Homicide in Scotland, 2013-14

Statistical bulletin on crimes of homicide recorded by the police in Scotland in 2013-14


Table 7: Victims of homicide1 by gender and main method of killing2, Scotland, 2004-05 to 2013-14

Number
Gender of victim and
main method of killing
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
All victims 137 95 120 115 99 82 100 93 63 61
Shooting 8 8 8 4 2 2 2 5 1 2
Sharp instrument 72 34 54 55 57 35 61 47 26 23
Blunt instrument 8 4 15 8 8 10 8 5 10 5
Hitting and kicking 14 25 16 15 10 10 14 13 16 10
Strangulation or asphyxiation 10 4 3 6 5 7 2 1 3 7
Drowning 1 - 1 2 1 - 2 1 - -
Fire 1 3 3 1 3 4 - 4 - 2
Poisoning (including drugs, gas, CO) 12 9 13 12 8 3 1 3 3 1
Other or unknown 11 8 7 12 5 11 10 14 4 11
Male victims 110 82 100 91 71 55 79 73 51 46
Shooting 8 7 8 4 2 1 2 4 1 2
Sharp instrument 61 31 46 49 49 27 48 38 23 20
Blunt instrument 7 4 11 5 4 7 7 4 8 4
Hitting and kicking 11 23 15 12 5 8 12 11 14 8
Strangulation or asphyxiation 5 3 1 2 1 - 2 1 - 6
Drowning 1 - 1 1 - - 1 1 - -
Fire 1 3 2 1 1 3 - 3 - 1
Poisoning (including drugs, gas, CO) 9 8 11 10 6 2 - 2 2 -
Other or unknown 7 3 5 7 3 7 7 9 3 5
Female victims 27 13 20 24 28 27 21 20 12 15
Shooting - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - -
Sharp instrument 11 3 8 6 8 8 13 9 3 3
Blunt instrument 1 - 4 3 4 3 1 1 2 1
Hitting and kicking 3 2 1 3 5 2 2 2 2 2
Strangulation or asphyxiation 5 1 2 4 4 7 - - 3 1
Drowning - - - 1 1 - 1 - - -
Fire - - 1 - 2 1 - 1 - 1
Poisoning (including drugs, gas, CO) 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Other or unknown 4 5 2 5 2 4 3 5 1 6

Notes:
1. Figures correct as at 9 December 2014.
2. For further information on the main method of killing please see Note 5.10.

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