asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many members of (a) the Royal Ulster Constabulary and (b) the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve were murdered in Northern Ireland from 1970 to 1998; and in each case how many led to successful convictions. [HL2411]
The number of members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve murdered in each year from 1970-98 is set out in the following table.
Year RUC RUC Reserve Totals 1970 2 0 2 1971 11 0 11 1972 13 3 16 1973 10 3 13 1974 12 3 15 1975 7 4 11 1976 13 10 23 1977 8 6 14 1978 4 6 10 1979 9 5 14 1980 3 6 9 1981 13 8 21 1982 8 4 12 1983 9 9 18 1984 7 2 9 1985 14 9 23 1986 10 2 12 1987 9 7 16 1988 4 2 6 1989 6 2 8 1990 7 5 12 1991 5 1 6 1992 2 1 3 1993 3 3 6 1994 3 0 3 1995 1 0 1 1996 0 0 0 1997 3 1 4 1998 1 0 1 Total 197 102 299
Information recorded on convictions does not include details of the victim.