§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many attacks on police officers there were in each of the last 10 years. [151209]
§ Jane KennedyThe information is set out in the following table.
Number of attacks on Police in Northern Ireland Missile attacks1 Other attacks Total 1994 102 176 278 1995 371 129 500 1996 1,322 208 1,530 1997 1,011 229 1,240 1998 1,422 384 1,806 1999 1,028 210 1,238 2000 1,119 254 1,373 2001 1,663 332 1,995 2002 1,654 108 1,762 20032 1,155 13 1,168 1 Missile attacks relate to the throwing of an object such as a bottle, brick, or stone. 2 2003 figures are provisional and subject to minor amendment.