Glasgow is/was ridiculously violent. American surgeons who want to learn stab trauma go to Glasgow for experience. People are stabbed in the hospital.

Scotland used to be the most violent nation in the developed world according to the UN.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6415504

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/the-streets-of-sc...

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/apr/11/ukcrime.lornamarti...

Things have got better over the last five years. It's still pretty bad. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22276018