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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 15: Miscellaneous firearm offences¹ by police force area, Scotland, 2002-03 to 2011-12

Police Force Area	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	% change 10-11 to 11-12
											Number and percentage
Central	37	40	71	50	51	21	29	21	37	49	32
Dumfries & Galloway	35	37	32	22	29	36	37	23	22	32	45
Fife	21	19	36	26	56	33	38	26	36	44	22
Grampian	62	66	80	88	72	58	46	62	80	47	-41
Lothian & Borders	35	59	102	136	160	142	132	84	58	58	-
Northern	74	62	69	73	95	50	59	51	84	66	-21
Strathclyde	327	321	481	461	444	478	402	345	295	297	1
Tayside	69	60	76	60	40	45	31	53	37	27	-27
Scotland	660	664	947	916	947	863	774	665	649	620	-4

Notes:

1. Offences mainly related to the possession, handling and distribution of weapons and ammunition. For further information please see Note 4.1.2.

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