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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 12: Age of main accused, where known in offences involving the alleged use of a firearm, Scotland, 2002-03 to 2011-12

Age of Main Accused	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
											Number and percentage
15 and under	132	69	110	104	136	176	100	118	91	58	-36
16 to 20	154	136	120	112	208	217	128	128	94	86	-9
21 to 30	98	77	89	110	162	184	191	138	105	95	-10
31 to 40	54	63	69	70	117	79	83	53	71	69	-3
41 and over	38	41	40	60	103	78	75	72	77	52	-32
Total	476	386	428	456	726	734	577	509	438	360	-18

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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