DISSIDENT republican activity is almost exclusively confined to Belfast and the north west, according to police statistics.
Despite a recent raising of the security threat, PSNI figures show a steady fall in shooting and bombing incidents by republican groups.
Almost three-quarters of all dissident attacks take place in north and west Belfast, with most of the remaining activity in Derry and Strabane.
In the year from June 2015 until the end of May 2016, there were 36 shooting incidents across Northern Ireland, around half the total of the previous year (73) and the lowest in a decade.
Of those attacks, which include shots fired at security forces and paramilitary-style shootings, half took place in Belfast (18), with seven in Derry and Strabane, and four in the Lurgan and Armagh areas.
While the number of bomb attacks or attempted bombings remained high - 52 in the last 12 months - arrests dropped significantly.
More than half of all bombing incidents took place in Belfast with the rest in the Derry and Strabane areas.
Three-quarters of all paramilitary-style shootings by republican groups also took place in Belfast.
The number of arrests dropped by almost half, and of the 147 people arrested under the Terrorism Act in the last 12 months just 18 were charged.
During the previous year 227 people were arrested under anti-terrorism legislation and 35 charged with paramilitary offences.
