No security-related deaths in NI for first time since records began, says PSNI

Police have said there were no security-related deaths in Northern Ireland during 2023 (Brian Lawless/PA)

There were no security-related deaths in Northern Ireland in a calendar year for the first time since police records began in 1969, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said.

However, the force’s annual security statistics for 2023 show a rise in paramilitary activity including shootings, bombings and assaults.