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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 5: How main firearm recorded was used in offences involving the alleged use of a firearm, Scotland, 2002-03 to 2011-12

How Firearm Used	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09¹	2009-10¹	2010-11	2011-12	% change 10-11 to 11-12
											Number and percentage
Fired - fatal injuy	3	2	8	8	8	4	2	2	2	5	n/r
Fired - non-fatal injury	340	239	316	189	240	208	140	152	109	90	-17
Fired - damage to property	334	415	500	499	314	222	211	175	91	76	-16
Fired - no injury/damage	45	26	61	68	231	286	223	186	139	113	-19
Total Fired	722	682	885	764	793	720	576	515	341	284	-17
Used as a blunt instrument	9	6	14	10	18	10	11	12	13	12	-8
Used to threaten	170	183	202	216	319	266	240	217	251	180	-28
Other uses	134	86	35	78	130	147	142	96	42	38	-10
Total	1,035	957	1,136	1,068	1,260	1,143	969	840	647	514	-21

Notes:

1. As a result of a data review there have been minor amendments to the data for 2008-09 and 2009-10. For further information please see Note 4.4.2.

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