(2) how many incidents of violence against the person where a fatality has occurred as a result of a handgun wound were recorded (a) in total and (b) per 1,000 of the population for (i) England, (ii) the Avon and Somerset Constabulary area and (iii) Bath and North East Somerset in each year from 1997 to 2008.
Available data relate to offences involving a handgun where the firearm was fired, used as a blunt instrument or used as a threat.
Figures for England and Avon and Somerset police force area from 1997-98 up to and including 2006-07 are provided.
England Avon and Somerset Number of offences Offences per 100,000 population Number of offences Offences per 100,000 population 1997-98 2,620 5 40 3 1998-992 2,668 5 41 3 1999-2000 3,672 7 54 4 2000-01 4,095 8 77 5 2001-023 5,858 12 87 6 2002-03 5,531 11 86 6 2003-04 5,123 10 85 6 2004-05 4,325 9 42 3 2005-06 4,647 9 23 2 2006-07 4,151 8 36 2 1 By being fired, used as a blunt instrument or used as a threat. 2 There was a change in the counting rules for recorded crime on 1 April 1998. 3 The National Crime Recording Standard was introduced on 1 April 2002. Figures for some crime categories may have been inflated by this.
England Avon and Somerset Number of offences Offences per 100,000 population Number of offences Offences per 100,000 population 1997-98 33 0.07 — — 1998-992 29 0.06 1 0.07 1999-2000 42 0.08 — — 2000-01 48 0.10 2 0.13 2001-023 59 0.12 — — 2002-03 39 0.08 3 0.20 2003-04 35 0.07 2 0.13 2004-05 36 0.07 — — 2005-06 22 0.04 — — 2006-07 27 0.05 — — 1 By being fired, used as a blunt instrument or used as a threat 2 There was a change in the counting rules for recorded crime on 1 April 1998. 3 The National Crime Recording Standard was introduced on 1 April 2002. Figures for some crime categories may have been inflated by this.