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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