Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2020-21 and 2021-22

Statistics on 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.


Stolen Firearms

Tables 16, 16a

During 2021-22, Police Scotland recorded two offences in which a firearm (other than an air weapon) was stolen (a very small increase from one offence in 2020-21). These two figures are the lowest recorded figures within the most recent seven years of presented data.

In two out of the three recorded offences in 2020-21 and 2021-22, only one offence involved multiple weapons. This occurred in 2021-22.

Contact

Email: Justice_Analysts@gov.scot

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