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-08: Armed Robberies, 1969 to 2001-02			
Year	Armed Robberies 1 (number)	Armed robberies (Amount in £000s)	
1971	489	304	
1972	1,931	795	
1973	1,317	612	
1974	1,353	576	
1975	1,325	572	
1976	889	545	
1977	676	447	
1978	493	223	
1979	504	568	
1980	467	497	
1981	689	855	
1982	693	1,392	
1983	718	830	
1984	710	702	
1985	542	656	
1986	839	1,207	
1987	955	1,900	
1988	742	1,389	
1989	604	1,079	
1990	492	1,729	
1991	607	1,673	
1992	739	1,666	
1993	643	1,515	
1994	555	1,709	
1995	421	838	
1996	405	2,840	
1997	401	1,810	
1997-98	396	1,845	
1998-99	367	1,028	
1999-00	432	1,687	
2000-01	509	2,180	
2001-02	636	7,405	
Grand totals	22539	43,074	
Notes:	
1. Where a firearm is used or the impression of a firearm is given. Figures include attempts.			
Sources:	
Northern Ireland Annual Abstract of Statistics 2002; Table 6.2			
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