September 16, 2025 | Incident and Crime Statistics , Serious and Organised Crime
Request Number: FOI/15542
Category: Incident and Crime Statistics - Serious and Organised Crime
Subject: Paramilitary Style Attacks April 1998 - April 2025
Request and Answer:
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Request
Please provide data on paramilitary style attacks between April 10th 1998 and April 10th 2025. I would like as many details on the incident as possible e.g., type, the affiliated organisation, the location as detailed as possible.
Answer
The following tables show the number of paramilitary style attacks between 10 April 1998 and 10 April 2025 by type of attack, attribution, and the postcode in which the attack occurred.
Accompanying notes:
1) Data for the period from 1 April 2025 to 10 April 2025 is provisional and subject to change.
2) Attribution is as perceived by PSNI based on the information at the time of the incident and does not necessarily indicate the involvement of a paramilitary organisation.
3) Postcode is not recorded for incidents prior to January 1999 and so 158 postcodes are displayed as Not Recorded.
| Number of paramilitary style attacks between 10 April 1998 and 10 April 2025 by type of attack(1) | |
|---|---|
| Type of attack | Count |
| Assault | 1,947 |
| Shooting | 1,392 |
| Total | 3,339 |
| Number of paramilitary style attacks between 10 April 1998 and 10 April 2025 by attribution(1,2) | |
|---|---|
| Attribution | Count |
| Loyalist | 2,120 |
| Republican | 1,219 |
| Total | 3,339 |
| Number of paramilitary style attacks between 10 April 1998 and 10 April 2025 by postcode in which the attack occurred(1,3) | |
|---|---|
| Postcode | Count |
| BT1 | 5 |
| BT10 | 11 |
| BT11 | 134 |
| BT12 | 272 |
| BT13 | 176 |
| BT14 | 162 |
| BT15 | 182 |
| BT16 | 45 |
| BT17 | 116 |
| BT18 | 13 |
| BT19 | 91 |
| BT2 | 3 |
| BT20 | 42 |
| BT21 | 16 |
| BT22 | 23 |
| BT23 | 163 |
| BT24 | 9 |
| BT25 | 12 |
| BT27 | 10 |
| BT28 | 51 |
| BT29 | 1 |
| BT3 | 1 |
| BT30 | 25 |
| BT31 | 5 |
| BT32 | 4 |
| BT33 | 4 |
| BT34 | 8 |
| BT35 | 46 |
| BT36 | 121 |
| BT37 | 182 |
| BT38 | 158 |
| BT39 | 35 |
| BT4 | 71 |
| BT40 | 65 |
| BT41 | 51 |
| BT42 | 34 |
| BT43 | 5 |
| BT44 | 3 |
| BT45 | 5 |
| BT46 | 50 |
| BT47 | 50 |
| BT48 | 190 |
| BT49 | 2 |
| BT5 | 111 |
| BT51 | 11 |
| BT52 | 49 |
| BT53 | 42 |
| BT56 | 2 |
| BT57 | 17 |
| BT6 | 55 |
| BT60 | 19 |
| BT61 | 9 |
| BT62 | 17 |
| BT63 | 6 |
| BT64 | 1 |
| BT65 | 10 |
| BT66 | 15 |
| BT67 | 8 |
| BT7 | 54 |
| BT70 | 10 |
| BT71 | 15 |
| BT74 | 3 |
| BT78 | 2 |
| BT79 | 1 |
| BT8 | 21 |
| BT80 | 8 |
| BT82 | 68 |
| BT9 | 18 |
| BT92 | 2 |
| Not recorded | 158 |
| Total | 3,339 |