Written answers

Tuesday, 8 February 2005

Department of Foreign Affairs

Northern Ireland Issues

8:00 pm

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 320: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide figures for violent crimes, including shootings and attacks on the person, in Northern Ireland for 2003 and 2004. [3867/05]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Violent crime is categorised by the Police Service of Northern Ireland as being one of three separate classes: class 1 relates to offences against the person and includes shootings and assaults; class 2 relates to sexual offences and class 4 relates to robbery. Class 3 relates to burglary and is not categorised as violent crime. As the PSNI provide these statistics on a financial year basis, rather than calendar year, the 2004-05 figures are unavailable at this time. The most pertinent statistics with regard to the Deputy's question are set out below:

2002-03 2003-04
Class 1 28,455 28,982
Class 2 1,469 1,780
Class 4 2,497 1,973
Total: 32,421 32,735

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