Publication - Statistics

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

Published: 25 October 2011
ISBN: 978178045404

Firearm offences 2010-11

Table 3. Main firearm recorded in offences involving the alleged use of a firearm, Scotland, 2001-02 to 2010-11

Main Firearm Recorded ¹	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09 ²	2009-10	2010-11	% change 09-10 to 10-11
Number & Percentage
Shotgun	23	21	16	30	57	52	41	55	31	46	48
Rifle	3	8	2	8	11	16	18	12	6	13	n/r
Pistol/Revolver	40	30	23	24	98	75	97	137	109	91	-17
Air Weapon	404	329	436	486	618	683	575	451	427	233	-45
Imitation Firearm	58	143	85	72	59	118	110	79	54	93	72
Unidentified	444	484	365	418	121	175	106	87	71	70	-1
Other	32	20	30	98	104	140	196	141	145	97	-33
Total identified firearms (excluding air weapons)	156	222	156	232	329	401	462	424	345	340	-1
Total	1,004	1,035	957	1,136	1,068	1,259	1,143	962	843	643	-24

1. See Annex 5.4.4.
2. Figures revised to include data for Quarter 1 (April-June) 2008 for Fife Constabulary which had previously been omitted.
n/r - not reported (base denominator below 10 - see Annex 5.6.1).

Table 3A. Main firearm recorded as a percentage of the total number of offences in which a firearm was alleged to have been involved, Scotland, 2001-02 to 2010-11

Main Firearm Recorded ¹	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09 ²	2009-10	2010-11
Percentage
Shotgun	2	2	2	3	5	4	4	6	4	7
Rifle	*	1	*	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
Pistol/Revolver	4	3	2	2	9	6	8	14	13	14
Air Weapon	40	32	46	43	58	54	50	47	51	36
Imitation Firearm	6	14	9	6	6	9	10	8	6	14
Unidentified	44	47	38	37	11	14	9	9	8	11
Other	3	2	3	9	10	11	17	15	17	15
Total identified firearms (excluding air weapons)	16	21	16	20	31	32	40	44	41	53
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

1. See Annex 5.4.4.
2. Figures revised to include data for Quarter 1 (April-June) 2008 for Fife Constabulary which had previously been omitted.
* - integer below 0.5%.

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