Recorded crime in Scotland: handling offensive weapons

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


Table 2: Gender of perpetrators (where identifiable) by crime type, April to September, 2013 and 2017.

Percentage Number sampled 1
Female Male
Not used in commission of a crime
Apr - Sep 2013 8% 92% 526
Possession of an offensive weapon 9% 91% 250
Having in a public place an article with a blade or point 7% 93% 274
Apr - Sep 2017 11% 89% 514
Possession of an offensive weapon 12% 88% 184
Having in a public place an article with a blade or point 11% 89% 326
Used in commission of a crime
Apr - Sep 2017 11% 89% 536
Possession of an offensive weapon 10% 90% 325
Having in a public place an article with a blade or point 11% 89% 211

1. For crimes where the weapon was not used, the total number for the individual crimes will not equal that for the entire sample. This is because the crimes of restriction of an offensive weapon sampled as part of this work are not presented separately due to the small numbers involved.

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