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| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 12A7 Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used, by main firearm used and how used, 1992-1997 |
| Main firearm used | 1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
19971 |
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| Total | 1,959 |
1,773 |
1,788 |
1,721 |
1,649 |
1,185 |
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| Shotgun | 257 |
255 |
195 |
140 |
91 |
64 |
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| Rifle | 11 |
11 |
13 |
19 |
15 |
21 |
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| Pistol/revolver | 39 |
50 |
72 |
75 |
186 |
147 |
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| Airweapon | 1,159 |
1,036 |
1,005 |
1,139 |
1,060 |
782 |
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| Imitation firearm | 152 |
87 |
137 |
104 |
133 |
85 |
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| Other 2 | 341 |
334 |
366 |
244 |
164 |
86 |
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| How used | ||||||||
| Fired | - fatal injury | 6 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
25 |
6 |
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| - causing injury | 384 |
312 |
374 |
410 |
393 |
261 |
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| - damage to property | 709 |
654 |
586 |
725 |
637 |
430 |
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| - no injury/damage | 71 |
83 |
83 |
75 |
88 |
116 |
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| Used as a blunt instrument | 14 |
12 |
13 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
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| Used to threaten | 648 |
594 |
570 |
399 |
448 |
327 |
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| Other uses | 127 |
110 |
153 |
92 |
48 |
36 |
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Source: SOHD, CCJ Statistics Unit Branch 2 |
| 1 The decrease in the number of
offences in which a firearm was alleged to have been used in 1997, may be partly
attributable to the legislative changes made. This decrease may also reflect measures
taken by all Scottish police forces to discourage criminal activity involving firearms in
an attempt to improve public safety. 2 From 1988 crossbows were included in this category. |
| Chart 12A2 Recorded crimes and offences involving a firearm other than an airweapon by how used, 1997 |
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