HC Deb 20 February 1979 vol 963 cc164-70W
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Statistics of Security Forces' Activity
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Yearly totals for 1971–1977.
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Quarterly totals for the four quarters of 1978.
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Statistics for Security Forces Activity comprise the following:
- (i) Number of houses searched.
- (ii) Number of weapons, pounds of explosives and rounds of ammunition found.
- (iii) Number of people charged with serious security type offences: (murder, attempted murder, explosives offences, firearms offences, armed robbery, and other offences relating to the security situation, eg, arson, membership of illegal organisations etc.)
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| STATISTICS ON SECUIITY—PART I |
|
Yearly Figures |
1978 Quarterly Figures |
|
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
January-March |
April-June |
July-September |
October-December |
| Shooting incidents |
1,756 |
10,628 |
5,018 |
3,206 |
1,803 |
1,908 |
1,081 |
235 |
183 |
173 |
164 |
| Explosions |
1,022 |
1,382 |
978 |
685 |
399 |
766 |
366 |
127 |
71 |
62 |
195 |
| Bombs neutralised |
493 |
471 |
542 |
428 |
236 |
426 |
169 |
56 |
29 |
28 |
65 |
| Weight of explosives (in lbs.)* |
| In explosions |
10,972 |
47,472 |
47,472 |
46,435 |
13,753 |
17,596 |
2,839 |
641 |
2,271.5 |
279 |
2,151.5 |
| Neutralised |
3,001 |
19,978 |
32,450 |
27,094 |
11,159 |
16,252 |
2,188 |
1,268.5 |
1,262.5 |
1,670.5 |
1,659 |
| Armed robberies |
437 |
1,931 |
1,215 |
1,231 |
1,201 |
813‡ |
591 |
149 |
126 |
72 |
92 |
| Amount stolen (£) |
303,787 |
790,687 |
612,015 |
572,951 |
572,105 |
545,497 |
446,988 |
57,014 |
59,219 |
86,161 |
28,856 |
| Malicious fires† |
— |
— |
587 |
636 |
248 |
453 |
432 |
62 |
63 |
83 |
61 |
| Deaths: |
| Civilians† (Sectarian, interfactional, intra-factional assassinations shown in brackets) |
115 |
322 (122) |
171 (87) |
166 (95) |
216 (144) |
245 (121) |
69 (42) |
20 (3) |
12 (5) |
11 (4) |
7 (2) |
| Army/UDR |
48 |
129 |
66 |
35 |
20 |
29 |
29 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
| RUC/RUC "R" |
11 |
17 |
13 |
15 |
11 |
23 |
14 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
— |
| Injuries: |
| Civilians |
1,838 |
3,813 |
1,812 |
1,680 |
2,044 |
2,162 |
1,027 |
147 |
91 |
127 |
183 |
| Army/UDR |
390 |
578 |
548 |
483 |
167 |
264 |
188 |
41 |
40 |
31 |
23 |
| RUC/RUC "R" |
315 |
485 |
291 |
235 |
263 |
303 |
183 |
60 |
32 |
23 |
187 |
| * Estimated weight only. |
| † Consolidated figures not available for earlier years. |
| ‡ These totals have been revised. |
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| STATISTICS ON SECURITY—PART II |
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|
|
Yearly Figures |
1978 Quarterly Figures |
|
|
|
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
January-March |
April-June |
July-September |
October-December |
| Houses searched† |
… |
… |
17,262 |
36,617 |
74,556 |
74,914 |
30,002 |
34,919 |
20,724 |
5,987 |
4,399 |
3,600 |
1,476 |
| Finds: |
| Firearms |
… |
… |
717 |
1,264 |
1,595 |
1,260 |
825 |
837 |
590 |
113 |
120 |
74 |
93 |
| Ammunition (rounds) |
… |
… |
157,944 |
183,410 |
187,399 |
147,202 |
73,604 |
70,306 |
52,091 |
12,610 |
13,044 |
8,586 |
9,272 |
| Explosives (lbs.) |
… |
… |
2,748 |
41,488 |
38,418 |
26,120 |
11,565 |
21,714 |
3,809 |
205.5 |
410 |
266.5 |
1,226 |
| ICOS made |
… |
… |
— |
75 |
512 |
312 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| PERSONS CHARGED WITH SERIOUS SECURITY-TYPE OFFENCES* |
|
|
|
31 July-31 December |
|
|
|
|
|
January-March |
April-June |
July-September |
October-December |
|
|
|
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1978 |
1978 |
1978 |
| Murder |
& |
& |
13 |
71 |
75 |
138 |
120 |
131 |
14 |
29 |
5 |
12 |
| Attempted Murder |
& |
& |
16 |
85 |
75 |
88 |
121 |
135 |
30 |
24 |
11 |
14 |
| Firearms Offences |
& |
& |
242 |
631 |
544 |
460 |
353 |
301 |
67 |
44 |
57 |
57 |
| Explosives Offences |
& |
86 |
236 |
161 |
100 |
215 |
146 |
40 |
9 |
14 |
16 |
| Theft Act |
& |
& |
111 |
186 |
232 |
314 |
188 |
203 |
45 |
40 |
43 |
23 |
| Other |
& |
& |
63 |
205 |
275 |
97 |
279 |
392 |
65 |
68 |
59 |
57 |
|
|
|
531 |
1,414 |
1,362 |
1,197 |
1,276 |
1,308 |
261 |
214 |
189 |
179 |
| * These figures are not availalbe in consolidated form for earlier years. |
| † Includes occupied and unoccupied houses searched. |
| PERSONS CONVICTED AND SENTENCES IMPOSED AT BELFAST CITY COMMISSION |
| JULY TO DECEMBER 1978 |
| Notes on the Tables |
| 1. The offence classifications are based on those used by the Crown and Peace Office in its 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. |
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| JULY TO DECEMBER 1978 |
| 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 yean |
20 years and over |
Life |
| Murder |
22 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
22 |
| Attempted Murder |
10 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
— |
— |
2 |
2 |
— |
| Conspiracy to Murder |
2 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
| Manslaughter |
5 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
2 |
— |
— |
1 |
| Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm |
3 |
2 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Causing explosion |
17 |
4 |
— |
6 |
1 |
— |
3 |
2 |
1 |
— |
| Placing explosives |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Possessing explosives with intent |
13 |
— |
2 |
— |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
— |
— |
| Causing grievous bodily harm |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
| Assault occasioning grievous bodily harm |
4 |
1 |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Possessing Firearms with intent |
17 |
1 |
— |
5 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
— |
— |
| Possessing a firearm |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Carrying a firearm with intent |
4 |
2 |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Intimidation |
4 |
1 |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Aggravated Burglary |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Robbery |
74 |
18 |
19 |
|
9 |
7 |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
| Hi-jacking |
13 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Arson |
40 |
19 |
1 |
16 |
— |
3 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
| Malicious Damage |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Other explosive offences |
17 |
5 |
— |
4 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
| Petrol bomb offences |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Common Law riot |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Escape offences |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Assisting offenders |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Other major firearms offences |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Withholding information |
7 |
4 |
— |
2 |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Possessing prohibited articles |
8 |
5 |
— |
1 |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Minor firearms offences |
27 |
13 |
2 |
12 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Membership of illegal organisations |
38 |
27 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Unlawful collection of information |
2 |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Illegal training |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Kidnapping and false imprisonment |
11 |
7 |
— |
1 |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Total |
344 |
120 |
29 |
90 |
30 |
19 |
23 |
7 |
3 |
23 |