NCJ Number
153070
Date Published
1994
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This report summarizes statistics on reported crimes and offenses in which a firearm was alleged to have been used or where a firearm was stolen as reported by police agencies in Scotland during 1993.
Abstract
The Scottish police recorded 1,767 crimes and offenses in which a firearm was alleged to have been used, a 9 percent decrease from 1992. The number of crimes and offenses in which a firearm was alleged to have caused an injury declined 18 percent to 315 cases. The number of robberies in which a firearm was allegedly used declined from 506 cases in 1992 to 395 cases in 1993. Firearms were alleged to have been used in 8 percent of attempted murders, 7 percent of robberies, and 4 percent of homicides. The main weapon used in gun-related cases was an airweapon, used in 58 percent of all cases, whereas a shotgun was used in 15 percent of the cases. Thirty-nine percent of the gun- related crimes were cleared, compared with 34 percent in the previous 3 years. Tables and appended methodological information