Vandalism

Sammy Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many incidents of vandalism on schools in Northern Ireland were reported in each of the last 10 years.

Maria Eagle
The number of recorded incidents of vandalism in schools in the last three years for which information is available is as follows:

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|       |Number|
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|2003-04|1,396 |
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|2004-05|1,542 |
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|2005-06|1,722 |
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Full information is only available since 2003, when records held by the Education and Library Boards were computerised.