Domestic Violence David Simpson To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cases of domestic violence were reported to the police in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) police command unit and (b) council area. Paul Goggins The Chief Constable has provided the following answer: The following table details how many cases of domestic violence have been reported to the police in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. The figures are broken down by police command unit, which map onto district council areas, with the exception of Belfast. The four command units for Belfast when combined reflect the council area. Protection of the public from violent and sexual offenders remains a top priority for government. The launch of the new five-year regional strategy to tackle sexual violence and abuse in Northern Ireland is aimed at reducing the unacceptably high level of these kinds of offences. ---------------------------------------------------- | |2005-06|2006-07|2007-08| ---------------------------------------------------- |Antrim |706 |595 |688 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Ards |843 |1,012 |858 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Armagh |482 |497 |534 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Ballymena |584 |516 |600 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Ballymoney |272 |232 |286 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Banbridge |431 |406 |433 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Carrickfergus |480 |419 |460 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Castlereagh |432 |493 |485 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Coleraine |1,072 |1,183 |998 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Cookstown |503 |386 |367 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Craigavon |1,403 |1,460 |1,283 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Down |670 |792 |674 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Dungannon and South Tyrone|406 |476 |355 | ---------------------------------------------------- |East Belfast |1,336 |1,513 |1,376 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Fermanagh |609 |557 |592 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Foyle |1,691 |1,561 |1,742 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Larne |313 |272 |329 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Limavady |460 |564 |551 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Lisburn |1,551 |1,819 |1,539 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Magherafelt |345 |342 |323 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Moyle |128 |145 |139 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Newry and Mourne |960 |954 |832 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Newtownabbey |973 |941 |963 | ---------------------------------------------------- |North Belfast |2,157 |2,231 |2,199 | ---------------------------------------------------- |North Down |919 |867 |862 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Omagh |723 |789 |728 | ---------------------------------------------------- |South Belfast |999 |886 |968 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Strabane |498 |479 |484 | ---------------------------------------------------- |West Belfast |1,113 |1,069 |1,428 | ---------------------------------------------------- |Northern Ireland |23,059 |23,456 |23,076 | ----------------------------------------------------