Recorded crime in Scotland: handling offensive weapons

This report presents information on handling offensive weapons recorded by the police.


Table 7: Location where the crime was committed, where known, by crime type, April to September, 2013 and 2017.

Open space Dwelling Retail, night-time economy and other business Public or voluntary sector Public transport Number sampled 1
Not used in commission of a crime
Apr - Sep 2013 70% 13% 10% 6% 1% 500
Possession of an offensive weapon 70% 16% 10% 4% * 229
Having in a public place an article with a blade or point 71% 10% 10% 7% * 269
Apr - Sep 2017 61% 14% 8% 16% 1% 500
Possession of an offensive weapon 65% 15% 7% 12% * 179
Having in a public place an article with a blade or point 58% 14% 9% 17% 2% 317
Used in commission of a crime
Apr - Sep 2017 59% 23% 13% 4% 1% 500
Possession of an offensive weapon 60% 23% 11% 4% 2% 301
Having in a public place an article with a blade or point 57% 22% 16% 4% * 199

1. For crimes where the weapon was not used, the total number for the individual crimes will not equal that for the entire sample. This is because the crimes of restriction of an offensive weapon sampled as part of this work are not presented separately due to the small numbers involved.

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