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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 by main firearm used, Scotland, 1998

Table 6
 

Number
How used

Main firearm used

Shotgun

Rifle

Pistol/ Revolver

Airweapon

Imitation

Unidentified

Other

TOTAL
Total

42

7

123

666

47

88

12

985
                 
Fired - fatal injury

3

-

1

-

-

3

-

7
- causing injury

5

1

14

215

-

3

3

241
- damage to property

5

2

4

322

-

22

1

356
- no injury/damage

3

2

3

33

-

2

3

46
Used as a blunt instrument

2

-

4

3

2

4

-

15
Used to threaten

14

1

86

59

29

51

5

245
Other uses

10

1

11

34

16

3

-

75

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

Table 7
 

Number
Crime/offence

How firearm was used

Fired - fatal injury

Fired - causing injury

Fired - damage to property

Fired no injury/ damage -

Blunt instrument

Used to threaten

Other use

TOTAL
Total

7

241

356

46

15

245

75

985
Homicide

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

7
Attempted murder

-

16

-

2

-

1

-

19
Assault

-

143

-

17

9

44

-

213
Robbery

-

-

-

2

6

127

-

135
Vandalism

-

-

263

-

-

-

-

263
Reckless conduct with firearms

-

81

66

14

-

-

6

167
Firearms Act 1968 offences

-

-

3

3

-

59

57

122
Other crimes & offences

-

1

24

8

-

14

12

59

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, 1998

Table 7A
 

Number
Crime/offence

How firearm was used

Fired - fatal injury

Fired - causing injury

Fired - damage to property

Fired - no injury/ damage

Blunt instrument

Used to threaten

Other use

TOTAL
Total

7

26

34

13

12

186

41

319
Homicide

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

7
Attempted murder

-

14

-

2

-

-

-

16
Assault

-

11

-

4

7

21

-

43
Robbery

-

-

-

2

5

115

-

122
Vandalism

-

-

29

-

-

-

-

29
Reckless conduct with firearms

-

1

5

2

-

-

1

9
Firearms Act 1968 offences

-

-

-

1

-

43

35

79
Other crimes & offences

-

-

-

2

-

7

5

14

 

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