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Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2020-2021
Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland, split by crime or offence group and by local authority. This bulletin also includes a new chapter which presents an estimate of how many cyber-crimes were recorded in Scotland during 2019-20 and 2020-21.
Table A4: Crimes of Handling offensive weapons recorded by the police, Scotland, 2011-12 to 2020-21
| Crime category | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-1816 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | % change 19-20 to 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handling offensive weapons - Not used in other criminal activity | 5,631 | 4,015 | 3,795 | 3,289 | 3,111 | 3,271 | 3,570 | 4,216 | 4,484 | 4,524 | 1 |
| Possession of an offensive weapon | 2,820 | 1,863 | 1,728 | 1,380 | 1,149 | 1,156 | 1,213 | 1,483 | 1,612 | 1,706 | 6 |
| Restriction of an offensive weapon | 19 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 33 | 14 | -58 |
| Having in a public place an article with a blade or point | 2,792 | 2,135 | 2,061 | 1,892 | 1,951 | 2,092 | 2,340 | 2,709 | 2,839 | 2,804 | -1 |
| Handling offensive weapons - Used in other criminal activity | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4,163 | 4,680 | 5,160 | 5,660 | 10 |
| Possession of an offensive weapon | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,520 | 2,771 | 3,211 | 3,751 | 17 |
| Having in a public place an article with a blade or point | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,643 | 1,909 | 1,949 | 1,909 | -2 |
| Total Handling offensive weapons | 7,733 | 8,896 | 9,644 | 10,184 | 6 |
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