Life in 1916 Ireland: Stories from statistics

Crime

2.9 Number of persons killed and wounded during the Easter Rising

Category of person	Killed	Wounded
Military	116	367
Police	3	7
Civilians	310	2,208
Total	429	2,582
Source: Dublin Metropolitian Police Report 1916

1st Dublin Battalion Irish Association of Volunteer Training Corps

Photo: 1st Dublin Battalion Irish Association of Volunteer Training Corps

The Statistical Tables of the Dublin Metropolitan Police Report for 1916 show the numbers of people who were killed or wounded during the Easter Rising.
Of the total 429 persons killed, 116 were Military personnel, 3 were policemen and 310 were civilians.

2.10 Number of persons arrested in Dublin in connection with the Easter Rising

	Males	Females	Total
Tried by Court Martial:
Convicted and executed	14	0	14
Convicted and sentenced to Penal Servitude or Imprisonment	72	1	73
Found not guilty	1	0	1

Arrested but not tried by Court Martial:
Interned	944	3	947
Ordered to reside in Great Britain	1	2	3
Released	676	70	746

Total	1,708	76	1,784
Source: Dublin Metropolitan Police Report 1916

Photo of Ship Street Barracks, Dublin

Photo: Ship Street Barracks, Dublin

This table shows the number of persons arrested in the Dublin Metropolitan Police District in connection with the Easter Rising, and how they were dealt with.
Of the 1,784 people who were arrested during the Easter Rising by the police in Dublin, 76 were females.
88 people, including 1 woman, were tried by court martial with 14 men executed and 72 men and 1 woman imprisoned.
Of those arrested but not tried by court martial, 947 were interned, including 3 women.

	1916
Found not guilty	1
Ordered to reside in Great Britain	3
Convicted and executed	14
Convicted and sentenced to Penal Servitude or Imprisonment	73
Released	746
Interned	947

2.11 Number of Licensed Vehicles under the control of the Dublin Police in 1915 and 1916

Class of vehicle	1915	1916	Change
Stage carriages	3	5	2
Tram cars	270	270	0
Job carriages	146	135	-11
Motor job carriages	121	132	11
Outside cars	578	509	-69
Cabriolets	529	465	-64
Phaetons	21	12	-9
Total	1,668	1,528	-140
Source: Dublin Metropolitan Police Report 1916

The number of licensed vehicles (i.e., hackneys) under the control of the Dublin Police in 1915 and 1916 shows an interesting trend away from cabriolets and phaetons, which were light horse drawn vehicles.
The number of cabriolets decreased from 529 to 465 between 1915 and 1916 while the number of phaetons dropped from 21 to 12.
In contrast, the number of motorised vehicles (motor job carriages) used as hackneys increased from 121 to 132.

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