of violent activity than police statistics. Whilst police figures record success in reducing serious violent crime during this initiative, there was a slight increase in facial fractures resulting from assault in public places in the same period although this increase was not significant at the p<0.05 level.
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