Table 1 Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used, Scotland, 1997-98 to 2006-07
Crime/offence | Number & Percentage |
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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 |
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Total | 1,054 | 1,051 | 975 | 960 | 1,003 | 1,034 | 958 | 1,136 | 1,068 | 1,245 | 17 |
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Homicide | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | - |
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Attempted murder | 16 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 35 | 43 | 23 |
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Serious assault | 25 | 38 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 39 | 67 | 48 | 20 | 19 | -5 |
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Robbery | 122 | 140 | 120 | 156 | 108 | 117 | 132 | 85 | 74 | 82 | 11 |
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Vandalism | 311 | 289 | 277 | 238 | 280 | 276 | 345 | 408 | 396 | 202 | -49 |
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Reckless conduct with firearms | 206 | 162 | 168 | 140 | 158 | 147 | 137 | 169 | 123 | 291 | 137 |
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Firearms Act 1968 offences (1) | 125 | 115 | 122 | 106 | 125 | 153 | 115 | 120 | 152 | 192 | 26 |
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Minor assault | 208 | 209 | 183 | 205 | 216 | 230 | 104 | 229 | 143 | 199 | 39 |
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Other crimes & offences | 36 | 73 | 33 | 45 | 40 | 42 | 25 | 49 | 117 | 209 | 79 |
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(1) Possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, commit crime and cause fear of violence. Does not include other miscellaneous offences.
These are now given separately in Table 15.