The following table appears on the CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) web site:
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/ni/security/security.htm
Table NI-SEC-06: Security Related Incidents (number) in Northern Ireland (only), Shootings, Bombings, and Incendiaries, 1969 to 2003						
Year	Shooting incidents 	Bombings 1	Incendiaries	
		Incidents	Devices used 	Incidents	Devices Used 	
1969	73	n/a	10	n/a	0	
1970	213	n/a	170	n/a	0	
1971	1,756	n/a	1,515	n/a	0	
1972	10,631	n/a	1,853	n/a	0	
1973	5,019	n/a	1,520	n/a	0	
1974	3,208	n/a	1,113	n/a	270	
1975	1,803	n/a	635	n/a	56	
1976	1,908	n/a	1,192	n/a	236	
1977	1,081	n/a	535	n/a	608	
1978	755	n/a	633	n/a	115	
1979	728	n/a	564	n/a	60	
1980	642	n/a	400	n/a	2	
1981	1,142	n/a	529	n/a	49	
1982	547	n/a	332	n/a	36	
1983	424	n/a	367	n/a	43	
1984	334	n/a	248	n/a	10	
1985	238	n/a	215	n/a	36	
1986	392	n/a	254	n/a	21	
1987	674	n/a	384	n/a	9	
1988	538	n/a	458	n/a	8	
1989	566	n/a	420	n/a	7	
1990	557	236	286	26	33	
1991	499	312	368	144	237	
1992	506	318	371	86	126	
1993	476	257	289	45	61	
1994	348	207	222	88	115	
1995	50	2	2	10	10	
1996	125	17	25	4	4	
1997	225	78	93	9	9	
1998	211	127	243	20	20	
1999	125	82	100	7	7	
2000	302	117	135	22	22	
2001	355	349	444	5	6	
2002	350	188	239	3	3	
2003 (to 30/06/03) 2	122	40	45	6	6	
Grand totals	36923	2862	16209	475	2225	
Notes:	
1. Includes explosions / ignitions and defusings. Incidents involving petrol bombs or hoax calls are excluded						
2. Statistics for 2003 are provisional and may be subject to amendment	
n/a  Not available.	
Sources:	
Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI): Security Related Incidents 1969-2003 (by calendar year), http://www.psni.police.uk/security_related_incidents_cy-4.doc						
Northern Ireland Annual Abstract of Statistics 2002; Table 6.2	
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