The number of violent crimes committed in Dundee has plunged in the past year, new figures show.
Only 183 incidents were recorded by police during 2012/13, down 34.6% on the total for the previous 12 months.
The statistics are in a report to go before councillors on Monday by Chief Superintendent Hamish Macpherson, commander of the Tayside division of Police Scotland.
This shows the total number of crimes recorded in the city fell by 5.8% to 7,150.
That included robbery down by 15.4% to 66 incidents and vandalism down by 15.1% to 1,715 incidents. The only crime reduction target that was missed was for housebreaking, which rose 13% to 452 incidents.
Changes in detection rates were mixed, but the substantial majority of violent crimes and robberies were solved. Overall 44% of crimes resulted in the person responsible being identified, down 2.1% on the previous year.
The report adds that there were two fatalities resulting from traffic accidents in the city during 2012/13, up from zero the previous year. Another 40 people were seriously injured, a fall of 28.6%.
Chief Inspector Shaun McKillop said officers in the city are taking part in the national Campaign Against Violence.
He said: “One of the main strands is the mobilisation of resources from non public-facing roles on to operational frontline duties, known as campaign days.
“Officers from divisional headquarters will deploy on operational activities at least 12 times a year during peak demand periods.
“This support of frontline policing has been shown to have a significant and positive impact on local policing issues.”
The alcohol and violence reduction team is working with local officers in Lochee on Operation Highrise, a joint effort with council officers to target drug abuse and anti-social behaviour in multis.
This follows similar efforts in Hilltown which the chief inspector said had received very positive feedback from residents.
He went on: “Domestic abuse is a high priority for Police Scotland.
“In order to improve our service to victims and pro-actively target persistent offenders, a domestic abuse investigation team has been formed.”