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Table 7 Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used by crime/offence and how used, Scotland, 2005-06
Number
Crime/offence | How firearm was used |
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Fired - fatal injury | Fired - causing injury | Fired - damage to property | Fired - no injury/ damage | Blunt instrument | Used to threaten | Other use | Total |
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Total | 8 | 189 | 499 | 68 | 9 | 217 | 78 | 1,068 |
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Homicide | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
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Attempted murder | - | 25 | - | 8 | 2 | - | - | 35 |
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Serious assault | - | 16 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 20 |
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Robbery | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 68 | - | 74 |
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Vandalism | - | - | 396 | - | - | - | - | 396 |
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Reckless conduct with firearms | - | 41 | 59 | 15 | - | 2 | 6 | 123 |
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Firearms Act 1968 offences (1) | - | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 89 | 44 | 152 |
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Minor assault | - | 101 | - | 17 | 3 | 22 | - | 143 |
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Other crimes & offences | - | 3 | 42 | 12 | - | 32 | 28 | 117 |
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(1) Possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, commit crime and cause fear of violence. Does not include other miscellaneous offences.
These are now given separately in table 15.
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