§ Mr. ConwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if the security statistics for 1988 are now available, together with details of persons charged with terrorist-type offences and convictions for scheduled offences for the year.
§ Mr. Ian StewartYes, the statistics for 1988 are as follows (statistics for earlier years are contained inOfficial Report 7 March 1988, columns 67–74 inclusive):
Statistics on security (January-December 1988) Number Part I—Statistics of terrorist activity Shooting incidents1 (179) 358 Explosions 253 Bombs neutralised 205 Weight of explosives in lbs2 8,717 Explosions neutralised 10,434 Armed robberies 653 Amount stolen (£) 1,388,600 Malicious fires 518 Deaths: Civilian 54 Army/UDR 33 RUC/RUC'R' 6 Injuries: Civilian 600 Army/UDR 229 RUC/RUC'R' 218 Part II-Statistics of security forces' activity Houses searched 3,442 Finds: Firearms 552 Ammunitions (rounds) 105,052 Explosives (1bs) 10,425 Persons charged with terrorist-type offences Murder 23 Attempted murder 46 Firearms offences 121 Explosives offences 29 Theft Act 42 Other 178 439 Notes: 1 Figures in ( ) refer to shots heard only and are not included in the total. 2 Estimated weight only.