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

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Table 9
Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been fired causing injury 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

471

349

247

264

265

323

331

345

242

325

34

Shotgun

11

18

4

8

6

5

4

3

2

6

200

Rifle

-

-

-

2

1

1

-

-

1

3

200

Pistol / Revolver

41

12

12

26

9

7

6

-

-

2

-

Airweapon (1)

378

298

221

217

234

268

162

150

101

96

-5

Unidentified (1)

30

14

2

8

10

20

143

157

109

153

40

Other

11

7

8

3

5

22

16

35

29

65

124

Total identified excluding airweapons

63

37

24

39

21

35

26

38

32

76

138

(1) See comments in secton 3.1.3.

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