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Recorded crime in Scotland: 2018-2019

Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland, split by crime or offence group and by local authority.

Crime category	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	% change 17-18 to 18-19
											Number & Percentage
Handling offensive weapons - Not used in other criminal activity	7,042	6,283	5,631	4,015	3,795	3,289	3,111	3,271	3,570	4,216	18
Possession of an offensive weapon	3,839	3,248	2,820	1,863	1,728	1,380	1,149	1,156	1,213	1,483	22
Restriction of an offensive weapon	9	20	19	17	6	17	11	23	17	24	41
Having in a public place an article with a blade or point	3,194	3,015	2,792	2,135	2,061	1,892	1,951	2,092	2,340	2,709	16
Handling offensive weapons - Used in other criminal activity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4,163	4,680	12
Possession of an offensive weapon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,520	2,771	10
Having in a public place an article with a blade or point	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,643	1,909	16
Total Handling offensive weapons									7,733	8,896	15

Please see Notes for Tables at end of Chapter 6.

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