§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many people, from 1968 to date, were killed in the "troubles" associated with Northern Ireland, distinguishing civilian, paramilitary and security force victims. [HL723]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe attached table provides details of the number of persons including members of the security forces and civilians who were killed as a result of the security situation in Northern Ireland since 1969, the date when records began. It is not possible to be definitive in determining if someone who is killed is associated with a specific group. Any information that may exist about the paramilitary membership of victims would often be as a result of intelligence and therefore inappropriate to be placed in the public domain.
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Statistics from 1969 to 14 October 2001 Deaths as a Result of the Security Situation RUC RUC/R Army UDR/RIR Civilian Total 1969 1 — — — 13 14 1970 2 — — — 23 25 1971 11 — 43 5 115 174 1972 14 3 105 26 322 470 1973 10 3 58 8 173 252 1974 12 3 30 7 168 220 1975 7 4 14 6 216 247 1976 13 10 14 15 245 297 1977 8 6 15 14 69 112 1978 4 6 14 7 50 81 1979 9 5 38 10 51 113 1980 3 6 8 9 50 76 1981 13 8 10 13 57 101 1982 8 4 21 7 57 97 1983 9 9 5 10 44 77 1984 7 2 9 10 36 64 1985 14 9 2 4 26 55 1986 10 2 4 8 37 61 1987 9 7 3 8 68 95 1988 4 2 21 12 55 94 1989 7 2 12 2 39 62 1990 7 5 7 8 49 76 1991 5 1 5 8 75 94 1992 2 1 4 2 76 85 1993 3 3 6 2 70 84 1994 3 — 1 2 56 62 1995 1 — — — 8 9 1996 — — 1 — 14 15 1997 3 1 1 — 17 22 1998 1 — 1 — 53 55 1999 — — — — 7 7
Statistics from 1969 to 14 October 2001 Deaths as a Result of the Security Situation RUC RUC/R Army UDR/RIR Civilian Total 2000 — — — — 18 18 2001 (To 14Oct) — — — — 11 11 Total 200 102 452 203 2,368 3,325