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

Table 1A

Number & Percentage

Crime/offence

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

% change 99/00

Total

729

800

737

783

582

590

404

319

421

368

-13

Homicide

7

6

8

9

11

25

6

7

6

2

-67

Attempted murder

38

45

40

42

38

44

21

16

22

8

-64

Assault

69

77

77

104

75

76

68

43

85

57

-33

Robbery

424

478

378

353

221

207

125

122

115

125

9

Vandalism

6

8

12

16

33

26

18

29

35

55

57

Reckless conduct with firearms

25

41

32

28

33

26

34

9

19

25

32

Firearms Act 1968 offences

110

115

136

182

117

143

105

79

106

74

-30

Other crimes & offences

50

30

54

49

54

43

27

14

33

22

-33