Publication - Statistics

Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016

Published: 29 November 2016
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Part of: Law and order
ISBN: 9781786526267

Statistics on those 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.

Crimes and offences involving firearms statistics

Supporting documents

Table 13: Age of main accused (where known) in offences involving the alleged use of a firearm, Scotland, 2006-07 to 2015-16

Number & Percentage

Age of Main Accused	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	% change 14-15 to 15-16
15 or under	136	176	100	118	91	58	38	19	34	30	-12
16 to 20	208	217	128	128	94	90	59	59	56	37	-34
21 to 30	162	184	191	138	105	109	74	89	81	66	-19
31 to 40	117	81	84	53	71	70	37	47	40	42	5
41 or over	103	78	75	72	77	53	33	42	49	51	4
Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-
Total	726	736	578	509	438	380	241	256	264	226	-14

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Table 13: Age of main accused (where known) in offences involving the alleged use of a firearm, Scotland, 2006-07 to 2015-16

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