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

Table 8A

Number & Percentage

Location of use

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

Dwelling

99

84

126

117

133

124

87

75

119

100

-16

Post Office

40

29

36

43

14

14

5

10

11

5

-55

Bank / Building society

86

100

92

73

19

11

4

10

6

14

133

Public highway

179

160

117

205

154

155

138

91

144

91

-37

School / College

4

5

1

-

7

37

4

-

3

9

200

Place of Public Entertainment

22

8

20

15

7

10

1

1

1

4

300

Other locations

299

414

345

330

248

239

165

132

137

145

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