Home Department written question – answered at on 11 July 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes were recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used, broken down by (a) crime and (b) firearm used for England and Wales for each year since 2001.
holding answer
The information requested is given in the table.
Offence group | Handgun | Imitation firearm | Long-barrelled shotgun | Other firearm | Rifle |
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England | |||||
Homicide | 59 | — | 18 | 2 | 1 |
Attempted murder and other acts (including wounding) endangering life | 583 | 88 | 84 | 40 | 10 |
Other violence against the person | 806 | 664 | 63 | 498 | 17 |
Sexual offences | 21 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Burglary | 333 | 31 | 13 | 27 | 3 |
Robbery | 3,833 | 270 | 143 | 292 | 16 |
Fraud and forgery | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Theft and handling stolen goods | 35 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
Criminal damage | 25 | 95 | 39 | 11 | 13 |
Other offences | 159 | 27 | 10 | 43 | 1 |
Total | 5,858 | 1178 | 371 | 923 | 64 |
Wales | |||||
Homicide | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Attempted murder and other acts (including wounding) endangering life | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Other violence against the person | 3 | 44 | 4 | — | — |
Sexual offences | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Robbery | 8 | 9 | — | — | — |
Criminal damage | — | 11 | 3 | — | — |
Other offences | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Total | 16 | 68 | 9 | 3 | — |
Sawn-off shotgun | Unconverted starting gun | Unidentified firearm | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
England | ||||
Homicide | 1 | — | 12 | 93 |
Attempted murder and other acts (including wounding) endangering life | 62 | 2 | 166 | 1,035 |
Other violence against the person | 35 | 15 | 179 | 2,277 |
Sexual offences | — | 0 | 3 | 27 |
Burglary | 17 | 2 | 35 | 461 |
Robbery | 199 | 4 | 548 | 5,305 |
Fraud and forgery | — | — | — | 4 |
Theft and handling stolen goods | 2 | — | 5 | 56 |
Criminal damage | 5 | — | 185 | 373 |
Other offences | 9 | 3 | 35 | 287 |
Total | 330 | 26 | 1,168 | 9,918 |
Wales | ||||
Homicide | — | — | — | 2 |
Attempted murder and other acts (including wounding) endangering life | — | — | 5 | 12 |
Other violence against the person | — | — | — | 51 |
Sexual offences | — | — | — | 1 |
Robbery | 2 | — | 1 | 20 |
Criminal damage | — | — | 2 | 16 |
Other offences | — | — | — | 4 |
Total | 2 | — | 8 | 106 |
(69)Figures may have been inflated by some police forces implementing the principles of the National Crime Recording Standard before l April 2002
Offence group | Handgun | Imitation firearm | Long-barrelled shotgun | Other firearm | Rifle |
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England | |||||
Homicide | 39 | — | 10 | — | 5 |
Attempted murder and other acts (including wounding) endangering life | 632 | 68 | 92 | 24 | 8 |
Other violence against the person | 938 | 1,143 | 67 | 421 | 16 |
Sexual offences | 40 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Burglary | 328 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 2 |
Robbery | 3,325 | 259 | 100 | 167 | 7 |
Fraud and forgery | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Theft and handling stolen goods | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | — |
Criminal damage | 24 | 155 | 44 | 23 | 11 |
Other offences | 172 | 38 | 17 | 37 | 2 |
Total | 5,531 | 1,694 | 352 | 704 | 52 |
Wales | |||||
Homicide | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Attempted murder and other acts (including wounding) endangering life | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Other violence against the person | 6 | 82 | 3 | 3 | — |
Sexual offences | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Robbery | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
Criminal damage | — | 25 | 2 | — | — |
Other offences | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Total | 18 | 120 | 9 | 5 | — |
Sawn-off shotgun | Unconverted starting gun | Unidentified firearm | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
England | ||||
Homicide | 3 | — | 21 | 78 |
Attempted murder and other acts (including wounding) endangering life | 47 | 3 | 256 | 1,130 |
Other violence against the person | — | 14 | 279 | 2,922 |
Sexual offences | — | — | 10 | 60 |
Burglary | 22 | 1 | 54 | 471 |
Robbery | 174 | 3 | 578 | 4,613 |
Fraud and forgery | — | — | — | 4 |
Theft and handling stolen goods | — | — | 11 | 52 |
Criminal damage | 9 | — | 166 | 432 |
Other offences | 9 | — | 50 | 325 |
Total | 308 | 21 | 1,425 | 10,087 |
Wales | ||||
Homicide | — | — | — | 2 |
Attempted murder and other acts (including wounding) endangering life | 1 | — | 3 | 11 |
Other violence against the person | 1 | — | — | 95 |
Sexual Offences | — | — | — | 1 |
Robbery | — | — | 1 | 17 |
Criminal damage | — | — | 1 | 28 |
Other offences | 1 | — | 1 | 7 |
Total | 3 | — | 6 | 161 |
Offence group | Handgun | Imitation firearm | Long-barrelled shotgun | Other firearm | Rifle |
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England | |||||
Homicide | 35 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — |
Attempted murder and other acts (including wounding) endangering life | 663 | 58 | 104 | 50 | 10 |
Other violence against the person | 986 | 1,431 | 104 | 486 | 15 |
Sexual offences | 44 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 |
Burglary | 347 | 23 | 19 | 29 | — |
Robbery | 2,790 | 227 | 97 | 210 | 11 |
Fraud and forgery | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Theft and handling stolen goods | 38 | 5 | — | 10 | — |
Criminal damage | 27 | 240 | 62 | 79 | 10 |
Other offences | 188 | 38 | 16 | 33 | — |
Total | 5,123 | 2,029 | 410 | 898 | 47 |
Wales | |||||
Homicide | — | — | — | — | — |
Attempted murder and other acts (including wounding) endangering life | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — |
Other violence against the person | 4 | 88 | 4 | 6 | — |
Sexual offences | — | — | — | — | — |
Burglary | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Robbery | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Criminal damage | 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | — |
Other offences | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Total | 21 | 117 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
Sawn-off shotgun | Unconverted starting gun | Unidentified firearm | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
England | ||||
Homicide | 4 | — | 20 | 68 |
Attempted murder and other acts (including wounding) endangering life | 46 | 1 | 263 | 1,195 |
Other violence against the person | 55 | 8 | 303 | 3,388 |
Sexual Offences | — | — | 5 | 57 |
Burglary | 26 | — | 59 | 503 |
Robbery | 148 | 5 | 531 | 4,019 |
Fraud and forgery | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Theft and handling stolen goods | 1 | 1 | 8 | 63 |
Criminal damage | 6 | 1 | 121 | 546 |
Other offences | 5 | 2 | 42 | 324 |
Total | 291 | 18 | 1,353 | 10,169 |
Wales | ||||
Homicide | — | — | — | — |
Attempted murder and other acts (including wounding) endangering life | 2 | — | — | 17 |
Other violence against the person | — | — | 3 | 105 |
Sexual offences | — | — | — | — |
Burglary | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Robbery | — | — | — | 13 |
Criminal damage | — | — | — | 29 |
Other offences | — | — | — | 2 |
Total | 3 | — | 3 | 169 |
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