Thousands living in Northern Ireland forced from their homes
Just 32 criminal convictions for housing intimidation were secured in five years
Over 2,000 cases of people being intimidated from their homes have been reported in Northern Ireland since 2011. However, only 32 of these cases have ended in successful convictions. Video: Detail Data
Thousands of people living in Northern Ireland have been forced from their homes over the past five years, but just 32 criminal convictions for housing intimidation have been secured over a similar period, Belfast-based investigative website Detail Data has established.
Between 2012/13 and 2016/17, a total of 2,060 incidents of housing intimidation were accepted by Northern Ireland’s Housing Executive. The Executive spent £6.7 million buying 57 houses from homeowners forced out of their property by paramilitary activity, sectarianism or because of their race, sexual orientation or disability. The executive also paid out £808,174 in emergency grants to more than 1,000 householders who had to move from their rented homes.