Despite a dramatic rise in the number of murders in Shetland over the past few years (Jimmy Perez is on the case though ) it seems the overall crime rates have fallen https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/1570939/crime-falls-by-12-in-aberdeen-shetland-and-the-western-isles/ "In Shetland, the third area to experience a 12% reduction overall, a major decrease in crimes of dishonesty outweighed rises in violence, sexual crimes and vandalism in the overall figures."