Following the publication of the fifth Review of the Quality of Crime Statistics in October 2023, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has lifted the 'Under Reservation' categorisation around Recorded Crime Statistics. This is possible because An Garda Síochána have introduced a range of quality measures over the last number of years which have resulted in sustained improvement in the quality of the underlying crime data. These changes give a level of assurance to users that they can rely on Recorded Crime Statistics.
For further information see our Lifting of Under Reservation categorisation for Recorded Crime Statistics FAQ page.
Following a review of the Prison Re-offending Statistics an error was identified with the age group labels presented in the release. '51 years and over' was incorrectly labelled as '50 years and over'. This labelling error did not affect the data.
As of 11 September 2025 all labels and text have been corrected. More details on these updates are available in an Information Note. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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