To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) full time and (b) part time police officers there were for North Belfast for each year since 1996. [103245]
| Persons charged with terrorist and serious public order offences*1996 to January 2003 | ||||||||
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
| Murder | 9 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Attempted murder | 2 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Firearms offences | 56 | 55 | 49 | 65 | 54 | 47 | 51 | 6 |
| Explosives offences | 1 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| Armed robbery | 28 | 32 | 35 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 7 |
| Other | 499 | 259 | 338 | 182 | 189 | 170 | 116 | 9 |
| Total | 595 | 405 | 456 | 296 | 296 | 257 | 229 | 22 |
| * Includes only the most serious offence with which a person is charged. | ||||||||
Notes:
1. 'Other' includes hijacking, petrol bomb offences, membership, arson, riot, withholding information etc.
2. Includes 'terrorist type' or 'serious public order related' charges where there is no direct link with security situation and which cannot be classified as 'Loyalist' or 'Republican'.
3. Information beyond January 2003 is not yet available.
The following table shows the number of police officers serving in North Belfast for each year since 1996. CID Officers came under the control of respective District Commanders upon the establishment of District Command Units in 2001 therefore they are shown in addition operational police officers.
| Regular | F/T reserves | P/T reserves | |
| 1996 | 343 | 154 | 139 |
| 1997 | 346 | 139 | 128 |
| 1998 | 355 | 147 | 121 |
| 1999 | 353 | 145 | 119 |
| 2000 | 336 | 128 | 108 |
| 2001 | 361 (+ 33 CID) | 130 | 104 |
| 2002 | 323 (+ 26 CID) | 109 | 100 |
| 2003 | 324 (+ 29 CID) | 85 | 91 |