Fire Statistics Scotland 2012-13

Statistical bulletin providing statistics on the incidents that Scotland's Fire and Rescue Services attended in 2012-13.


Table 3: Casualties from accidental dwelling fires 2003-04 to 2012-13p - Scotland2

Rate
Accidental Dwelling Fires
Fatal Casualties Non-Fatal Casualties1
Year Accidental Dwelling Fires2 Number (per 1,000 fires) Number (per 1,000 fires)
2003-04 6,226 53 8.5 1,402 225.2
2004-05 5,642 70 12.4 1,277 226.3
2005-06 5,628 44 7.8 1,164 206.8
2006-07 5,594 32 5.7 1,155 206.5
2007-08 5,479 54 9.9 1,247 227.6
2008-09 5,397 49 9.1 1,188 220.1
2009-10 5,379 48 8.9 886 164.7
2010-11r 5,214 43 8.2 975 187.0
2011-12r 5,121 48 9.4 985 192.3
2012-13p 4,994 37 7.4 1,014 203.0

Notes

p - provisional

r - revised

1 - there has been a change in the recording of non-fatal casualties and 2009-10 and beyond can no longer be compared to previous years - see section 6.5.2 ii for details

2 - figures before 2009-10 for primary fires are based on sample data weighted to Fire and Rescue Service totals

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