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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Location of firearm offences
Tables 10, 10a; Chart 3
In 2021-22, most offences involving firearms either took place in a Dwelling (40%) or on a Public highway (31%). Public highways include roads and footpaths.
Between 2020-21 and 2021-22, the only location that saw an increase in offences was School/College (+1).
The number of offences occurring in a Dwelling (-66), Public Highway (-6), Shop (-4), Place of Public Entertainment (-3) and Other locations (-1) all decreased from 2020-21 to 2021-22. Other locations include: within a motor vehicle, on licensed premises, and other outside locations, e.g. in a field.
The most common location of an offence involving the alleged use of a firearm in both 2020-21 and 2021-22 was a Dwelling whilst the least common was a Post Office
In both 2020-21 and 2021-22, there were no offences involving the alleged use of a firearm occurring within a bank, building society or post office. This represents a relatively small change from 2018-19, when six offences were recorded, and from 2019-20, when only one offence was recorded. There was also one offence that occurred in an unknown location in 2020-21.
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