The following table shows the number of times that the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel (EOD) have been called out in respect of both hoax and real devices in each month over the last two years.
IED1/Incendiary2/Find3 call outs Hoax4/False5 call outs Total call outs 2007 July 16 10 26 August 11 1 12 September 26 5 31 October 23 6 29 November 15 2 17 December 17 5 22 2008 January 6 15 21 February 2 16 18 March 7 16 23 April 20 4 24 May 12 17 29 June 16 7 23 July 17 6 23 August 12 14 26 September 19 11 30 October 21 14 35 November 30 25 55 December 19 7 26 2009 January 19 4 23 February 18 9 27 March 28 51 79 April 22 29 51 May 24 11 35 June 22 17 39 1 IED—The report of EOD action which results in the total neutralisation, disruption or dismantling of an Improvised Explosive Device. 2 Incendiary—The report of the functioning of an IED which is primarily designed to cause damage by burning. 3 Find—The report of explosives or bomb-making components, weapons, ammunition or tools found by the police or security forces and confirmed by the EOD operator after full investigation. 4 Hoax—The report of an incident where, after full investigation, an object is discovered to be a simulated IED. 5 False—A report made in good faith of an object believed to be an IED which, upon full investigation, proves to be innocuous.