§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) full time and (b) part time police officers there were for North Belfast for each year since 1996. [103245]
Persons charged with terrorist and serious public order offences* 1996 to January 2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Murder 9 24 13 3 8 7 0 0 Attempted murder 2 26 8 6 15 0 19 0 Firearms offences 56 55 49 65 54 47 51 6 Explosives offences 1 9 13 12 14 15 8 0 Armed robbery 28 32 35 28 16 18 35 7 Other 499 259 338 182 189 170 116 9 Total 595 405 456 296 296 257 229 22 * Includes only the most serious offence with which a person is charged. Notes:
1. 'Other' includes hijacking, petrol bomb offences, membership, arson, riot, withholding information etc.
2. Includes 'terrorist type' or 'serious public order related' charges where there is no direct link with security situation and which cannot be classified as 'Loyalist' or 'Republican'.
3. Information beyond January 2003 is not yet available.
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§ Jane KennedyThe following table shows the number of police officers serving in North Belfast for each year since 1996. CID Officers came under the control of respective District Commanders upon the establishment of District Command Units in 2001 therefore they are shown in addition operational police officers.
Regular F/T reserves P/T reserves 1996 343 154 139 1997 346 139 128 1998 355 147 121 1999 353 145 119 2000 336 128 108 2001 361 (+ 33 CID) 130 104 2002 323 (+ 26 CID) 109 100 2003 324 (+ 29 CID) 85 91