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

Number & Percentage

Age & sex of main victim	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	% change 04-05 - 05-06
All victims	330	245	264	264	323	331	343	241	324	197	*-39*
10 or under	40	26	21	23	42	32	42	30	52	29	*-44*
11-15	121	100	99	121	119	107	112	73	92	47	*-49*
16-20	40	29	28	32	40	50	49	30	46	21	*-54*
21 or over	129	90	116	87	122	142	140	108	134	100	*-25*
Unknown	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Male	255	155	181	183	229	238	255	175	208	132	*-37*
10 or under	33	19	13	14	35	22	31	24	36	18	*-50*
11-15	90	61	62	86	76	74	82	49	47	28	*-40*
16-20	31	21	20	20	34	37	40	24	27	11	*-59*
21 or over	101	54	86	62	84	105	102	78	98	75	*-23*
Unknown	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Female	72	90	78	81	93	92	87	64	116	64	*-45*
10 or under	7	7	8	9	7	10	11	6	16	11	*-31*
11-15	31	39	37	35	43	33	30	24	45	19	*-58*
16-20	9	8	8	12	6	13	9	6	19	10	*-47*
21 or over	25	36	25	25	37	36	37	28	36	24	*-33*
Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Police officer	3	-	5	-	1	1	1	2	-	1	-

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