Armed Robberies

HC Deb 22 April 1993 vol 223 c203W

Mr. Peter Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many armed robberies took place in Northern Ireland in each year since 1990; and what was the total amount stolen in each year.

Mr. Mates

The information is as follows:

	1990	1991	1992
Number of armed robberies1	579	686	866
Amount stolen2 (£ million)	1.5	1.7	2.7
1 Including attempted armed robberies.
2 Approximately.