HC Deb 01 February 1978 vol 943 cc241-3W

Notes on the Tables:
1. The offence classifications are based on those used by the Crown and Peace Office in their annual return.
2. The tables relate to persons convicted at the Belfast City Commission. This covers all scheduled offences tried on indictment.
3. Some jury trials are included in cases where the Attorney-General certified out of the scheduled mode of trial, i.e. non-terrorist serious offences.
4. Where a person has been convicted of more than one offence only the most serious or that which received the longest sentence is recorded in the statistics.
Imprisonment
Offence Number convicted Non-custodial sentence Borstal or Training Centre Less than 5 years 5 years and less than 7 years 7 years and less than 10 years 10 years and less than 15 years 15 years and less than 20 years 20 years and over Life
Murder 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
Attempted murder 13 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 4
Conspiracy to murder 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0
Manslaughter 9 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 0
Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm 7 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0
Causing explosion 37 2 4 1 2 1 11 12 3 1
Placing explosives 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Possessing explosives with intent 25 3 1 3 8 2 6 2 0 0
Possessing firearm with intent 59 5 6 9 1 4 31 3 0 0
Causing grievous bodily harm 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm 6 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Possessing a firearm 6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrying a firearm with intent 9 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
Intimidation 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Aggravated burglary 18 8 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 0
Robbery 81 16 6 13 19 11 15 1 0 0
Hijacking 13 5 0 2 4 0 1 1 0 0
Arson 28 4 2 7 5 6 4 0 0 0
Malicious damage 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other explosive offences 15 3 0 3 3 3 1 2 0 0
Petrol bomb offences 7 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0
Common Law riot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Escape offences 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Assisting offenders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other major firearms offences 30 6 0 15 7 0 2 0 0 0
Withholding information 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Possessing prohibited articles ] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minor firearms offences 31 23 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Membership of illegal organisation 38 26 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0
Unlawful collection of information 5 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Illegal training 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kidnapping and false imprisonment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 482 124 24 96 56 35 83 30 3 31

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