Recorded Crime Q1 2024

The number of recorded crime incidents increased across all regions for five out of the fourteen offence groups in the year to Q1 2024. The most significant of these were as follows:

• Robbery, Extortion & Hijacking offences had the largest rates of increase for the Eastern (+24%) and Southern regions (+21%), followed by an increase of 16% for each of the Dublin Metropolitan and North Western regions.
• Theft & Related offences had the largest rates of increase in the North Western (+18%) and Eastern (+15%) regions while the lowest was in the Dublin Metropolitan region at 5%.
• Fraud, Deception & Related offences had the largest rates of increase in the Eastern (+21%) and North Western (+15%) regions. The lowest rate of increase was in the Dublin Metropolitan region at 2%. See Figure 3.1 and Table 3.1.

By contrast, the number of recorded crime incidents for a further two offence groups fell across all regions during the same period.

• Sexual offences – The largest rate of decrease was in the Dublin Metropolitan region (-16%) and this was followed closely by the Eastern (-14%) and Southern (-13%) regions. The lowest rate of decrease was in the North Western region at 3%.
• Offences against Government, Justice Procedures & Organisation of Crime; The largest rate of decrease was in the Southern region (-21%) and the lowest was in the North Western region (-9%).

For all other offence groups, the experience across Garda regions was mixed. See Figure 3.1 and Table 3.1.