Meanwhile there were 67 security related arrests under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000, compared to 104 during the previous 12 months, and nine people were charged, compared to 21 during the previous 12 months.
‘Fewer Northern Ireland shootings, bombings and paramilitary attacks’ in 2024 There were fewer shootings, bombings and paramilitary-style attacks in Northern Ireland in 2024, statistics have indicated.
Some 23 casualties of paramilitary-style assault were recorded, compared to 31 in the previous 12 months, with most (seven) in Belfast and one was under the age of 18.
However the annual security statistics, which cover from January 1-December 31 2024, reveal significant drops in terms of the number of shootings, bombings and paramilitary style attacks.
It comes after no security related deaths were recorded during 2023, the first zero figure for deaths since records began in 1969 according to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
