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Table 13 Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used by police force area, Scotland, 2005-06

Number

Crime/offence

Central

Dumfries & Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian & Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

Scotland

Total

17

27

10

38

418

11

474

73

1,068

Homicide

-

-

-

-

-

1

7

-

8

Attempted murder

-

-

-

-

3

-

31

1

35

Serious assault

-

-

-

-

5

-

15

-

20

Robbery

1

-

1

-

8

-

63

1

74

Vandalism

3

7

-

3

258

-

103

22

396

Reckless conduct with firearms

3

7

7

2

16

10

60

18

123

Firearms Act 1968 offences (1)

1

3

1

5

26

-

108

8

152

Minor assault

3

3

-

9

57

-

51

20

143

Other crimes & offences

6

7

1

19

45

-

36

3

117

(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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