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Statistics Bulletin: CrJ/2005/11: Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2004/05

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Table 1
Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used, Scotland, 1995/96-2004/05

Crime/offence

Number & Percentage

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

% change

03/04 - 04/05

Total

1,765

1,530

1,076

1,066

982

970

1,029

1,050

974

1,165

20

Homicide

25

8

5

7

5

3

5

3

2

8

300

Attempted murder

53

35

16

18

22

17

24

27

31

20

-35

Serious assault

45

36

25

38

45

50

47

39

67

48

-28

Robbery

233

221

122

140

120

156

108

117

132

85

-36

Vandalism

629

470

311

289

277

238

280

276

345

407

18

Reckless conduct with firearms

239

256

206

162

168

140

158

147

137

168

23

Firearms Act 1968 offences

157

204

147

130

129

116

151

169

131

155

18

Petty assault

305

243

208

209

183

205

216

230

104

229

120

Other crimes & offences

79

57

36

73

33

45

40

42

25

45

80

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