Recorded Crime

Survey Name:

Recorded Crime

Survey purpose:

To provide provisional figures for the number of crime incidents recorded by An Garda Síochána, based on the Irish Crime Classification System (ICCS) but excluding elements of Group 4 (Dangerous or Negligent Acts), and all of Groups 14 (Road and Traffic Offences (Not Elsewhere Classified or nec) and 16 (Offences Not Elsewhere Classified).

Legislative Basis National:

Garda Síochána Act 2005

Legislative Basis European:

Not applicable

Periodicity:

Quarterly

Statistical Population:

Admin

Sampling Frame:

Admin

Reference Area:

State

Time Coverage:

2003 onwards

Base Period:

Not applicable

Sector Coverage:

Not applicable

Survey Size:

Not applicable

Principal Variables:

Crime incident type, time period and Garda administrative area.

Principal External Users:

An Garda Síochána, Department of Justice and Equality, Houses of the Oireachtas, agencies (e.g. RCNI (Rape Crisis Network Ireland), COSC (The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence)), general public, researchers.

Contact Organisation:

Central Statistics Office

Business Area:

Social & Demographic Statistics

Contact Person:

Jim Dalton

Contact Person Function:

Statistician

Other Business Area Specialists:

Lisa O'Donovan

Contact email:

crime@cso.ie

Contact phone number:

(+353) 21 453 5000