From The IDF Blog: Kassams--Numbers from 2009, 2010 And 2002-2010

The IDF Blog has posted the numbers for 2010 Statistics: Rocket and Mortar Fire from the Gaza Strip as of October 7th, 7 Oct 2010

Two key things to note about 2010 thus far--the bad and the good:

This year, September has been the month with the most rocket and mortar fire directed at Israel, as well as the month with the highest number of rocket attacks since April 2009.

However, 2010 has been the quietest year for Israel’s southern communities, which have suffered over 1,100 rocket and mortar attacks since 2002.

2010	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May
Qassam	16	6	24	5	11
Mortars	11	0	5	7	3
Grads	0	0	0	0	0
Total	27	6	29	12	14
	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Total
Qassam	15	9	6	14	106
Mortars	1	1	7	15	50
Grads	0	6	0	1	7
Total	16	16	13	30	163

More numbers are available here.
For instance, here are the numbers for 2002-2010:

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Qassams	44	168	315	197	1071
Mortars	617	679	1213	281	57
Grads	0	0	0	1	2
Total	661	847	1528	479	1130
	2007	2008	2009	2010
Qassams	1071	1553	421	106
Mortars	1357	1685	229	50
Grads	5	40	124	7
Total	2433	3278	774	163

Here is a chart for 2009, indicating the overall success of Operation Cast Lead during that year:

2009	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Qassams	271	43	54	5	3	3
Mortars	132	41	22	3	15	0
Grads	120	4	0	0	0	0
Total	523	88	76	8	18	3
Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
1	1	14	6	13	7	421
2	6	3	3	0	2	229
0	0	0	0	0	0	124
3	7	17	9	13	9	774

Another chart provided by the IDF indicates the size of the civilian populations within range of the Hamas rockets

Population Figures (numbers from 2007):

• Ashkelon – 108,900
• Ashdod – 207,000
• Yavne – 32,200
• Gadera – 17,700
• Kiryat Malachi – 19,600
• Kiryat Gat – 7,800
• Sderot – 19,300
• Be’er Sheva – 531, 000
• Ofakim – 24,700
• Netivot – 25,600

You get a sense of the overall success of Operation Cast Lead, of the fact that the effects are not permanent and of the very real danger that still exists coming out of Gaza.

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