Information on the number of homicides recorded in Scotland in 2009-10 broken down by (a) police force area, (b) age and gender of the victim and (c) main method of killing is given in Tables 2, 5 and 7 respectively of the statistical bulletin Homicide in Scotland, 2009-10, published by the Scottish Government on 13 December 2010, and available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00875. The dates...