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Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016
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.
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Table 6a: Use of identified firearm (excluding air weapons) in offences involving the alleged use of a firearm, Scotland, 2006-07 to 2015-16
Number & Percentage
| How Firearm Used | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-131 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | % change 14-15 to 15-16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fired - fatal injury | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Fired - non-fatal injury | 74 | 104 | 60 | 69 | 55 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 50 |
| Fired - damage to property | 32 | 46 | 31 | 34 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
| Fired - no injury/damage | 62 | 72 | 67 | 48 | 50 | 45 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 25 |
| Total Fired | 172 | 224 | 159 | 152 | 134 | 111 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 63 | 29 |
| Used as a blunt instrument | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | n/r |
| Used to threaten | 157 | 154 | 179 | 130 | 172 | 134 | 80 | 71 | 80 | 68 | -15 |
| Other uses | 63 | 78 | 80 | 56 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 16 | n/r |
| Total | 402 | 462 | 427 | 346 | 343 | 285 | 168 | 138 | 144 | 151 | 5 |
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 4.6.6.
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