Annex
Note: All figures are taken from
the Home Office Criminal Statistics.
TABLE 1 ROBBERY AND VIOLENCE
|
| Total crime
| Total R&V | Any firearm
| Shotgun | Pistol
| Rifle | Shotgun+
pistol+rifle
|
|
| 1975 | 2,105,600
| 82,300 | 3,136
3.8%
| 514
0.62% |
459
0.56% | 50
| 1,023
1.24% |
| 1976 | 2,135,700
| 89,300 | 3,621
4.1%
| 614
0.69% |
469
0.53% | 44
| 1,127
1.26% |
| 1977 | 2,636,500
| 95,900 | 3,757
3.9%
| 674
0.70% |
541
0.56% | 53
| 1,268
1.32% |
| 1978 | 2,561,500
| 100,300 | 3,755
3.7%
| 655
0.65% |
398
0.40% | 37
| 1,090
1.09% |
| 1979 | 2,536,700
| 107,500 | 4,257
4.0%
| 591
0.55% |
432
0.40% | 31
| 1,054
0,98% |
| 1980 | 2,688,200
| 112,200 | 3,918
3.5%
| 473
0.42% |
592
0.53% | 37
| 1,102
0.98% |
| 1981 | 2,963,800
| 120,500 | 4,895
4.1%
| 744
0.62% |
1,085
0.90% | 40
| 1,869
1.55% |
| 1982 | 3,262,400
| 131,500 | 5,318
4.0%
| 978
0.74% |
1,518
1.15% | 38
| 2,534
1.93% |
| 1983 | 3,247,000
| 133,400 | 4,697
3.5%
| 822
0.62% |
1,083
0.81% | 31
| 1,936
1.45% |
| 1984 | 3,499,100
| 139,100 | 4,817
3.5%
| 846
0.61% |
1,199
0.86% | 36
| 2,081
1.50% |
| 1985 | 3,611,900
| 149,200 | 5,581
3.7%
| 949
0.64% |
1,329
0.89% | 34
| 2,312
1.55% |
| 1986 | 3,847,400
| 155,500 | 5,058
3.3%
| 1,014
0.65% |
1,275
0.82% | 26
| 2,315
1.49% |
| 1987 | 3,892,200
| 173,600 | 5,360
3.1%
| 1,090
0.63% |
1,488
0.86% | 74
| 2,652
1.53% |
| 1988 | 3,715,800
| 189,600 | 5,071
2.7%
| 1,068
0.56% |
1,429
0.75% | 33
| 2,530
1.33% |
| 1989 | 3,870,700
| 210,200 | 5,930
2.8%
| 1,138
0.54% |
1,921
0.91% | 30
| 3,089
1.47% |
| 1990 | 4,543,600
| 220,900 | 6,517
3.0%
| 1,051
0.48% |
2,427
1.10% | 60
| 3,538
1.60% |
| 1991 | 5,276,200
| 235,600 | 8,007
3.4%
| 1,406
0.60% |
3,281
1.39% | 67
| 4,754
2.02% |
| 1992 | 5,591,700
| 254,700 | 8,678
3.4%
| 1,334
0.52% |
3,855
1.51% | 59
| 5,248
2,06% |
| 1993 | 5,526,300
| 262,900 | 8,887
3.4%
| 1,410
0.54% |
3,998
1.52% | 42
| 5,450
2.07% |
| 1994 | 5,253,000
| 278,400 | 7,169
2.6%
| 1,004
0.36% |
2,764
0.99% | 45
| 3,813
1.37% |
| 1995 | 5,100,200
| 280,700 | 6,949
2.5%
| 801
0.29% |
2,897
1.03% | 38
| 3,736
1.33% |
| 1996 | 5,036,600
| 313,300 | 6,899
2.2%
| 736
0.23% |
2,738
0.87% | 49
| 3,523
1.12% |
| 1997 | 4,598,300
| 315,900 | 5,864
1.9%
| 487
0.16% |
2,376
0.76% | 34
| 2,897
0.92% |
|
TABLE 2 AIR GUN CRIME
|
| Total
| Criminal damage
|
|
| 1990 | 5,380
| 3,351 | 62%
|
| 1991 | 5,464
| 3,501 | 64%
|
| 1992 | 6,098
| 4,044 | 66%
|
| 1993 | 6,337
| 4,404 | 69%
|
| 1994 | 7,165
| 5,223 | 73%
|
| 1995 | 7,568
| 5,717 | 76%
|
| 1996 | 7,813
| 5,861 | 75%
|
| 1997 | 7,506
| 5,798 | 77%
|
|
TABLE 3 CRIMINAL DAMAGE
|
| | Total
| By air guns |
|
| 1990 | 707,000
| 0.47% |
| 1991 | 791,100
| 0.44% |
| 1992 | 858,900
| 0.47% |
| 1993 | 874,500
| 0.50% |
| 1994 | 987,700
| 0.53% |
| 1995 | 884,000
| 0.65% |
| 1996 | 920,200
| 0.64% |
| 1997 | 845,500
| 0.69% |
|
TABLE 4 HOMICIDE
|
| | Total
| With firearm | Victim known
to suspect
|
|
| 1975 | 443
| 43 9.7%
| 312 70%
|
| 1976 | 488
| 43 8.8%
| 356 73%
|
| 1977 | 418
| 28 6.7%
| 309 74%
|
| 1978 | 471
| 35 7.4%
| 348 74%
|
| 1979 | 546
| 48 8.8%
| 403 74%
|
| 1980 | 549
| 19 3.5%
| 350 64%
|
| 1981 | 499
| 34 6.8%
| 376 75%
|
| 1982 | 557
| 46 8.3%
| 413 74%
|
| 1983 | 482
| 42 8.7%
| 356 74%
|
| 1984 | 537
| 67 12.5%
| 409 76%
|
| 1985 | 536
| 45 8.4%
| 393 73%
|
| 1986 | 563
| 51 9.1%
| 382 68%
|
| 1987 | 599
| 77 12.9%
| 388 65%
|
| 1988 | 547
| 36 6.6%
| 361 66%
|
| 1989 | 525
| 45 8.6%
| 350 67%
|
| 1990 | 555
| 60 10.8%
| 376 68%
|
| 1991 | 623
| 55 8.8%
| 420 67%
|
| 1992 | 581
| 56 9.6%
| 401 69%
|
| 1993 | 565
| 74 13.1%
| 371 66%
|
| 1994 | 632
| 66 10.4%
| 403 64%
|
| 1995 | 663
| 70 10.6%
| 403 61%
|
| 1996 | 584
| 49 8.4%
| 379 65%
|
|
Graph 1: Robbery and violence in England and Wales
Graph 2: Robbery and violence in England and Wales
showing the effect of the complete eradication of crimes involving
shotguns, pistols and rifles
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