In consequence, some of the figures given in the tables may include offences recorded under legislation other than that specified in the question.Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Possession of an Offensive Weapon" Under Section 47 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995, 1999 to 2002Council Area1999200020012002Scotland4,8055,1965,4785,687Aberdeen City162154178216Aberdeenshire9213811793Angus80957643Argyll and Bute40383949Clackmannanshire36246274Dumfries and Galloway12113573106Dundee City229266194105East Ayrshire8792116151East Dunbartonshire54406165East Lothian44626164East Renfrewshire41424156Edinburgh, City of283408467448Eilean Siar7463Falkirk9588108123Fife270332297193Glasgow City1,4291,4861,5431,749Highland211164196215Inverclyde76122178176Midlothian46494449Moray62567377North Ayrshire85104136168North Lanarkshire282241327356Orkney Islands3572Perth and Kinross1191168759Renfrewshire155155156197Scottish Borders50717077Shetland Islands35146South Ayrshire96978793South Lanarkshire335348324307Stirling42507692West Dunbartonshire10498119136West Lothian66111145139Crimes Recorded by the Police of "Having in a Public Place an Article with a Blade or Point...