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Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2012-13
Statistical bulletin on crimes and offences involving firearms recorded by the police in Scotland in 2012-13
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Table 14a: Offences in which an identified firearm, other than an air weapon, was alleged to have been involved by police force area, Scotland, 2003-04 to 2012-13
Number & Percentage
| Police Force Area | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | % change 11-12 to 12-13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | -19 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 8 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | n/r |
| Fife | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 8 | -47 |
| Grampian | 22 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 5 | - | 1 | 4 | n/r |
| Lothian & Borders1 | 32 | 75 | 107 | 109 | 128 | 124 | 119 | 75 | 92 | 48 | -48 |
| Northern | - | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | n/r |
| Strathclyde | 67 | 88 | 139 | 196 | 194 | 189 | 166 | 199 | 120 | 70 | -42 |
| Tayside | 21 | 40 | 36 | 67 | 97 | 53 | 36 | 29 | 24 | 12 | -50 |
| Scotland | 156 | 232 | 329 | 402 | 462 | 426 | 346 | 343 | 285 | 168 | -41 |
Notes:
1. As a result of a change in recording practices by Lothian and Borders Police, their data for 2012-13 are not directly comparable with previous years. For further information please see Note 4.4.7.
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