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


Table 2. Offences in which a firearm was alleged to have been involved as a percentage of (selected) total recorded crimes 1, Scotland, 2001-02 to 2010-11

Percentage 2
Type of Offence 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 3 2009-10 2010-11
Homicide 4.5 2.4 1.9 5.6 8.4 6.6 3.4 2.0 2.5 2.2
Attempted murder 3.3 3.6 4.2 2.4 4.9 5.2 4.6 3.2 2.0 2.3
Serious assault 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.2
Robbery 2.4 2.5 3.2 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.1 3.1 3.6 3.4
Vandalism 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Minor assault 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2

1. See Annex 5.4.4.
2. Some of the figures in this table are based on fewer than 100 recorded cases.
3. Figures revised to include data for Quarter 1 (April-June) 2008 for Fife Constabulary which had previously been omitted.

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