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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, 1996-97 to 2005-06
Percentage (1)
Crime/offence | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
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Total | 40 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 48 | 44 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 43 |
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Homicide | 88 | 100 | 57 | 60 | 33 | 0 | 67 | 50 | 63 | 88 |
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Attempted murder | 46 | 63 | 72 | 27 | 76 | 38 | 22 | 48 | 40 | 66 |
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Serious assault | 44 | 76 | 61 | 67 | 50 | 53 | 38 | 57 | 35 | 55 |
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Robbery | 29 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 53 | 39 | 43 | 46 | 48 | 30 |
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Vandalism | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
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Reckless conduct with firearms | 61 | 63 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 49 |
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Firearms Act 1968 offences (2) | 94 | 84 | 86 | 92 | 95 | 91 | 94 | 90 | 83 | 88 |
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Minor assault | 55 | 55 | 67 | 57 | 53 | 54 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 64 |
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Other crimes & offences | 81 | 83 | 70 | 76 | 80 | 68 | 90 | 72 | 76 | 62 |
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(1) Many of the figures in this table are based on fewer than 100 recorded cases.
(2) Possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, commit crime and cause fear of violence. Does not include lesser category of miscellaneous offences: these are now given separately in table 15.
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