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Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2011-12
Statistical bulletin on crimes and offences involving firearms recorded by the police in Scotland in 2011-12
Table 10: Age and gender of main victim in offences in which a firearm was alleged to have been fired causing fatal or non-fatal injury, Scotland, 2002-03 to 2011-12
| Number and percentage | |||||||||||
| Age/Gender of Main Victim | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-091 | 2009-101 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | % change 10-11 to 11-12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All victims | 343 | 241 | 324 | 197 | 248 | 212 | 142 | 154 | 111 | 95 | -14 |
| 10 and under | 42 | 30 | 52 | 29 | 30 | 38 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 12 | -37 |
| 11 to 15 | 112 | 73 | 92 | 47 | 60 | 46 | 25 | 43 | 39 | 30 | -23 |
| 16 to 20 | 49 | 30 | 46 | 21 | 37 | 21 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 7 | n/r |
| 21 to 30 | 37 | 27 | 42 | 26 | 53 | 39 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 |
| 31 and over | 103 | 81 | 92 | 74 | 68 | 68 | 52 | 37 | 29 | 26 | -10 |
| Male | 255 | 175 | 208 | 132 | 190 | 154 | 104 | 105 | 81 | 77 | -5 |
| 10 and under | 31 | 24 | 36 | 18 | 22 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 10 | n/r |
| 11 to 15 | 82 | 49 | 47 | 28 | 44 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 4 |
| 16 to 20 | 40 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 5 | n/r |
| 21 to 30 | 27 | 22 | 34 | 20 | 43 | 36 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | -6 |
| 31 and over | 75 | 56 | 64 | 55 | 52 | 45 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 23 | -15 |
| Female | 87 | 64 | 116 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 38 | 49 | 29 | 18 | -38 |
| 10 and under | 11 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | -80 |
| 11 to 15 | 30 | 24 | 45 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 6 | -63 |
| 16 to 20 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | n/r |
| 21 to 30 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | 5 | - |
| 31 and over | 27 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | n/r |
| Police Officer | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Notes:
1. As a result of a data review there have been minor amendments to the data for 2008-09 and 2009-10. For further information please see Note 4.4.2.
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