Recorded Crimes and Offences involving Firearms, Scotland, 2013-14

Table 1: Total number of offences in which an identified firearm was alleged to have been involved, Scotland, 1980 to 2013-14

Notes:

1. In 1995-96, the twelve month reporting period was changed from calendar year to financial year.

2. Following the Dunblane incident in 1996, changes were made to firearms legislation. All pistols (or handguns) over .22 calibre were banned with effect from 1 October 1997, see Note 5.3.2. As such some caution should be taken when comparing figures up to 1997-98 with figures beyond this point.