Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used, Scotland, 1991 - 2000

Table 1

Number & Percentage

Crime/offence

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

% change 99/00

Total

1,921

1,959

1,773

1,788

1,721

1,650

1,187

985

1,033

938

-9

Homicide

7

6

8

9

11

25

6

7

6

2

-67

Attempted murder

40

45

44

42

43

45

22

19

23

8

-65

Assault

389

350

297

363

343

307

252

213

244

251

3

Robbery

440

508

396

370

241

228

139

135

129

137

6

Vandalism

575

604

552

499

609

520

356

263

277

239

-14

Reckless conduct with firearms

246

243

194

204

242

251

229

167

156

154

-1

Firearms Act 1968 offences

148

153

187

231

156

207

140

122

149

115

-23

Other crimes & offences

76

50

95

70

76

67

43

59

49

32

-35