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:

Legislative Basis European:

Periodicity:

Quarterly

Statistical Population:

Not applicable

Sampling Frame:

Not applicable

Reference Area:

State

Time Coverage:

2006-2016

Base Period:

Not applicable

Sector Coverage:

Crime incidents recorded by An Garda Siochána.

Survey Size:

Not applicable

Principal Variables:

The number of crime incidents recorded.

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.