The Scottish Government

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

Table 1A

Number & Percentage

Crime/offence

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

% change 00/01

Total

800

737

783

582

590

404

319

421

368

517

40

Homicide

6

8

9

11

25

6

7

6

2

5

150

Attempted murder

45

40

42

38

44

21

16

22

8

27

238

Assault

77

77

104

75

76

68

43

85

57

116

104

Robbery

478

378

353

221

207

125

122

115

125

107

-14

Vandalism

8

12

16

33

26

18

29

35

55

71

29

Reckless conduct with firearms

41

32

28

33

26

34

9

19

25

51

104

Firearms Act 1968 offences

115

136

182

117

143

105

79

106

74

107

45

Other crimes & offences

30

54

49

54

43

27

14

33

22

33

50