Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2006-07

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Table 9 Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been fired causing fatal or other injury by main firearm used, Scotland, 1997-98 to 2006-07 (1)

Main firearm used

Number & Percentage

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

% change
05-06 - 06-07

Total

245

264

264

323

331

343

241

324

197

247

25

Shotgun

4

8

6

5

4

3

2

6

11

14

27

Rifle

-

2

1

1

-

-

1

3

-

3

n/a

Pistol / Revolver

12

26

9

7

6

-

-

2

11

10

-9

Air weapon

220

217

233

268

162

149

100

96

121

144

19

Imitation

2

-

1

4

3

27

12

11

2

5

150

Unidentified

2

8

10

20

143

157

109

153

10

25

150

Other

5

3

4

18

13

7

17

53

42

46

10

Total identified excluding air weapons

23

39

21

35

26

37

32

75

66

78

18

(1) See Annex 5.13 - 5.15

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