Police Scotland reports Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic related rise in neighbour disputes, public nuisance and noise complaints
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Updated: 10:40, 05 March 2021
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POLICE have reported a sharp surge in incidents of public nuisance, neighbourhood disputes and noise complaints during the pandemic.
The force revealed that incidents of public nuisance more than doubled year-on-year over the period between April and December (up from 56,936 to 123,979 or 117.8 per cent).
Neighbour disputes also jumped (rising from 16,021 to 22,930 or 43.1 per cent), while noise complaints were up 18.5 per cent (rising from 43,288 to 51,277).