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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, 1996-97 to 2005-06

Number & Percentage

Main firearm used

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06 (1)

% change
04-05 - 05-06

Total

330

245

264

264

323

331

343

241

324

197

-39

Shotgun

18

4

8

6

5

4

3

2

6

11

83

Rifle

-

-

2

1

1

-

-

1

3

-

-100

Pistol / Revolver

12

12

26

9

7

6

-

-

2

11

450

Air weapon

279

220

217

233

268

162

149

100

96

121

26

Imitation

2

2

-

1

4

3

27

12

11

2

-82

Unidentified

14

2

8

10

20

143

157

109

153

10

-82

Other

5

5

3

4

18

13

7

17

53

42

-93

-21

Total identified excluding airweapons

37

23

39

21

35

26

37

32

75

66

-12

(1) See Commentary regarding " Type of firearm".

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