The Scottish Government

FIREARMS OPERATIONS - PROTECTION

NUMBER OF OCCASIONS FIREARMS ISSUED FOR PROTECTION

Central

Dumfries and Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian and Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

Scotland

1996/97

7

7

12

71

109

16

44

22

288

1997/98

11

5

10

85

107

30

40

29

317

1998/99

7

4

8

122

84

12

39

11

287

1999/00

100

4

6

97

124

21

64

11

427

2000/01

5

3

10

164

110

12

32

7

343

2001/02

93

6

5

154

123

13

73

13

480

2002/03

81

3

4

191

115

12

97

15

518

2003/04

106

3

18

59

119

15

60

7

387

2004/05

6

2

11

68

121

7

52

8

275

2005/06

7

2

16

70

133

24

67

8

327

NUMBER OF PERSONS PROTECTED

Central

Dumfries and Galloway

Fife

Grampian

Lothian and Borders

Northern

Strathclyde

Tayside

Scotland

1996/97

7

7

10

111

122

9

41

12

319

1997/98

11

5

58

114

691

16

68

16

979

1998/99

5

4

8

0

89

12

39

6

163

1999/00

7

4

6

108

125

21

20

12

303

2000/01

5

3

10

104

36

12

21

7

198

2001/02

8

6

6

82

26

13

21

13

175

2002/03

7

4

4

72

28

14

97

10

236

2003/04

7

3

19

59

25

17

60

7

197

2004/05

4

2

4

68

119

7

17

8

229

2005/06

6

2

24

74

53

11

67

9

246