The available information for the relevant crime categories in the ScottishExecutive Justice Department classification of crimes and offences is given in the following table.Persons Convicted in Scottish Courts for Handling an Offensive Weapon1, 1992-2002 Year Possession of an Offensive Weapon3 Having in a Public Place an Article with a Blade or a Point Total 1992 1,493 - 1,493 1993 1,453 99 1,552 1994 1,020 471 1,491 1995 1,002 780 1,782 1996 1,139 1,101 2,240 1997 1,125 1,069 2,194 1998 1,086 976 2,062 1999 1,072 1,008 2,080 2000 1,137 1,101 2,238 2001 1,425 1,270 2,695 20022 1,331 1,256 2,587 Notes:1.