The Scottish Government

Victims currently ⁽¹⁾ recorded as homicide victims, by main method of killing, 1997-2001

Table 4

Main method of killing

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

All victims

90

100

97

100

119

100

105

100

107

100

Shooting

6

7

9

9

5

4

2

2

6

6

Sharp instrument

35

39

42

43

66

55

43

41

49

46

Blunt instrument

10

11

11

11

12

10

10

10

10

9

Hitting and kicking

16

18

14

14

16

13

17

16

15

14

Strangulation/asphyxiation

8

9

6

6

10

8

12

11

10

9

Drowning

3

3

-

-

Fire

4

4

6

6

-

-

-

-

6

6

Poisoning

11

12

9

9

10

8

2

2

5

5

Other or unknown

16

15

6

6