Further to the answer to question S7W-01042 by Kirsten Oswald on 7 July 2026, regarding the number of incidents involving possession of a k…

Table 1 shows the number of police recorded crimes of Having in a school an article with a blade or point, by Local authority, from 2021-22 to 2025-26.Table 1: Recorded crimes of Having in a school an article with a blade or point (used and not used) by Local authority, Scotland, 2021-22 to 2025-26.Crime typeLocal authority2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26Having in a school an article with a blade or pointScotland981129412199Having in a school an article with a blade or pointAberdeen City64678Having in a school an article with a blade or pointAberdeenshire1411121613Having in a school an article with a blade or pointAngus45131Having in a school an article with a blade or pointArgyll & Bute21023Having in a school an article with a blade or pointClackmannanshire01100Having in a school an article with a blade or pointDumfries & Galloway87541Having in a school an article with a blade or pointDundee City24314Having in a school an article with a blade or pointEast Ayrshire11433Having in a school an article with a blade or pointEast Dunbartonshire10040Having in a school an article with a blade or pointEast Lothian11001Having in a school an article with a blade or pointEast Renfrewshire00202Having in a school an article with a blade or pointEdinburgh, City of78886Having in a school an article with a blade or pointFalkirk47273Having in a school an article with a blade or pointFife10116514Having in a school an article with a blade or pointGlasgow City9981615Having in a school an article with a blade or pointHighland44421Having in a school an article with a blade or pointInverclyde12120Having in a school an article with a blade or pointMidlothian14522Having in a school an article with a blade or pointMoray52245Having in a school an article with a blade or pointNa h-Eileanan Siar00100Having in a school an article with a blade or pointNorth Ayrshire29361Having in a school an article with a blade or pointNorth Lanarkshire35054Having in a school an article with a blade or pointOrkney Islands10010Having in a school an article with a blade or pointPerth & Kinross12142Having in a school an article with a blade or pointRenfrewshire12133Having in a school an article with a blade or pointScottish Borders12531Having in a school an article with a blade or pointShetland Islands00000Having in a school an article with a blade or pointSouth Ayrshire02413Having in a school an article with a blade or pointSouth Lanarkshire56650Having in a school an article with a blade or pointStirling11030Having in a school an article with a blade or pointWest Dunbartonshire10211Having in a school an article with a blade or pointWest Lothian21132Having in a school an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activityScotland3727352828Having in a school an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activityAberdeen City21235Having in a school an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activityAberdeenshire23433Having in a school an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activityAngus10021Having in a school an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activityArgyll & Bute00000Having in a school an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activityClackmannanshire30010Having in a school an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activityDumfries & Galloway11110Having in a school an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activityDundee City10100Having in a school an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activityEast Ayrshire01000Having in a school an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activityEast Dunbartonshire01010Having in a school an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activityEast Lothian00100Having in a school an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activityEast Renfrewshire10201Having in a school an article with a blade or point used in other criminal activityEdinburgh, City of33310Havi