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Table 1A Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which an identified firearm other than an air weapon was alleged to have been used, Scotland, 1997-98 to 2006-07
Crime/offence | Number & Percentage |
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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 |
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Total | 281 | 295 | 265 | 241 | 155 | 221 | 156 | 232 | 329 | 397 | 21 |
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Homicide | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -20 |
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Attempted murder | 14 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 9 | - | 4 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 11 |
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Serious assault | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
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Robbery | 87 | 91 | 82 | 90 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 56 | 50 | -11 |
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Vandalism | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 19 | -30 |
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Reckless conduct with firearms | 22 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 24 |
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Firearms Act 1968 offences (1) | 82 | 74 | 84 | 61 | 54 | 104 | 59 | 62 | 80 | 84 | 5 |
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Minor assault | 45 | 67 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 77 | 52 | 72 | 38 |
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Other crimes & offences | 15 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 92 | 104 |
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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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