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

Table 8

Number & Percentage

Location of use

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

Dwelling

508

510

540

473

547

522

350

294

331

275

-17

Post Office

43

32

39

45

16

16

7

11

11

5

-55

Bank / Building society

92

100

93

75

22

13

4

12

7

16

129

Public highway

573

473

408

511

527

460

422

325

346

335

-3

School / College

48

47

42

53

45

84

35

30

30

22

-27

Place of Public Entertainment

31

14

29

20

17

20

8

1

3

7

133

Other locations

626

783

622

611

547

535

361

312

305

278

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