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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

Total

40

44

45

44

48

44

46

40

38

43

Homicide

88

100

57

60

33

0

67

50

63

88

Attempted murder

46

63

72

27

76

38

22

48

40

66

Serious assault

44

76

61

67

50

53

38

57

35

55

Robbery

29

30

31

38

53

39

43

46

48

30

Vandalism

3

5

6

6

9

10

4

8

3

9

Reckless conduct with firearms

61

63

52

50

50

54

52

47

45

49

Firearms Act 1968 offences (2)

94

84

86

92

95

91

94

90

83

88

Minor assault

55

55

67

57

53

54

58

57

58

64

Other crimes & offences

81

83

70

76

80

68

90

72

76

62

(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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