Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 1998: CrJ/1999/6: Page 6

Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 1998: CrJ/1999/6

Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used, Scotland, 1989 - 1998	Table 1

	Number & Percentage

Crime/offence	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	*% change97/98*
Total	1,479	1,495	1,921	1,959	1,773	1,788	1,721	1,650	1,187	985	*-17*
Homicide	7	3	7	6	8	9	11	25	6	7	17
Attempted murder	16	31	40	45	44	42	43	45	22	19	*-14*
Assault	289	295	389	350	297	363	343	307	252	213	*-15*
Robbery	264	246	440	508	396	370	241	228	139	135	-3
Vandalism	481	560	575	604	552	499	609	520	356	263	*-26*
Reckless conduct with firearms	231	218	246	243	194	204	242	251	229	167	*-27*
Firearms Act 1968 offences	148	103	148	153	187	231	156	207	140	122	*-13*
Other crimes & offences	43	39	76	50	95	70	76	67	43	59	37

Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm other than an airweapon was alleged to have been used, Scotland, 1989 - 1998	Table 1A

Number & Percentage

Crime/offence	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	*% change97/98*
Total	473	435	729	800	737	783	582	590	404	319	*-21*
Homicide	7	3	7	6	8	9	11	25	6	7	17
Attempted murder	13	28	38	45	40	42	38	44	21	16	*-24*
Assault	49	49	69	77	77	104	75	76	68	43	*-37*
Robbery	243	233	424	478	378	353	221	207	125	122	-2
Vandalism	7	7	6	8	12	16	33	26	18	29	61
Reckless conduct with firearms	28	17	25	41	32	28	33	26	34	9	*-74*
Firearms Act 1968 offences	104	78	110	115	136	182	117	143	105	79	*-25*
Other crimes & offences	22	20	50	30	54	49	54	43	27	14	*-48*