HM Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland: Thematic Inspection: Police use of firearms in Scotland
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Appendix B Nationally reported statistics for police use of firearms
NUMBER OF OPERATIONS AGAINST PERSONS KNOWN OR BELIEVED TO BE ARMED
NUMBER OF SUCH OPERATIONS WHERE FIREARMS USED | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
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1996/97 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 87 | 5 | 38 | 15 | 190 |
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1997/98 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 153 | 3 | 95 | 15 | 292 |
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1998/99 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 130 | 2 | 77 | 8 | 256 |
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1999/00 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 66 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 141 |
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2000/01 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 94 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 150 |
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2001/02 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 96 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 163 |
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2002/03 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 165 | 0 | 103 | 1 | 300 |
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2003/04 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 197 | 1 | 131 | 1 | 358 |
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2004/05 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 181 | 4 | 117 | 3 | 321 |
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2005/06 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 150 | 3 | 203 | 1 | 374 |
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2006/07 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 77 | 4 | 413 | 12 | 544 |
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ARMED VEHICLE OPERATIONS INCLUDED IN ABOVE | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
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1996/97 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 94 |
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1997/98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 86 |
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1998/99 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 122 |
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1999/00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 80 |
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2000/01 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 75 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 95 |
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2001/02 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 89 | na | 22 | 0 | 125 |
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2002/03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 0 | na | 0 | 144 |
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2003/04 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 189 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 297 |
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2004/05 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 247 |
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2005/06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 3 | 150 | 1 | 290 |
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2006/07 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 304 | 0 | 387 |
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FIREARMS OPERATIONS - PROTECTION
NUMBER OF OCCASIONS ON WHICH FIREARMS ISSUED FOR PROTECTION | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
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1996/97 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 71 | 109 | 16 | 44 | 22 | 288 |
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1997/98 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 85 | 107 | 30 | 40 | 29 | 317 |
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1998/99 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 122 | 84 | 12 | 39 | 11 | 287 |
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1999/00 | 100 | 4 | 6 | 97 | 124 | 21 | 64 | 11 | 427 |
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2000/01 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 164 | 110 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 343 |
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2001/02 | 93 | 6 | 5 | 154 | 123 | 13 | 73 | 13 | 480 |
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2002/03 | 81 | 3 | 4 | 191 | 115 | 12 | 97 | 15 | 518 |
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2003/04 | 106 | 3 | 18 | 59 | 119 | 15 | 60 | 7 | 387 |
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2004/05 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 68 | 121 | 7 | 52 | 8 | 275 |
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2005/06 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 70 | 133 | 24 | 67 | 8 | 327 |
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2006/07 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 92 | 158 | 16 | 104 | 6 | 400 |
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NUMBER OF PERSONS PROTECTED | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
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1996/97 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 111 | 122 | 9 | 41 | 12 | 319 |
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1997/98 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 114 | 691 | 16 | 68 | 16 | 979 |
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1998/99 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 89 | 12 | 39 | 6 | 163 |
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1999/00 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 108 | 125 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 303 |
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2000/01 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 104 | 36 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 198 |
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2001/02 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 82 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 175 |
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2002/03 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 28 | 14 | 97 | 10 | 236 |
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2003/04 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 59 | 25 | 17 | 60 | 7 | 197 |
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2004/05 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 68 | 119 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 229 |
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2005/06 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 74 | 53 | 11 | 67 | 9 | 246 |
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2006/07 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 81 | 31 | 6 | 114 | 8 | 268 |
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