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

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Table 11
Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used by percentage of crimes cleared up, Scotland, 1995/96-2004/05

Crime/offence

Percentage (1)

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

Total

39

42

45

46

44

48

46

47

41

39

Homicide

92

88

100

57

60

33

0

67

50

63

Attempted murder

75

46

63

72

27

76

38

22

48

40

Serious assault

53

44

76

61

67

50

53

38

57

35

Robbery

36

29

30

31

38

53

39

43

46

48

Vandalism

4

3

5

6

6

9

10

4

8

3

Reckless conduct with firearms

54

61

63

52

50

50

54

52

47

45

Firearms Act 1968 offences

90

95

86

88

92

96

92

95

92

86

Petty assault

55

55

55

67

57

53

54

58

57

58

Other crimes & offences

77

81

83

70

76

80

68

90

72

80

(1) Many of the figures in this table are based on fewer than 100 recorded cases.

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