Written question asked by Lord Bannside (Democratic Unionist Party) on Thursday, 15 June 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 June 2006. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 June 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Terrorist Attacks

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) residential, (b) industrial and (c) commercial premises were damaged by terrorist attack by (i) Republican paramilitary groups and (ii) Loyalist paramilitary groups in each of the last 30 years.

Answer

Statistical information on security-related incidents including bombings and incendiary attacks in Northern Ireland between 1969-2006 is as follows:

Security-Related Incidents 1969- 2006 (updated on 9 May 2006)
		Bombings²	Incendiaries³
	Shooting¹incidents	Incidents	Devices used	Incidents	Devices used
1969	73	n/a	10	n/a	0
1970	213	n/a	170	n/a	0
1971	1,756	n/a	1,5.15	n/a	0
1972	10,631	n/a	1,853	n/a	0
1973	5,019	n/a	1,520	n/a	0
1974	3,208	n/a	1,113	n/a	270
1975	1,803	n/a	635	n/a	56
1976	1,908	n/a	1,192	n/a	236
1977	1,081	n/a	535	n/a	608
1978	755	n/a	633	n/a	115 .
1979	728	n/a	564	n/a	60
1980	642	n/a	400	n/a	2
1981	1,142	n/a	529	n/a	49
1982	547	n/a	332	n/a	36
1983	424	n/a	367	n/a	43
1984	334	n/a	248	n/a	10
1985	238	n/a	215	n/a	36
1986	392	n/a	254	n/a	21
1987	674	n/a	384	n/a	9
1988	538	n/a	458	n/a	8
1989	566	n/a	420	n/a	7
1990	557	236	286	26	33
1991	499	312	368	144	237
1992	506	318	371	86	126
1993	476	257	289	45	61
1994	348	207	222	88	115
1995	50	2	2	10	10
1996	125	17	25	4	4
1997	225	78	93	9	9
1998	211	127	243	20	20
1999	125	82	100	7	7
2000	302	117	135	9	22
2001	355	349	444	5	6
2002	350	188	239	3	3
2003	229	77	88	8	8
2004	185	64	69	21	28
2005	167	83	105	9	9
20054	34	5	5	8	8
20064	23	3	3	0	0
¹ The following types of shooting incidents are included:Shots fired by terroristsShots fired by the security forcesParamilitary-style attacks involving shootingsShots heard (and later confirmed)Other violent incidents where shots are fired (e.g. armed robbery)² An individual bombing incident may involve one or more explosive devices. Incidents recorded include explosions and defusings (devices used). Incidents involving hoax devices, petrol bombings or incendiaries are excluded.³ Incidents recorded include explosions and defusings (devices used).4 To 31 March.Note:2006 statistics are provisional and may be subject to minor amendment.

Secondary information