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Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Fire Statistics Scotland, 2010-11
Statistical information on the incidents attended by Scotland's fire and rescue services for 2010-11.
Table 4: False fire alarms 2001-02 to 2010-11p- Scotland 1
| Number | Percentage | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Fire - Malicious | Fire - Due to Apparatus | Fire - Good Intent | Fire False Alarms Total | Fire - Malicious | Fire - Due to Apparatus | Fire - Good Intent |
| 2001-02 | 8,153 | 30,972 | 14,681 | 53,806 | 15.2 | 57.6 | 27.3 |
| 2002-03 2 | 7,407 | 29,807 | 14,889 | 52,103 | 14.2 | 57.2 | 28.6 |
| 2003-04 | 6,877 | 30,886 | 15,193 | 52,956 | 13.0 | 58.3 | 28.7 |
| 2004-05 | 6,050 | 33,471 | 14,321 | 53,842 | 11.2 | 62.2 | 26.6 |
| 2005-06 | 5,629 | 32,678 | 14,900 | 53,207 | 10.6 | 61.4 | 28.0 |
| 2006-07 | 5,255 | 33,858 | 15,168 | 54,281 | 9.7 | 62.4 | 27.9 |
| 2007-08 | 4,783 | 35,056 | 14,594 | 54,433 | 8.8 | 64.4 | 26.8 |
| 2008-09 | 3,895 | 37,063 | 12,277 | 53,235 | 7.3 | 69.6 | 23.1 |
| 2009-10r | 2,934 | 36,275 | 12,836 | 52,045 | 5.6 | 69.7 | 24.7 |
| 2010-11p | 2,670 | 34,517 | 11,565 | 48,752 | 5.5 | 70.8 | 23.7 |
Notes
p - provisional
r - revised
1 - with the exception of 2009-10 and 2010-11, figures for primary fires are based on sample data weighted to Fire and Rescue Service level
2 - does not include incidents that occurred during national industrial action in November 2002, January 2003 and February 2003