S4M-02661 John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (Scottish National Party): That the Parliament warmly welcomes the news that violent crime in Strathclyde has fallen by 33% over the last four years; notes the statistics that show that murder rates have also been reduced by 16% while the number of attempted murders fell by 42%; commends officers at Strathclyde Police, who it considers have worked hard to engage with Strathclyde’s communities to keep them safe, and considers that an SNP administration investing in 1,000 extra police officers on Scotland’s streets since 2007, some 470 of whom are in Strathclyde, was an excellent decision that has been proven to be correct.