Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2011-12

Statistical bulletin on crimes and offences involving firearms recorded by the police in Scotland in 2011-12


Table 10: Age and gender of main victim in offences in which a firearm was alleged to have been fired causing fatal or non-fatal injury, Scotland, 2002-03 to 2011-12

Number and percentage
Age/Gender of Main Victim 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-091 2009-101 2010-11 2011-12 % change 10-11 to 11-12
All victims 343 241 324 197 248 212 142 154 111 95 -14
10 and under 42 30 52 29 30 38 21 25 19 12 -37
11 to 15 112 73 92 47 60 46 25 43 39 30 -23
16 to 20 49 30 46 21 37 21 17 30 7 7 n/r
21 to 30 37 27 42 26 53 39 27 19 17 20 18
31 and over 103 81 92 74 68 68 52 37 29 26 -10
Male 255 175 208 132 190 154 104 105 81 77 -5
10 and under 31 24 36 18 22 29 15 16 9 10 n/r
11 to 15 82 49 47 28 44 30 20 20 23 24 4
16 to 20 40 24 27 11 29 14 11 24 6 5 n/r
21 to 30 27 22 34 20 43 36 22 17 16 15 -6
31 and over 75 56 64 55 52 45 36 28 27 23 -15
Female 87 64 116 64 57 57 38 49 29 18 -38
10 and under 11 6 16 11 8 9 6 9 10 2 -80
11 to 15 30 24 45 19 16 16 5 23 16 6 -63
16 to 20 9 6 19 10 8 7 6 6 1 2 n/r
21 to 30 10 4 8 6 9 3 5 2 - 5 -
31 and over 27 24 28 18 16 22 16 9 2 3 n/r
Police Officer 1 2 - 1 1 1 - - 1 - -

Notes:

1. As a result of a data review there have been minor amendments to the data for 2008-09 and 2009-10. For further information please see Note 4.4.2.

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