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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 4 Jul 2001

Vol. 540 No. 2

Written Answers. - Crime Levels.

Jim Higgins

Question:

244 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons who died in violent circumstances in each of the years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and to date in 2001. [20474/01]

Statistics on the number of persons who died in violent circumstances, defined as murder and manslaughter, for the years 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 are as shown in the table below. Statistics for the years 2000 and 2001 have not yet been published and are, therefore, provisional and subject to change.

Year

Murder

Manslaughter

1996

42

4

1997

38

15

1998

38

13

1999

38

9

2000*

39

15

2001 (to date)*

20

3

(*provisional).
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