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Compare key data on Ireland & Scotland

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STAT Ireland Scotland HISTORY
Crime > Assault rate 93.9
Ranked 45th.
1,655.1
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Ireland
Crime > Assaults 93.9
Ranked 32nd.
1,655.1
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Ireland
Crime > Auto theft 396
Ranked 5th. 35% more than Scotland
293.1
Ranked 9th.

Crime > Burglaries 567.9
Ranked 14th.
597.6
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Ireland

Crime > Drugs > Annual cannabis use 6.3%
Ranked 8th.
8.4%
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than Ireland
Crime > Drugs > Lifetime cannabis use 17.4%
Ranked 1st.
20.5%
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Ireland
Crime > Kidnappings 1.87
Ranked 16th.
7.45
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Ireland
Crime > Murders 23%
Ranked 33th.
42%
Ranked 29th. 83% more than Ireland
Crime > Police officers 303.3
Ranked 17th.
361.4
Ranked 13th. 19% more than Ireland
Crime > Robberies 55.7
Ranked 34th.
69.9
Ranked 29th. 25% more than Ireland

Crime > Serious assault rate 93.9
Ranked 15th.
127.5
Ranked 10th. 36% more than Ireland
Crime > Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 0.96
Ranked 39th.
1.72
Ranked 38th. 79% more than Ireland

People > Population 4.78 million
Ranked 119th.
5.29 million
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Ireland
Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations 13
Ranked 75th.
39
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Ireland
Weather > Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded 33.3 \u00b0C (92 \u00b0F) 32.9 \u00b0C (91.2 \u00b0F)
Background > National tree Sessile Oak Scots Pine
Culture > Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet notes First drive-thru in Europe opened in Nutgrove, Dublin, see McDonald's Ireland Second store was Kirkcaldy . It took over 13 years since McDonald's first appeared in the UK.
Culture > Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date May 9, 1977 November 23, 1987

SOURCES: European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice, 2011; European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control International Statistics on Crime and Justice, 2011; https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/WDR2011/World_Drug_Report_2011_ebook.pdf, World Drug Report 2011, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), 2011, p. 217.; Mostly Table GPS-8 Part (i) ''Lifetime prevalence of drug use among all adults (aged 15 to 64 years old) in nationwide surveys among the general population'' EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction) unless otherwise referred on Wikipedia: Adult lifetime cannabis use by country; Wikipedia: List of countries by intentional homicide rate by decade; World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); Wikipedia: List of weather records (Highest temperatures ever recorded); Wikipedia: List of national trees (National trees); Wikipedia: List of countries with McDonald's restaurants (Countries and territories with a McDonald's outlet)

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