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

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Table 8A Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which an identified firearm other than an air weapon 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

281

295

265

241

155

221

156

232

329

397

21

Dwelling

52

67

74

60

33

36

31

45

96

71

-26

Post Office

4

11

10

6

-

4

3

6

2

7

250

Bank / Building society

4

6

11

3

-

7

3

2

11

3

-73

Public highway

94

106

84

70

56

91

44

75

90

153

70

School / College

3

-

2

7

1

8

4

9

8

11

38

Place of Public Entertainment

1

2

1

2

2

3

4

1

2

4

100

Other locations

123

103

83

93

63

72

67

94

120

148

23

(1) Includes roads and footpaths

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