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Justice in NI: Did the recent drop in PSNI officer numbers occur entirely during Executive collapse? - FactCheckNI
On 6 October on the social media site X (formerly Twitter), the Alliance Party posted the following: Figure 1 – source: Alliance Party social media This is not supported by evidence. The dates in this...
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October 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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📊 Yet in both decades, the number of UK & Ireland-born residents grew more than those born elsewhere.
📈Overall, NI's population has been steadily increasing for decades.
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📈Overall, NI's population has been steadily increasing for decades.
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Explainer: Where were the people who live here born? - FactCheckNI
FactCheckNI is planning a short series of articles looking at the demographics of Northern Ireland, examining changes in population age, religion and place of birth. These articles are designed to be ...
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September 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📊 Yet in both decades, the number of UK & Ireland-born residents grew more than those born elsewhere.
📈Overall, NI's population has been steadily increasing for decades.
Read our full explainer here: factcheckni.org/articles/exp...
#NorthernIreland #Census #Migration #Population #Data
📈Overall, NI's population has been steadily increasing for decades.
Read our full explainer here: factcheckni.org/articles/exp...
#NorthernIreland #Census #Migration #Population #Data
The data tells us:
🌍For over 100 years, less than 1% were born outside UK & Ireland
➡️By 2001: 1.8%
📈Now: 6.5%
✈️Most came from Europe, esp. Poland & Lithuania.
⏰The growth in numbers of people born elsewhere was faster between 2001–2011 than between 2011–2021.
🌍For over 100 years, less than 1% were born outside UK & Ireland
➡️By 2001: 1.8%
📈Now: 6.5%
✈️Most came from Europe, esp. Poland & Lithuania.
⏰The growth in numbers of people born elsewhere was faster between 2001–2011 than between 2011–2021.
September 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The data tells us:
🌍For over 100 years, less than 1% were born outside UK & Ireland
➡️By 2001: 1.8%
📈Now: 6.5%
✈️Most came from Europe, esp. Poland & Lithuania.
⏰The growth in numbers of people born elsewhere was faster between 2001–2011 than between 2011–2021.
🌍For over 100 years, less than 1% were born outside UK & Ireland
➡️By 2001: 1.8%
📈Now: 6.5%
✈️Most came from Europe, esp. Poland & Lithuania.
⏰The growth in numbers of people born elsewhere was faster between 2001–2011 than between 2011–2021.
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VAWG in NI: PSNI response to FactCheckNI’s Freedom of Information Request - FactCheckNI
FactCheckNI recently published an analysis of what is known about Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Northern Ireland, focusing on the criminal justice system and, in particular, the statistic...
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August 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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🔺In updating our readers, we want to show how these statistics – and how they are – or not – recorded matter in terms of how we in Northern Ireland deal with the worrying level of VAWG.
It’s not easy to address an issue when we can’t say what precisely that issue is.
It’s not easy to address an issue when we can’t say what precisely that issue is.
August 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🔺In updating our readers, we want to show how these statistics – and how they are – or not – recorded matter in terms of how we in Northern Ireland deal with the worrying level of VAWG.
It’s not easy to address an issue when we can’t say what precisely that issue is.
It’s not easy to address an issue when we can’t say what precisely that issue is.
🔺What we found appeared to indicate significant shortcomings in the data collected and ultimately published by the service.
🔺As part of our research, we submitted an FOI request to the PSNI in May. Last week we received a response which validated the concerns we raised.
🔺As part of our research, we submitted an FOI request to the PSNI in May. Last week we received a response which validated the concerns we raised.
August 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🔺What we found appeared to indicate significant shortcomings in the data collected and ultimately published by the service.
🔺As part of our research, we submitted an FOI request to the PSNI in May. Last week we received a response which validated the concerns we raised.
🔺As part of our research, we submitted an FOI request to the PSNI in May. Last week we received a response which validated the concerns we raised.
This claim centres on confusion between two different statistical measures – further offences and the reoffending rate.
The most recent reoffending rate in NI is 17.6%
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The most recent reoffending rate in NI is 17.6%
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Crime in NI: Have reoffending rates risen to nearly 75%? - FactCheckNI
In a 3 July post on social media, the Ulster Unionist Party quote MLA Doug Beattie saying: “Re-offending rates in Northern Ireland have gone from 70% in 2016 to around 74% in 2024; this is hardly a ri...
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August 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This claim centres on confusion between two different statistical measures – further offences and the reoffending rate.
The most recent reoffending rate in NI is 17.6%
Read our full analysis here: factcheckni.org/articles/cri...
The most recent reoffending rate in NI is 17.6%
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🔺This article explains the reality of who is coming into the UK. It explores up to date numbers and sets out the entitlements of different groups.
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Explainer: Who migrates to the UK and what are they entitled to? - FactCheckNI
We were prompted to write this explainer after a viral video which featured a man at a demonstration in England making various claims, for example that all “illegal immigrants” get electric bikes for ...
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July 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🔺This article explains the reality of who is coming into the UK. It explores up to date numbers and sets out the entitlements of different groups.
Read our full analysis here: factcheckni.org/articles/exp...
Read our full analysis here: factcheckni.org/articles/exp...