HC Deb 17 July 1995 vol 263 cc963-4W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many thefts of(a) shotguns and (b) other firearms took place in each of the last five years (i) from domestic premises and (ii) from other premises in each police force area. [34188]

Sir John Wheeler

[holding answer 13 July 1995]: The information is as follows:

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Total
Thefts of shotguns
Thefts of shotguns from domestic premises 44 37 54 36 54 225
Thefts of shotguns from non-domestic premises 3 2 1 4 1 11
Total 47 39 55 40 55 236
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Total
Thefts of other firearms
Thefts of firearms other than shotguns from domestic premises 21 28 21 26 43 139
Thefts of firearms other than shotguns from non-domestic premises 18 24 10 19 29 100
Total 39 52 31 45 72 239

Note:

There may be incidents in which more than one type of firearm was stolen, eg a shotgun and a rifle. For the purposes of this analysts such incidents are recorded once under each heading.