All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.Crimes of Possession of an Offensive Weapon and Having in a Public Place an Article with a Blade or a Point, Recorded by the Police in 1997 and 1998 1997 Possession of an Offensive Weapon1 Having in a Public Place an Article with a Blade or Point Total Scotland 4,079 1,901 5,980 Aberdeen 145 56 201 Dundee 209 86 295 Edinburgh 190 142 332 Glasgow 1,112 653 1,765 Stirling 41 13 54 1998 Possession of an Offensive Weapon Having in a Public Place an Article with a Blade or Point Total Scotland 4,342 2,397 6,739 Aberdeen 134 46 180 Dundee 273 71 344 Edinburgh 213 142 355 Glasgow 1,279 941 2,220 Stirling 49 12 61 Note: 1.