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

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Table 7
Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used by how used, Scotland, 2004/05

Crime/offence

Number

How firearm was used

Fired - fatal injury

Fired - causing injury

Fired - damage to property

Fired - no injury/ damage

Blunt instrument

Used to threaten

Other use

TOTAL

Total

8

317

497

69

14

203

57

1,165

Homicide

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

Attempted murder

-

13

-

5

-

2

-

20

Serious assault

-

41

-

1

3

3

-

48

Robbery

-

1

-

2

3

79

-

85

Vandalism

-

-

406

-

1

-

-

407

Reckless conduct with firearms

-

67

83

15

-

1

2

168

Firearms Act 1968 offences

-

6

1

20

1

92

35

155

Petty assault

-

186

-

23

4

16

-

229

Other crimes & offences

-

3

7

3

2

10

20

45

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