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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 10A: Age and gender of main victim in offences in which an identified firearm, other than an air weapon, 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 | 37 | 32 | 75 | 66 | 78 | 106 | 60 | 70 | 57 | 43 | -25 |
| 10 and under | 10 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 6 | -57 |
| 11 to 15 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 19 | 14 | -26 |
| 16 to 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 4 | n/r |
| 21 to 30 | 1 | - | 6 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 71 |
| 31 and over | 11 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 7 | -53 |
| Male | 25 | 22 | 43 | 46 | 64 | 82 | 46 | 44 | 38 | 31 | -18 |
| 10 and under | 7 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | n/r |
| 11 to 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | -17 |
| 16 to 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | n/r |
| 21 to 30 | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | n/r |
| 31 and over | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | -46 |
| Female | 12 | 10 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 26 | 18 | 12 | -33 |
| 10 and under | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | n/r |
| 11 to 15 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | n/r |
| 16 to 20 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | n/r |
| 21 to 30 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - |
| 31 and over | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| Police Officer | - | - | - | 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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