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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

 

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