| Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used by crime/offence type and main firearm used, Scotland, 1998 |
Table 4 |
|
Number |
|
|
Main firearm used |
||||||||
| Crime/offence |
Shotgun |
Rifle |
Pistol/ Revolver |
Airweapon |
Imitation |
Unidentified |
Other |
TOTAL |
| Total |
42 |
7 |
123 |
666 |
47 |
88 |
12 |
985 |
| Homicide |
3 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
7 |
| Attempted murder |
5 |
- |
9 |
3 |
- |
1 |
1 |
19 |
| Assault |
2 |
3 |
17 |
170 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
213 |
| Robbery |
8 |
1 |
61 |
13 |
13 |
37 |
2 |
135 |
| Vandalism |
1 |
2 |
3 |
234 |
- |
22 |
1 |
263 |
| Reckless conduct with firearms |
7 |
- |
2 |
158 |
- |
- |
- |
167 |
| Firearms Act 1968 offences |
14 |
- |
27 |
43 |
23 |
12 |
3 |
122 |
| Other crimes & offences |
2 |
1 |
3 |
45 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
59 |
| Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used by how used, Scotland, 1989 - 1998 |
Table 5 |
|
Number & Percentage |
|
| How used |
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 |
| Fired - fatal injury |
7 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
25 |
6 |
7 |
17 |
| - causing injury |
337 |
343 |
413 |
384 |
312 |
374 |
410 |
393 |
261 |
241 |
-8 |
| - damage to property |
596 |
671 |
702 |
709 |
654 |
586 |
725 |
638 |
431 |
356 |
-17 |
| - no injury/damage |
61 |
55 |
69 |
71 |
83 |
83 |
75 |
88 |
116 |
46 |
-60 |
| Used as a blunt instrument |
4 |
5 |
10 |
14 |
12 |
13 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
15 |
67 |
| Used to threaten |
346 |
326 |
584 |
648 |
594 |
570 |
399 |
448 |
327 |
245 |
-25 |
| Other uses |
128 |
92 |
136 |
127 |
110 |
153 |
92 |
48 |
37 |
75 |
103 |
| Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm other than an airweapon was alleged to have been used by how used, Scotland, 1989 - 1998 |
Table 5A |
|
Number & Percentage |
|
| How used |
1989
|
1990
|
1991
|
1992
|
1993
|
1994
|
1995
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
% change 97/98
|
| Total |
473 |
435 |
729 |
800 |
737 |
783 |
582 |
590 |
404 |
319 |
-21 |
| Fired - fatal injury |
7 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
25 |
6 |
7 |
17 |
| - causing injury |
18 |
28 |
27 |
40 |
43 |
52 |
55 |
61 |
26 |
26 |
- |
| - damage to property |
22 |
19 |
18 |
26 |
40 |
34 |
67 |
57 |
38 |
34 |
-11 |
| - no injury/damage |
25 |
20 |
35 |
36 |
33 |
42 |
31 |
27 |
36 |
13 |
-64 |
| Used as a blunt instrument |
4 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
71 |
| Used to threaten |
289 |
287 |
529 |
581 |
513 |
505 |
337 |
378 |
268 |
186 |
-31 |
| Other uses |
108 |
75 |
107 |
98 |
91 |
133 |
78 |
35 |
23 |
41 |
78 |