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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 1: Total number of offences in which an identified firearm was alleged to have been involved, Scotland, 1980 to 2015-16
Number
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,068 |
| 1981 | 1,313 |
| 1982 | 1,282 |
| 1983 | 1,336 |
| 1984 | 1,340 |
| 1985 | 1,653 |
| 1986 | 1,517 |
| 1987 | 1,419 |
| 1988 | 1,136 |
| 1989 | 1,441 |
| 1990 | 1,466 |
| 1991 | 1,889 |
| 1992 | 1,933 |
| 1993 | 1,717 |
| 1994 | 1,722 |
| 1995-96 1 | 1,720 |
| 1996-97 | 1,481 |
| 1997-98 2 | 1,054 |
| 1998-99 | 1,051 |
| 1999-00 | 975 |
| 2000-01 | 959 |
| 2001-02 | 1,004 |
| 2002-03 | 1,035 |
| 2003-04 | 957 |
| 2004-05 | 1,136 |
| 2005-06 | 1,068 |
| 2006-07 | 1,260 |
| 2007-08 | 1,145 |
| 2008-09 | 970 |
| 2009-10 | 841 |
| 2010-11 | 647 |
| 2011-12 | 535 |
| 2012-13 | 365 |
| 2013-14 | 377 |
| 2014-15 | 358 |
| 2015-16 | 332 |
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 4.4.2. As such some caution should be taken when comparing figures up to 1997-98 with figures beyond this point.
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