Deaths and Injuries (Statistics) (Hansard, 21 October 1985)

§ Mr. William Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will publish in the Official Report] a table to give for each year since 1 January 1969, the number of deaths of (a) Royal Ulster Constabulary, (b)

Deaths^*	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977
RUC	1	2	11	14	10	12	1	13	8
RUC (R)	—	—	—	3	3	3	4	10	6
Army	—	—	43	103	58	28	14	14	15
UDR	—	—	5	26	8	7	6	15	14
Civilians	12	23	115	321	171	166	216	245	69
Total	13	25	174	467	250	216	247	297	112
Injuries^*
RUC	711	191	315	465	257	211	199	236	144
RUC (R)	—	—	—	20	34	24	64	67	39
Army	54	620	381	542	525	453	151	242	172
UDR	—	—	9	36	23	30	16	22	15
Civilians	—	^‡243	1,838	3,813	1,812	1,680	2,044	2,162	1,027
Total	765	1,056	2,543	4,876	2,651	2,398	2,474	2,729	1,397

Deaths^*	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	║1985	Total
RUC	4	9	3	13	8	9	1	12	143
RUC (R)	6	5	6	8	4	9	2	8	77
Army	14	38	8	10	21	5	9	2	382
UDR	7	10	^†9	13	7	10	10	2	149
Civilians	50	51	50	57	57	44	36	21	1,704
TOTAL	81	113	76	101	97	77	64	45	2,455
Injuries^*
RUC	258	129	166	276	77	112	213	268	4,228
RUC (R)	44	36	28	56	22	30	54	68	586
Army	127	132	53	112	80	66	64	17	3,791
UDR	8	21	24	28	18	22	22	11	305
Civilians	548	557	530	878	328	280	513	359	18,614
TOTAL	985	875	801	1,350	525	510	866	723	27,524

Notes:

^* The Ulster Special Constabulary was stood down on 30 April 1970. No members were killed in 1969 or in the first quarter of 1970, and records of injuries during this period were not maintained.

^† One death occurred in the Republic of Ireland.

^‡ From 1 July 1970 only.

║Up to 30 September 1985.

It is believed that Republican terrorist organisations have been responsible for 1,466 deaths and Loyalist terrorist organisations for 662 deaths. These figures include terrorists killed by their own actions. 265 deaths occurred as a result of actions by the security forces. Records of religious affiliations are not maintained.

Statistics relating to the security situation in Northern Ireland are updated on a regular basis and are presented to the House at six monthly intervals, normally in the form of a written reply. Relevant information is also given in the Chief Constable's annual reports, copies of which are placed in the Library.

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Ulster Special Constabulary, (c) Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve, (d) Regular Army, (e) Ulster Defence Regiment and (f) civilians, and the number of injuries suffered by the same categories as a result of the civil unrest in Northern Ireland, and, so far as possible, indicate who was responsible for such deaths and the religion of the deceased by category; and if he will update such information at regular intervals.