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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Mr. William Ross: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) punishment beatings, (b) punishment shootings and (c) murders there were in Northern Ireland in (i) each week and (ii) each month from 1 January to 31 March; and if he will indicate for each week and month how many of those crimes were committed by (A) Republican, (B) Loyalist and (C) other groups. [159388] Mr. Ingram: The tables provide the information requested. Casualties as a result of paramilitary style attacks (by week) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Shootings Assaults 1 January 2001- 25 April By Loyalists By Republicans By Loyalists By Republicans 2001 1-7 January 1 1 2 3 8-14 January 3 3 1 -- 15-21 January -- 1 7 4 22-28 January 4 1 1 -- 29 January-4 February 4 2 2 -- 5-11 February -- -- 1 1 12-18 February 1 2 4 3 19-25 February 1 -- 2 1 26 February-4 March 4 2 4 1 5-11 March 2 2 5 4 12-18 March 3 3 1 2 19-25 March 4 -- -- 1 26 March-1 April 4 2 2 2 2-8 April 4 -- 2 2 9-15 April 2 3 3 -- 16-22 April 4 -- -- 1 23-25 April 2 -- 1 -- Total 43 22 38 25 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (by month) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Shootings Assaults January 2001- 25 April 2001 By Loyalists By Republicans By Loyalists By Republicans January 12 6 12 7 February 4 5 8 5 March 15 8 12 10 April (to 25{th}) 12 3 6 3 Total 43 22 38 25 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Deaths due to the security situation (by week) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 January 2001-25 April 2001 Number 1-7 January 1 8-14 January -- 15-21 January -- 22-28 January -- 29 January-4 February -- 5-11 February -- 12-18 February -- 19-25 February -- 26 February-4 March -- 5-11 March -- 12-18 March 1 19-25 March -- 26 March-1 April 1 2-8 April -- 9-15 April 1 16-22 April 1 23-25 April -- Total 5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (by month) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. January 2001-25 April 2001 Number January 1 February -- March 2 April (to 25{th}) 2 Total 5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: 2000-01 figures are provisional and may be subject to minor amendment

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

368 c498-9W;368 c500-1W; 159388

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Crimes of violence Homicide Northern Ireland Terrorism

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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