Offences Involving an Offensive Weapon, by Local Authority Area, 2003-04 2003-04 Possession of an Offensive Weapon Restriction of Offensive Weapon Having in a Public Place an Article with a Blade or Point Total Aberdeen City 218 0 110 328 Aberdeenshire 114 0 30 144 Angus 27 0 8 35 Argyll and Bute 37 0 42 79 City of Edinburgh 438 1 187 626 City of Glasgow 1,721 0 1,612 3,333 Clackmannanshire 73 0 6 79 Dumfries and Galloway 121 0 38 159 Dundee City 101 0 66 167 East Ayrshire 119 0 58 177 East Dunbartonshire 63 0 31 94 East Lothian 47 0 20 67 East Renfrewshire 43 0 40 83 Eilean Siar 8 0 4 12 Falkirk 128 0 56 184 Fife 52 0 183 235 Highland 177 0 58 235 Inverclyde 124 0 169 293 Midlothian 68 0 17 85 Moray 81 0 24 105 North Ayrshire 161 1 113 275 North Lanarkshire 350 0 187 537 Orkney Islands 1 0 3 4 Perth and Kinross 41 0 16 57 Renfrewshire 204 0 186 390 Scottish Borders 89 0 42 131 Shetland Islands 3 0 1 4 South Ayrshire 53 1 40 94 South Lanarkshire 368 1 276 645 Stirling 105 0 30 135 West Dunbartonshire 199 0 119 318 West Lothian 135 0 33 168 All Scotland 5,469 4 3,805 9,278 Offences Involving an Offensive Weapon, by Local Authority Area, 2004-05 2004-05 Possession of an Offensive Weapon Restriction of Offensive Weapon Having in a Public Place an Article with a Blade or Point Total Aberdeen City 216 0 113 329 Aberdeenshire 134 0 48 182 Angus 50 0 12 62 Argyll and Bute 53 0 56 109 City of Edinburgh 454 0 171 625 City of Glasgow 1,583 0 1,601 3,184 Clackmannanshire 71 0 12 83 Dumfries and Galloway 102 1 14 117 Dundee City 100 0 82 182 East Ayrshire 146 0 72 218 East Dunbartonshire 83 0 35 118 East Lothian 38 1 13 52 East Renfrewshire 58 0 65 123 Eilean Siar 5 0 5 10 Falkirk 138 0 65 203 Fife 180 0 91 271 Highland 192 0 60 252 Inverclyde 143 0 165 308 Midlothian 68 0 16 84 Moray 94 0 10 104 North Ayrshire 176 0 121 297 North Lanarkshire 427 0 205 632 Orkney Islands 1 0 3 4 Perth and Kinross 73 0 42 115 Renfrewshire 232 0 148 380 Scottish Borders 90 0 25 115 Shetland Islands 13 0 8 21 South Ayrshire 83 0 24 107 South Lanarkshire 361 0 280 641 Stirling 88 0 35 123 West Dunbartonshire 188 0 102 290 West Lothian 154 0 50 204 All Scotland 5,794 2 3,749 9,545 Offences Involving an Offensive Weapon, by Local Authority Area, 2005-06 2005-06 Possession of an Offensive Weapon Restriction of Offensive Weapon Having in a Public Place an Article with a Blade or Point Total Aberdeen City 218 0 91 309 Aberdeenshire 121 0 48 169 Angus 60 0 14 74 Argyll and Bute 46 0 57 103 City of Edinburgh 494 0 254 748 City of Glasgow 1,748 0 1,364 3,112 Clackmannanshire 69 0 20 89 Dumfries and Galloway 127 0 10 137 Dundee City 110 0 76 186 East Ayrshire 173 0 67 240 East Dunbartonshire 88 0 41 129 East Lothian 44 0 22 66 East Renfrewshire 47 0 29 76 Eilean Siar 15 0 4 19 Falkirk 115 0 49 164 Fife 197 0 76 273 Highland 193 2 87 282 Inverclyde 117 0 130 247 Midlothian 85 0 21 106 Moray 92 0 18 110 North Ayrshire 216 0 129 345 North Lanarkshire 430 0 239 669 Orkney Islands 4 0 6 10 Perth and Kinross 43 0 32 75 Renfrewshire 237 1 163 401 Scottish Borders 63 0 40 103 Shetland Islands 14 0 5 19 South Ayrshire 99 0 46 145 South Lanarkshire 314 0 272 586 Stirling 93 0 32 125 West Dunbartonshire 182 0 142 324 West Lothian 128 0 59 187 All Scotland 5,982 3 3,643 9,628 Offences Involving an Offensive Weapon, by Local Authority Area, 2006-07 2006-07 Possession of an Offensive Weapon Restriction of Offensive Weapon Having in a Public Place an Article with a Blade or Point Total Aberdeen City 218 0 113 331 Aberdeenshire 118 0 52 170 Angus 55 0 17 72 Argyll and Bute 90 0 73 163 City of Edinburgh 520 0 287 807 City of Glasgow 1,696 1 1,323 3,020 Clackmannanshire 89 0 49 138 Dumfries and Galloway 98 0 61 159 Dundee City 93 0 97 190 East Ayrshire 131 0 86 217 East Dunbartonshire 83 0 36 119 East Lothian 108 0 31 139 East Renfrewshire 53 0 43 96 Eilean Siar 11 0 5 16 Falkirk 113 0 109 222 Fife 224 0 117 341 Highland 281 0 79 360 Inverclyde 134 0 103 237 Midlothian 106 0 29 135 Moray 74 0 30 104 North Ayrshire 207 0 131 338 North Lanarkshire 442 0 242 684 Orkney Islands 4 0 6 10 Perth and Kinross 56 0 28 84 Renfrewshire 213 0 184 397 Scottish Borders 82 0 38 120 Shetland Islands 16 0 3 19 South Ayrshire 140 0 43 183 South Lanarkshire 325 0 264 589 Stirling 107 0 32 139 West Dunbartonshire 163 0 137 300 West Lothian 139 0 72 211 All Scotland 6,189 1 3,920 10,110 Offences Involving an Offensive Weapon, by Local Authority Area, 2007-08 2007-08 Possession of an Offensive Weapon Restriction of Offensive Weapon Having in a Public Place an Article with a Blade or Point Total Aberdeen City 214 1 151 366 Aberdeenshire 92 0 45 137 Angus 40 0 31 71 Argyll and Bute 64 0 66 130 City of Edinburgh 462 0 261 723 City of Glasgow 1,527 0 1,123 2,650 Clackmannanshire 84 0 42 126 Dumfries and Galloway 85 0 48 133 Dundee City 88 0 91 179 East Ayrshire 124 0 90 214 East Dunbartonshire 66 0 46 112 East Lothian 64 0 21 85 East Renfrewshire 34 0 39 73 Eilean Siar 9 0 4 13 Falkirk 85 0 77 162 Fife 202 2 110 314 Highland 267 0 78 345 Inverclyde 121 0 103 224 Midlothian 71 0 25 96 Moray 40 0 43 83 North Ayrshire 214 0 123 337 North Lanarkshire 437 0 240 677 Orkney Islands 4 0 5 9 Perth and Kinross 39 0 31 70 Renfrewshire 152 0 166 318 Scottish Borders 55 0 36 91 Shetland Islands 7...