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.
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Offences in Local Authorities
Tables 15, 15a
When considering the trends in the number of offences in which a firearm was alleged to have been used in each local authority area, it should be noted that most local authority areas have relatively small counts of firearm offences. As a result, small changes in the number of offences in which a firearm was alleged to have been used can lead to large changes in percentage terms.
In 2021-22, the local authority areas of Glasgow City (37) and Dundee City (24) had the highest number of offences involving firearms. When cases involving air weapons are excluded – the highest number of offences were recorded in Glasgow City (14), Edinburgh City (13) and Angus and Highland (both 12).
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