Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 1998: CrJ/1999/6: Page 8

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 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