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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 |
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1995/96 | 1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | % change |
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03/04 - 04/05 |
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Total | 1,765 | 1,530 | 1,076 | 1,066 | 982 | 970 | 1,029 | 1,050 | 974 | 1,165 | 20 |
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Shotgun | 110 | 92 | 51 | 48 | 56 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 34 | 89 |
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Rifle | 23 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 233 |
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Pistol/revolver | 120 | 175 | 134 | 156 | 114 | 113 | 43 | 34 | 25 | 29 | 16 |
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Airweapon (1) | 1,155 | 995 | 717 | 675 | 626 | 568 | 417 | 334 | 441 | 497 | 13 |
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Imitation firearm | 105 | 143 | 72 | 60 | 74 | 54 | 61 | 143 | 87 | 73 | -16 |
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Unidentified (1) | 233 | 99 | 69 | 93 | 87 | 154 | 444 | 484 | 366 | 420 | 15 |
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Other | 19 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 32 | 22 | 34 | 102 | 200 |
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| 377 | 436 | 290 | 298 | 269 | 248 | 168 | 232 | 167 | 248 | 49 |
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Total identified excluding airweapons | Percentage |
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Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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Shotgun | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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Rifle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | * | 1 |
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Pistol/revolver | 7 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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Airweapon (1) | 65 | 65 | 67 | 63 | 64 | 59 | 41 | 32 | 45 | 43 |
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Imitation firearm | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
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Unidentified (1) | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 46 | 38 | 36 |
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Other | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
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Total identified excluding airweapons | 21 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 21 |
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(1) See comments in section 3.1.3.
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