Recorded crime in Scotland: handling offensive weapons

This report presents information on handling offensive weapons recorded by the police.


Table 8: Time the crime occurred, by crime type, April to September, 2013 and 2017.

Midnight to 6am 6am to midday Midday to 6pm 6pm to midnight Number sampled 1
Not used in commission of a crime
Apr - Sep 2013 22% 14% 26% 38% 500
Apr - Sep 2017 17% 19% 34% 30% 499
Used in commission of a crime
Apr - Sep 2017 16% 12% 34% 39% 495

1. The total number sampled excludes a small number where the time the crime took place was unknown.

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