§ Mr. Quentin DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will set out on a comparable basis the number of murders recorded in Northern Ireland in each of the past 30 years. [110564]
§ Mr. IngramThe table shows the number of murders recorded in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 1998 (the latest full year available), divided since 1988 into murders attributable to the security situation and other murders.
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Offences of murder recorded 1969–98 Number of murders Year Security situation Others Total 1969 — — 5 1970 — — 14 1971 — — 123 1972 — — 376 1973 — — 200 1974 — — 205 1975 — — 238 1976 — — 280 1977 — — 116 1978 — — 82 1979 — — 128 1980 — — 85 1981 — — 95 1982 — — 99 1983 — — 86 1984 — — 63 1985 — — 59 1986 — — 85 1987 — — 100 1988 84 27 111 1989 57 10 67 1990 65 6 71 1991 89 25 114 1992 81 27 108 1993 82 19 101
Offences of murder recorded 1969–98 Number of murders Year Security situation Others Total 1994 61 21 82 1995 8 14 22 1996 14 21 35 1997 20 20 40 1998 54 26 80 Note:
The 1969–87 figures include both security related murders and crime.