MORE than 3200 crimes including knife carrying, assault and sexual exposure were alleged to have been committed by children under 10 in the past three years, according to data collected by the Conservatives.
Figures from Scotland's eight police forces apparently show that 1095 crimes among under-10s were reported to police in 2011-12, up from 1059 in 2010-11.
The alleged crimes also include instances of breach of the peace, vandalism and racially aggravated conduct.
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