Recorded Crimes And Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2010-11


Table 13. Offences in which a firearm was alleged to have been involved by police force area, Scotland, 2010-11

Number
Type of Offence Central Dumfries & Galloway Fife Grampian Lothian & Borders Northern Strathclyde Tayside Scotland
Homicide - - 1 - - - 1 - 2
Attempted murder - - 1 - 1 - 11 - 13
Serious assault - - 1 - - - 10 1 12
Robbery - - 2 - 15 - 68 2 87
Vandalism - 6 3 - 16 - 5 9 39
Reckless conduct with firearms 6 6 3 5 30 2 71 12 135
Firearms Act 1968 offences 1 1 - 3 - 17 2 55 6 84
Minor assault 6 1 11 - 26 1 56 9 110
Other crimes & offences 4 8 10 - 44 3 82 10 161
Total 17 21 35 5 149 8 359 49 643

1. Possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, commit crime and cause fear of violence. Does not include miscellaneous firearm offences.
These are presented separately in Table 15.

Table 13A. Offences in which an identified firearm, other than an air weapon, was alleged to have been involved by police force area, Scotland, 2010-11

Number
Type of Offence Central Dumfries & Galloway Fife Grampian Lothian & Borders Northern Strathclyde Tayside Scotland
Homicide - - 1 - - - 1 - 2
Attempted murder - - 1 - 1 - 11 - 13
Serious assault - - - - - - 3 1 4
Robbery - - 2 - 11 - 55 2 70
Vandalism - 1 - - 6 - - 6 13
Reckless conduct with firearms 1 3 1 - 10 2 15 3 35
Firearms Act 1968 offences 1 1 - 1 - 14 2 38 3 59
Minor assault 1 1 7 - 10 1 26 6 52
Other crimes & offences 1 3 8 - 20 2 50 8 92
Total 4 8 21 - 72 7 199 29 340

1. Possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, commit crime and cause fear of violence. Does not include miscellaneous firearm offences.
These are presented separately in Table 15.

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