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

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Table 3
Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used by main firearm used, Scotland, 1995/96-2004/05

Main firearm used

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

Shotgun

110

92

51

48

56

45

26

26

18

34

89

Rifle

23

13

12

16

7

9

6

7

3

10

233

Pistol/revolver

120

175

134

156

114

113

43

34

25

29

16

Airweapon (1)

1,155

995

717

675

626

568

417

334

441

497

13

Imitation firearm

105

143

72

60

74

54

61

143

87

73

-16

Unidentified (1)

233

99

69

93

87

154

444

484

366

420

15

Other

19

13

21

18

18

27

32

22

34

102

200

377

436

290

298

269

248

168

232

167

248

49

Total identified excluding airweapons

Percentage

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Shotgun

6

6

5

5

6

5

3

2

2

3

Rifle

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

*

1

Pistol/revolver

7

11

12

15

12

12

4

3

3

2

Airweapon (1)

65

65

67

63

64

59

41

32

45

43

Imitation firearm

6

9

7

6

8

6

6

14

9

6

Unidentified (1)

13

6

6

9

9

16

43

46

38

36

Other

1

1

2

2

2

3

3

2

3

9

Total identified excluding airweapons

21

28

27

28

27

26

16

22

17

21

(1) See comments in section 3.1.3.

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