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Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016
Statistics on those crimes and offences recorded by the police in Scotland in which a firearm was alleged to have been involved or where a firearm was stolen.
Table 8: Main firearm recorded in offences in which a weapon was alleged to have been fired causing fatal or non-fatal injury, Scotland, 2006-07 to 2015-16
Number & Percentage
| Main Firearm Recorded 1 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-132 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | % change 14-15 to 15-16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotgun | 14 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Rifle | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Pistol/Revolver | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Air Weapon 3 | 145 | 94 | 71 | 78 | 48 | 51 | 43 | 21 | 36 | 16 | -56 |
| Imitation Firearm | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | n/r |
| Unidentified 3 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | n/r |
| Other | 46 | 77 | 47 | 57 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 12 | n/r |
| Total identified firearms (excluding air weapons) | 78 | 106 | 61 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 60 |
| Total | 248 | 212 | 143 | 154 | 111 | 95 | 66 | 43 | 48 | 35 | -27 |
Notes:
1. For further information on the main firearm recorded please see Note 4.6.8.
2. As a result of a change in recording practices by Lothian and Borders Police, their data for 2012-13 are not directly comparable with previous years. For further information please see Note 4.6.6.
3. A change in recording practices has affected the comparability of these categories over time. For further information please see Note 4.6.2.
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