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Firearms

Volume 22: debated on Friday 30 April 1982

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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of crimes in which a firearm was involved recorded by the police in 1980 and 1981, broken down into type of weapon used and divided into crimes in which a weapon was used in the commission or crimes which resulted from the reckless handling of firearms following the headings used in table 4.1 of "Criminal Statistics Scotland 1979" (Cmnd. 8215).

The number of serious crimes of violence recorded by the police in which a firearm was used in 1980 and 1981 is given in the following table.

Scotland

Crimes

1980

1981

Type of Weapon

Homicide

Attempted Murder

Assault

Robbery

Total

Homicide

Attempted Murder

Assault

Robbery

Total

Shotgun8471921342342
Revolver3912231015
Rifle123134
Air Weapon17114861781796
Other3434624345
Total1083731665178793202

The number of crimes recorded by the police involving reckless handling of firearms causing injury or property damage is given in the following table.

Scotland

Crimes

1980

1981

Type of Weapon

Injury

Property Damage

Total

Injury

Property-Damage

Total

Shotgun2794111
Revolver22411
Rifle16766
Air Weapon124508632175629804
Other2211
Total129525654180643823