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

Table 3

Number & Percentage

Main firearm used

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

Shotgun

243

257

255

195

140

91

64

42

55

39

-29

Rifle

11

11

11

13

19

16

21

7

13

11

-15

Pistol/revolver

63

39

50

72

75

186

148

123

161

93

-42

Airweapon

1,192

1,159

1,036

1,005

1,139

1,060

783

666

612

570

-7

Imitation firearm

106

152

87

137

104

133

85

47

87

54

-38

Other

306

341

334

366

244

164

86

100

105

171

63

Total excluding airweapons

729

800

737

783

582

590

404

319

421

368

-13

Percentage

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Shotgun

13

13

14

11

8

6

5

4

5

4

Rifle

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

Pistol/revolver

3

2

3

4

4

11

12

12

16

10

Airweapon

62

59

58

56

66

64

66

68

59

61

Imitation firearm

6

8

5

8

6

8

7

5

8

6

Other

16

17

19

20

14

10

7

10

10

18

Total excluding airweapons

38

41

42

44

34

36

34

32

41

39