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

Table 5

Number & Percentage

How 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

Fired

- fatal injury

7

6

8

9

11

25

6

7

6

2

-67

- causing injury

413

384

312

374

410

393

261

241

263

304

16

- damage to property

702

709

654

586

725

638

431

356

352

312

-11

- no injury/damage

69

71

83

83

75

88

116

46

48

18

-63

Used as a blunt instrument

10

14

12

13

9

10

9

15

14

12

-14

Used to threaten

584

648

594

570

399

448

327

245

233

199

-15

Other uses

136

127

110

153

92

48

37

75

117

91

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