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Mapping Troubles-Related Deaths in Northern Ireland 1969-1994 by Marie Therese Fay, Mike Morrissey and Marie Smyth (1997)

The figures in the following tables are derived from a new database of deaths compiled by 'The Cost of the Troubles Study'. The figures cover the period 1969 to the ceasefires in August 1994. The data include deaths which occurred outside Northern Ireland, also those which involved military vehicles, also those deaths which were caused by trauma (such as a heart-attack) induced by a Troubles related incident. As such these figures represent the most complete assessment of the number of people who have died as a result of the Northern Ireland conflict.

The following table (Table 13) provides a breakdown of the status of people killed by the organisation responsible for the killing.

Table 13 Political status of victims by Organisation Responsible for Deaths

Political Status

Organisation Responsible Republican Para-mil. Loyalist Para-mil. Ex-Rep Para-mil. Ex-Loyal para-mil. Security (NI) Security (NNI) Civilian Total
Republican Paramilitaries
203
28
0
0
478
483
704
1896
Loyalist paramilitaries
40
61
2
3
10
1
818
935
British Army
121
10
0
0
5
14
166
316
UDR
2
0
0
0
0
0
8
10
RUC
16
3
0
0
1
2
30
52
Civilian
1
1
0
0
0
1
13
16
Total
383
103
2
3
494
501
1739
3225

Source: Table 13 in Mapping Troubles-Related Deaths in Northern Ireland 1969-1994 by Marie Therese Fay, Mike Morrissey and Marie Smyth (1997)


The following table (Table 12) provides a breakdown of the religion of people killed by the organisation responsible for the killing.

Table 12 Deaths by Religion by Organisation Responsible

RELIGION

Organisation Responsible
Not Known
%
Protestant
%
Catholic
%
NNI
%
Republican Para-militaries
278
89.4%
740
74.1%
369
25.8%
590
94.6%
Loyalist Para-militaries
24
7.7%
192
19.2%
708
49.6%
14
2.2%
British Army
4
1.3%
32
3.2%
264
18.5%
16
2.6%
UDR
0
0.0%
3
0.3%
7
0.5%
0
0.0%
RUC
1
0.3%
7
0.7%
42
2.9%
2
0.3%
Civilian
0
0.0%
9
0.9%
6
0.4%
1
0.2%
Other
4
1.3%
16
1.6%
32
2.2%
1
0.2%

Total

311
100.0%
999
1428
624

Source: Table 12 in Mapping Troubles-Related Deaths in Northern Ireland 1969-1994 by Marie Therese Fay, Mike Morrissey and Marie Smyth (1997)


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