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Recorded Crimes And Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2010-11
Firearm offences 2010-11
Table 6. Main firearm recorded by how the weapon was used in offences involving the alleged use of a firearm, Scotland, 2010-11
Number | |||||||||
How Firearm Used | Main Firearm Recorded 1 | ||||||||
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Shotgun | Rifle | Pistol/ Revolver | Air Weapon | Imitation | Unidentified | Other | Total | ||
Fired | - fatal injury | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
- non-fatal injury | 4 | - | 8 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 109 | |
- damage to property | 8 | 4 | 2 | 50 | - | 14 | 13 | 91 | |
- no injury/damage | 2 | 5 | 7 | 79 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 139 | |
Total Fired | 14 | 9 | 19 | 177 | 23 | 30 | 69 | 341 | |
Used as a blunt instrument | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
Used to threaten | 23 | 3 | 64 | 44 | 60 | 34 | 20 | 248 | |
Other uses | 8 | - | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 41 | |
Total | 46 | 13 | 91 | 233 | 93 | 70 | 97 | 643 |
1. See Annex 5.4.4.
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