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Table 1 Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used, Scotland, 1996-97 to 2005-06
Number & Percentage
Crime/offence | 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 |
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Total | 1,481 | 1,054 | 1,051 | 975 | 960 | 1,003 | 1,034 | 958 | 1,136 | 1,068 | -6 |
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Homicide | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | - |
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Attempted murder | 35 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 35 | 75 |
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Serious assault | 36 | 25 | 38 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 39 | 67 | 48 | 20 | -58 |
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Robbery | 221 | 122 | 140 | 120 | 156 | 108 | 117 | 132 | 85 | 74 | -13 |
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Vandalism | 470 | 311 | 289 | 277 | 238 | 280 | 276 | 345 | 408 | 396 | -3 |
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Reckless conduct with firearms | 256 | 206 | 162 | 168 | 140 | 158 | 147 | 137 | 169 | 123 | -27 |
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Firearms Act 1968 offences (1) | 155 | 125 | 115 | 122 | 106 | 125 | 153 | 115 | 120 | 152 | 27 |
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Minor assault | 243 | 208 | 209 | 183 | 205 | 216 | 230 | 104 | 229 | 143 | -38 |
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Other crimes & offences | 57 | 36 | 73 | 33 | 45 | 40 | 42 | 25 | 49 | 117 | 139 |
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(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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