The Scottish Government

NUMBER OF OPERATIONS AGAINST PERSONS KNOWN OR BELIEVED TO BE ARMED

NUMBER OF SUCH OPERATIONS WHERE FIREARMS USED

Central

Dumfries and Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian and Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

Scotland

1996/97

9

9

16

11

87

5

38

15

190

1997/98

6

4

5

11

153

3

95

15

292

1998/99

15

3

8

13

130

2

77

8

256

1999/00

10

6

5

17

66

7

17

13

141

2000/01

8

3

5

11

94

10

14

5

150

2001/02

1

15

6

11

96

5

24

5

163

2002/03

6

11

8

6

165

0

103

1

300

2003/04

3

6

13

6

197

1

131

1

358

2004/05

1

4

5

6

181

4

117

3

321

2005/06

3

4

9

1

150

3

203

1

374

ARMED VEHICLE OPERATIONS INCLUDED IN ABOVE

Central

Dumfries and Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian and Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

Scotland

1996/97

0

6

0

0

53

0

35

0

94

1997/98

0

0

0

4

57

0

23

2

86

1998/99

0

3

3

1

79

0

29

7

122

1999/00

0

6

0

3

47

0

16

8

80

2000/01

0

2

0

8

75

1

9

0

95

2001/02

0

4

1

9

89

na

22

0

125

2002/03

0

0

0

3

141

0

na

0

144

2003/04

0

4

2

5

189

0

97

0

297

2004/05

0

1

0

0

161

4

81

0

247

2005/06

0

0

2

0

134

3

150

1

290