The CSO in December 2024 and March 2025 provided updates to users on the impact on Fraud crime statistics of the backlog in the recording of potential fraud related crime incidents reported to An Garda Síochána (AGS) by Financial Institutions under Section 19 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2011 on the PULSE system.
The CSO is advised by AGS that it continues to work on the backlog of Section 19 referrals from Financial Institutions and is making progress on this issue. In addition, work is ongoing by AGS to extend an existing reporting portal to handle Section 19 referrals. This system will improve the consistency and efficiency of the reporting process for Financial Institutions.
In view of this ongoing work, the CSO will continue to publish statistics on recorded crime incidents of Fraud, Deception & Related offences based only on those directly reported to AGS by members of the public and recorded on the Garda PULSE system. The CSO will continue to exclude incidents of Fraud that have arisen from Section 19 referrals until this data can be coherently included in official crime statistics.
Therefore, users should continue to exercise caution in the interpretation of published statistics on recorded crime incidents of this offence type.
Table 4.1 provides further breakdown by offence group of the total number of recorded crime incidents for the years to Q1 2025 and Q1 2026.
There were 62 recorded crime incidents of Homicide & Related offences in the year to Q1 2026, and this was down by 23 incidents or 27% from the same period in 2025. A decrease in incidents of Dangerous Driving Leading to Death (-14 incidents or -34%) accounted for most of the change over the year.
Recorded crime incidents of Dangerous or Negligent Acts rose by 1,984 incidents or 6% over the year and this was driven by increases in incidents of Speeding (+1,263 or 7%) and Dangerous/Careless Driving/Motorway offences (+592 incidents or 10%).
The fall of 829 recorded crime incidents or 9% over the year in the number of recorded incidents of Burglary & Related offences was driven by a fall of 762 incidents or 9% in the number of incidents of burglary without aggravation.
The number of recorded crime incidents of Possession of Drugs for Sale or Supply increased by 724 incidents or 15% over the period and this accounted for most of the increase of 3% in crime incidents of Controlled Drugs offences.
Crime incidents of Damage to Property & to the Environment offences fell by 4% over the year and this was accounted for by a fall in the number of incidents (-827 or -4%) of criminal damage where arson was not involved.
The number of recorded crime incidents of Public Order & Other Social Code offences rose by 4% in the year to Q1 2026 and this was accounted for by increases in crime incidents of Disorderly Conduct (+3%) and Trespass offences (+13%).
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