Dundee Detectives have been operating in Dundee and Scotland for almost 20 years.
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Dundee greatly expanded in size during the Industrial Revolution mainly because of the burgeoning British Empire trade, flax and then latterly the jute industry.
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Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland.
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Dundee is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas.
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Dundee lies on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea.
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Evidence suggests Dundee has been continuously occupied since the Mesolithic.
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Dundee developed into a burgh in Medieval times, and expanded rapidly in the 19th century largely due to the jute industry.
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This, along with its other major industries gave Dundee its epithet as the city of 'jam, jute and journalism'.
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In mid-2006, the population of Dundee was estimated to be 141,930, with a metropolitan population of 159,522.
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Dundee's recorded population reached a peak of 182,204 at the time of the 1971 census, but has since declined due to outward migration.
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Today, Dundee is promoted as the City of Discovery.
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Biomedical and technological industries have arrived since the 1980s, and Dundee now accounts for 10% of the United Kingdom's digital-entertainment industry.
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Dundee's location on a major estuary allowed for the easy importation of jute from the Indian subcontinent.
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Dundee's maritime and shipbuilding industry was once a major economic force.
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