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Orange Halls

Volume 461: debated on Wednesday 20 June 2007

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Mrs. Iris Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many attacks were made upon Orange halls in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the cost of repairing the damage. (142641)

Paul Goggins

Attacks on Orange halls are included as criminal damage offences. The following table provides details of the number of offences recorded and the approximate value of property damaged.

Criminal damage1 offences recorded where the location is an Orange hall

Calendar year

Number of crimes

Value of property damaged2(£)

2002

35

14,510

2003

38

30,030

2004

29

3,617

2005

47

81,645

2006

51

276,781

1 Criminal damage includes criminal damage, malicious damage and arson offences.

2 These values are an approximation of the damage caused. Please note that some crimes did not have a value recorded, thus caution should be used when drawing conclusions from this data.

Note:

Please note that this information is provisional and may be subject to revision.

Source:

Central Statistics Unit, PSNI