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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 14: Age of main accused (where known) by main firearm recorded in offences involving the alleged use of a firearm, Scotland, 2015-16
Number
| Main Firearm Recorded 1 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age of Main Accused | Shotgun | Rifle | Pistol/Revolver | Air Weapon | Imitation | Unidentified | Other | Total |
| 15 or under | - | - | - | 11 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 30 |
| 16 to 20 | - | - | 5 | 25 | 3 | - | 4 | 37 |
| 21 to 30 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 66 |
| 31 to 40 | - | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 42 |
| 41 or over | 6 | - | 6 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 51 |
| Total | 13 | 2 | 32 | 93 | 26 | 13 | 47 | 226 |
Notes:
1. For further information on the main firearm recorded please see Note 4.6.8.
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