"Figure 10: The recent rise in crimes involving firearms is driven by an increase in unidentified firearm and “other firearm” offences","" "England and Wales, year ending March 2003 to year ending June 2019","" "","" "Notes","1. Police recorded crime data are not designated as National Statistics. 2. More explicit guidelines for the classification of weapons introduced on 1 April 2004 may have increased the recording of firearm offences, particularly those committed by imitation weapons. 3. Data are provisional and have not been reconciled with police forces. 4. Imitation firearms include replica weapons, as well as low-powered weapons that fire small plastic pellets, such as BB guns and soft air weapons. 5. Other firearms include CS gas and pepper spray, stun guns and other weapons. 6. Figures exclude conventional air weapons, such as air rifles. " "Unit","Number of offences" "","" "","Shotguns","Handguns","Rifles","Imitation firearms","Unidentified firearms","Other firearms" "Mar 03"," 672 "," 5549 "," 52 "," 1814 "," 1431 "," 730 " "Mar 04"," 718 "," 5144 "," 48 "," 2146 "," 1356 "," 926 " "Mar 05"," 597 "," 4360 "," 54 "," 3373 "," 1500 "," 1185 " "Mar 06"," 642 "," 4672 "," 71 "," 3277 "," 1362 "," 1064 " "Mar 07"," 612 "," 4173 "," 69 "," 2516 "," 1276 "," 999 " "Mar 08"," 602 "," 4172 "," 71 "," 2561 "," 1325 "," 1134 " "Mar 09"," 618 "," 4273 "," 89 "," 1507 "," 953 "," 759 " "Mar 10"," 581 "," 3757 "," 67 "," 1526 "," 1368 "," 783 " "Mar 11"," 611 "," 3107 "," 74 "," 1618 "," 958 "," 672 " "Mar 12"," 494 "," 2655 "," 56 "," 1387 "," 834 "," 596 " "Mar 13"," 453 "," 2256 "," 43 "," 1226 "," 724 "," 456 " "Mar 14"," 387 "," 2134 "," 55 "," 1142 "," 698 "," 440 " "Mar 15"," 431 "," 2061 "," 52 "," 1123 "," 833 "," 411 " "Mar 16"," 411 "," 2157 "," 48 "," 1431 "," 666 "," 469 " "Mar 17"," 592 "," 2685 "," 61 "," 1642 "," 844 "," 551 " "","","","","","","" "Jun 18"," 635 "," 2812 "," 98 "," 1434 "," 902 "," 564 " "Jun 19"," 677 "," 2733 "," 49 "," 1467 "," 1060 "," 748 "