The number of young Scots reoffending is down, according to official figures.
Overall, the rate for 2012-13 is down 1% on the previous year.
A 6% drop in under 21s committing crimes is behind the improvement.
Latest official figures show the average number of reconvictions per offender has decreased by nearly 6% between 2011-12 to 2012-13.
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