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Table 13A Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which an identified firearm other than an air weapon 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

2

17

4

14

107

10

139

36

329

Homicide

-

-

-

-

-

1

4

-

5

Attempted murder

-

-

-

-

1

-

18

-

19

Serious assault

-

-

-

-

1

-

2

-

3

Robbery

-

-

1

-

6

-

48

1

56

Vandalism

-

2

-

-

19

-

3

3

27

Reckless conduct with firearms

1

5

1

2

10

9

3

11

42

Firearms Act 1968 offences (1)

-

2

1

1

17

-

56

3

80

Minor assault

-

3

-

2

26

-

5

16

52

Other crimes & offences

1

5

1

9

27

-

-

2

45

(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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