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Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2006-07

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Table 8 Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used by location of use, Scotland, 1997-98 to 2006-07

Location of use

Number & Percentage

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

% change
05-06 - 06-07

Total

1,054

1,051

975

960

1,003

1,034

958

1,136

1,068

1,245

17

Dwelling

317

314

323

274

306

296

331

411

450

375

-17

Post Office

6

12

12

6

7

9

15

12

3

9

200

Bank / Building society

5

9

14

9

2

11

10

7

13

7

-46

Public highway (1)

372

349

322

352

353

391

272

301

253

434

72

School / College

25

38

22

20

20

23

23

26

19

26

37

Place of Public Entertainment

6

2

4

6

7

12

5

4

6

10

67

Other locations

323

327

278

293

308

292

302

375

324

384

19

(1) Includes roads and footpaths

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