Northern Ireland: deaths and injuries 1971-1990
01 January 1991
Northern Ireland: deaths and injuries 1971-1990
bacdoc September=1991
In the period 1971-1990 a total of 2,849 people have been
killed in Northern Ireland and 31,258 people injured.
Northern Ireland - deaths 1971-1990
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Year RUC RUCR Army UDR Civilians* Total
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1969 1 - - - 12 13
1970 2 - - - 23 25
1971 11 - 43 5 115 174
1972 14 3 103 26 321 467
1973 10 3 58 8 171 250
1974 12 3 28 7 166 216
1975 7 4 14 6 216 247
1976 13 10 14 15 245 297
1977 8 6 15 14 69 112
1978 4 6 14 7 50 81
1979 9 5 38 10 51 113
1980 3 6 8 9 50 76
1981 13 8 10 13 57 101
1982 8 4 21 7 57 97
1983 9 9 5 10 44 77
1984 7 2 9 10 36 64
1985 14 9 2 4 25 54
1986 10 2 4 8 37 61
1987 9 7 3 8 66 93
1988 4 2 21 12 54 93
1989 7 2 12 2 39 62
1990 7 5 7 8 49 76
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TOTAL ......................... 2,849
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* Includes suspected terrorists
(Source: RUC Annual report 1990)
Northern Ireland - injury figures 1986-1990
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1971
Civilian 1,838
Army/UDR 390
RUC/RUC`R' 315
Total .... 2,543
1972
Civilian 3,813
Army/UDR 578
RUC/RUC`R' 485
Total .... 4,876
1973
Civilian 1,812
Army/UDR 548
RUC/RUC`R' 291
Total .... 2,651
1974
Civilian 1,680
Army/UDR 483
RUC/RUC`R' 235
Total .... 2,398
1975
Civilian 2,044
Army/UDR 167
RUC/RUC`R' 263
Total .... 2,474
1976
Civilian 2,162
Army/UDR 264
RUC/RUC`R' 303
Total .... 2,729
1977
Civilian 1,027
Army/UDR 188
RUC/RUC`R' 183
Total .... 1,398
1978
Civilian 548
Army/UDR 135
RUC/RUC`R' 302
Total ..... 985
1979
Civilian 557
Army/UDR 153
RUC/RUC`R' 165
Total ..... 875
1980
Civilian 530
Army/UDR 77
RUC/RUC`R' 194
Total .... 801
1981
Civilian 878
Army/UDR 140
RUC/RUC`R' 332
Total .... 1,350
1982
Civilian 328
Army/UDR 98
RUC/RUC`R' 99
Total .... 525
1983
Civilian 280
Army/UDR 88
RUC/RUC`R' 142
Total ..... 510
1984
Civilian 513
Army/UDR 86
RUC/RUC`R' 267
Total ..... 866
1985
Civilian 468
Army/UDR 28
RUC/RUC`R' 249
Total ..... 745
1986
Civilian 773
Army/UDR 55
RUC/RUC`R' 662
Total .... 1,490
1987
Civilian 780
Army/UDR 104
RUC/RUC`R' 246
Total .... 1,130
1988
Civilian 600
Army/UDR 229
RUC/RUC`R' 218
Total .....1,047
1989
Civilian 606
Army/UDR 190
RUC/RUC`R' 163
Total ..... 959
1990
Civilian 478
Army/UDR 214
RUC/RUC`R' 214
Total...... 906
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Source: Hansard, 24.7.86 and RUC Press Office