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RECORDED CRIMES AND OFFENCES INVOLVING FIREARMS, SCOTLAND, 2001

Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used, Scotland, 1992 - 2001

Table 1

Number & Percentage

Crime/offence

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

% change 00/01

Total

1,959

1,773

1,788

1,721

1,650

1,187

985

1,033

938

1,030

10

Homicide

6

8

9

11

25

6

7

6

2

5

150

Attempted murder

45

44

42

43

45

22

19

23

8

29

263

Assault

350

297

363

343

307

252

213

244

251

260

4

Robbery

508

396

370

241

228

139

135

129

137

115

-16

Vandalism

604

552

499

609

520

356

263

277

239

264

10

Reckless conduct with firearms

243

194

204

242

251

229

167

156

154

163

6

Firearms Act 1968 offences

153

187

231

156

207

140

122

149

115

144

25

Other crimes & offences

50

95

70

76

67

43

59

49

32

50

56

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