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Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2005-06

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Table 7A Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which an identified firearm other than an air weapon was alleged to have been used by crime/ offence and how used, Scotland, 2005-06

Number

Crime/offence

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

5

61

40

34

5

134

50

329

Homicide

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

Attempted murder

-

12

-

6

1

-

-

19

Serious assault

-

-

-

-

-

3

-

3

Robbery

-

-

-

1

2

53

-

56

Vandalism

-

-

27

-

-

-

-

27

Reckless conduct with firearms

-

14

7

13

-

2

6

42

Firearms Act 1968 offences (1)

-

1

1

3

-

48

27

80

Minor assault

-

32

-

7

2

11

-

52

Other crimes & offences

-

2

5

4

-

17

17

45

(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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