Since 2005/06 the data
differ from those previously published because minor Firearms 1968 Act
offences, mainly relating to possession, handling and distribution of
weapons and ammunition, are no longer included in the main statistics.
Better identification of firearms used in offences has meant a decrease
in the Unidentified category and increases in some of the other
categories. Particularly from 2006/07 clarification with police
forces regarding what should be included in the statistical returns is
expected to result in an increase in some of the more minor categories.
See the
Statistical Bulletin.
The Bulletin gives
details of offences from 1996-97 but we also include data from previous
years, although exact comparisons may not be possible.
|
Total
Offences |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All |
Shotgun |
Handgun |
Imitation |
Other
inc. Rifle and
Unidentified |
Airgun |
|
| 1989 |
1479 |
173 |
18 |
93 |
189 |
1006 |
|
| 1990 |
1495 |
160 |
25 |
97 |
146 |
1060 |
|
| 1991 |
1921 |
243 |
63 |
106 |
306 |
1192 |
|
| 1992 |
1959 |
257 |
39 |
152 |
341 |
1159 |
|
| 1993 |
1773 |
255 |
50 |
87 |
334 |
1036 |
|
| 1994 |
1788 |
195 |
72 |
137 |
366 |
1005 |
|
| 1995 |
1721 |
140 |
75 |
104 |
244 |
1139 |
Data overlap
with 1995/96 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1995/96 |
1765 |
110 |
120 |
105 |
275 |
1155 |
Data overlap
with 1995 |
| 1996/97 |
1481 |
84 |
171 |
140 |
124 |
962 |
|
| 1997/98 |
1054 |
47 |
134 |
72 |
97 |
704 |
|
| 1998/99 |
1051 |
45 |
156 |
60 |
127 |
663 |
|
| 1999/00 |
975 |
53 |
114 |
73 |
112 |
623 |
|
| 2000/01 |
960 |
41 |
112 |
54 |
188 |
565 |
|
| 2001/02 |
1003 |
23 |
39 |
58 |
479 |
404 |
|
|
2002/03 |
1034 |
21 |
30 |
143 |
511 |
329 |
|
|
2003/04 |
958 |
16 |
23 |
85 |
397 |
437 |
|
|
2004/05 |
1136 |
30 |
24 |
72 |
524 |
486 |
|
|
2005/06 |
1068 |
57 |
98 |
59 |
236 |
618 |
|
|
2006/07 |
1261 |
52 |
75 |
118 |
332 |
684 |
|
|
2007/08 |
1125 |
41 |
93 |
109 |
315 |
567 |
|
| |
All |
Shotgun |
Handgun |
Imitation |
Other
inc. Rifle and
Unidentified |
Airgun |
|
|
Injury
(includes Homicide for data 1989 -1995) |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
All |
Shotgun |
Handgun |
Imitation |
Other
inc. Rifle and
Unidentified |
Airgun |
|
| 1989 |
344 |
16 |
4 |
|
5 |
319 |
|
| 1990 |
346 |
15 |
6 |
|
14 |
315 |
|
| 1991 |
420 |
17 |
2 |
|
15 |
386 |
|
| 1992 |
390 |
30 |
3 |
|
13 |
344 |
|
| 1993 |
320 |
21 |
12 |
|
18 |
269 |
|
| 1994 |
383 |
18 |
9 |
|
34 |
322 |
|
| 1995 |
421 |
15 |
12 |
|
39 |
355 |
Data overlap
with 1995/96 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1995/96 |
446 |
18* |
39* |
|
29* |
332* |
* for
Calendar Year 1996 |
| 1996/97 |
322 |
5* |
14* |
|
13* |
235* |
* for
Calendar Year 1997 |
| 1997/98 |
240 |
8* |
15* |
|
10* |
215* |
* for
Calendar Year 1998 |
| 1998/99 |
257 |
7* |
20* |
|
13* |
229* |
* for
Calendar Year 1999 |
| 1999/00 |
259 |
3* |
6* |
|
41* |
256* |
* for
Calendar Year 2000 |
| 2000/01 |
320 |
6* |
10* |
|
133* |
199* |
* for Calendar Year 2001 |
| 2001/02 |
326 |
0* |
0* |
22* |
168* |
144* |
* for Calendar Year 2002 |
|
2002/03 |
340 |
4* |
0* |
16* |
123* |
112* |
* for Calendar Year 2003 |
|
2003/04 |
239 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004/05 |
316 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
206 |
94 |
|
|
2005/06 |
189 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
52 |
120 |
|
|
2006/07 |
239 |
13 |
9 |
5 |
69 |
143 |
|
|
2007/08 |
207 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
90 |
92 |
|
| |
All |
Shotgun |
Handgun |
Imitation |
Other
inc. Rifle and
Unidentified |
Airgun |
|
|
Homicide |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
All |
Shotgun |
Handgun |
Imitation |
Other
inc. Rifle and
Unidentified |
Airgun |
|
| 1989 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1990 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1991 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1992 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1993 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1994 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1995 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
Data overlap
with 1995/96 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1995/96 |
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
Data overlap
with 1995 |
| 1996/97 |
8 |
1* |
5* |
|
0* |
|
* for Calendar Year 1997 |
| 1997/98 |
5 |
3* |
1* |
|
3* |
|
* for Calendar Year 1998 |
| 1998/99 |
7 |
3* |
0* |
|
3* |
|
* for Calendar Year 1999 |
| 1999/00 |
5 |
1* |
1* |
|
0* |
|
* for Calendar Year 2000 |
| 2000/01 |
3 |
0* |
1* |
|
4* |
|
* for Calendar Year 2001 |
| 2001/02 |
5 |
0* |
0* |
0* |
2* |
1* |
* for Calendar Year 2002 |
|
2002/03 |
3 |
1* |
0* |
0* |
1* |
0* |
* for Calendar Year 2003 |
| 2003/04 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004/05 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
2005/06 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
2006/07 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
2007/08 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
| |
All |
Shotgun |
Handgun |
Imitation |
Other
inc. Rifle and
Unidentified |
Airgun |
|
