HC Deb 13 July 1995 vol 263 cc740-1W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many thefts of(a) shotguns and (b) other firearms took place in each police force in each of the last five years from (i) domestic premises and (ii) from other premises in each police force area. [34190]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The tables detail the number of thefts in which the main firearm stolen was a shotgun or other firearm. The information is disaggregated by location of theft—domestic premises or other premises—and is provided by police force area for each of the past five years. For the purposes of this response domestic premises have been defined to be dwellings and farms and the "other" premises category includes, for example, shops, offices, factories, places of public entertainment and other locations. Thefts from motor vehicles have been excluded.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The tables detail the number of homicides recorded in each police force area for the last five years where the main firearm used was shotgun or other firearm. Male and female victims are identified separately.

Homicides where the main firearm used was a firearm other than a shotgun
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Police Force Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dumfries and Galloway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Fife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grampian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lothian and Borders 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Strathclyde 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 5 0
Tayside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 6 0

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