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Table 3.1 shows a breakdown of the number of recorded crime incidents by offence type for the 12 months to Q2 2019 and Q2 2020. The large increase in the number of Controlled drug offences included an increase of 1,098 incidents classified as Possession of drugs for sale or supply (+24.5%) and an increase in 1,418 incidents classified as Possession of drugs for personal use (+9.6%).

There were fewer crimes recorded in the categories of Robbery from the person (down by 165 incidents, or 11.5%), Theft from person (down by 1,040 incidents, or 24%) and Burglary (not aggravated) (down by 2,239 incidents, or 14%) in the year to Q2 2020 than in the previous year.

There was a substantial increase in the number of recorded incidents of Driving/In charge of a vehicle under the influence of drugs. The number of incidents more than doubled, increasing by 958 to a total of 1,845 for the year to Q2 2020. Incidents of Driving/In charge of a vehicle while over the legal alcohol limit fell by 1,068 (-15.4%) over the same period.

Table 3.1 Recorded crime incidents1 classified by offence group and annualised2 total to Q2 2019 and 2020
 Annualised total to Q2
ICCSq offence group20192020Change% Change
 
01 Homicide offences6662-4-6.1
01a Murder3438411.8
01bManslaughter63-3-50.0
01cInfanticide0000.0
01d Dangerous driving leading to death2621-5-19.2
 
02 Sexual offences3,3252,956-369-11.1
02aRape of a male or female844755-89-10.5
02bDefilement of a boy or girl less than 17 years old184200168.7
02cSexual offence involving mentally impaired person2018-2-10.0
02dAggravated sexual assault116-5-45.5
02e Sexual assault (not aggravated)1,7501,588-162-9.3
02f Other sexual offences516389-127-24.6
 
03 Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences20,93120,419-512-2.4
03aMurder-attempt262713.8
03bMurder-threat1,1681,36119316.5
03c Assault causing harm, poisoning4,7974,601-196-4.1
03d Other assault13,26512,791-474-3.6
03e Harassment and related offences1,6751,639-36-2.1
 
04 Dangerous or negligent acts8,8028,538-264-3.0
04a Dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm4317-26-60.5
04b Driving/In charge of a vehicle while over legal alcohol limit6,9495,881-1,068-15.4
04c Driving/In charge of a vehicle under the influence of drugs8871,845958108.0
04fEndangerment with potential for serious harm or death2232947131.8
04gAbandoning a child, child neglect and cruelty336262-74-22.0
04hUnseaworthy/dangerous use of boat or ship242100.0
04i False alarm/interference with aircraft or air transport facilities143300.0
04j Endangering traffic offences361231-130-36.0
 
05 Kidnapping and related offences1311461511.5
05aFalse imprisonment791163746.8
05b Abduction of person under 16 years of age2114-7-33.3
05c Human trafficking offences3116-15-48.4
 
06 Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences2,3892,154-235-9.8
06a Robbery of an establishment or institution612528-84-13.7
06b Robbery of cash or goods in transit3026-4-13.3
06c Robbery from the person1,4321,267-165-11.5
06d Blackmail or extortion176171-5-2.8
06e Carjacking, hijacking/unlawful seizure of aircraft/vessel1391622316.5
 
07 Burglary and related offences16,58614,406-2,180-13.1
07a Aggravated burglary2642943011.4
07bBurglary (not aggravated)16,00913,770-2,239-14.0
07cPossession of an article (with intent to burgle, steal, demand)313342299.3
 
08 Theft and related offences67,94460,289-7,655-11.3
08a Theft/Taking of vehicle and related offences4,8894,170-719-14.7
08b Theft from person4,3313,291-1,040-24.0
08c Theft from shop24,26921,914-2,355-9.7
08d Other thefts, handling stolen property34,45530,914-3,541-10.3
 
09 Fraud, deception and related offences7,3657,8875227.1
09aFraud, deception and related offences7,3657,8875227.1
 
10 Controlled drug offences20,05922,7732,71413.5
10a Importation of drugs2320-3-13.0
10bCultivation or manufacture of drugs1962384221.4
10c Possession of drugs for sale or supply4,4775,5751,09824.5
10d Possession of drugs for personal use14,69616,1141,4189.6
10e Other drug offences66782615923.8
 
11 Weapons and explosives offences2,5982,90330511.7
11aExplosives, chemical weapons offences696900.0
11bDischarging a firearm10779-28-26.2
11cPossession of a firearm1942162211.3
11dOffensive weapons offences (nec)2,0542,33428013.6
11e Fireworks offences1742053117.8
 
12 Damage to property and to the environment21,94720,413-1,534-7.0
12aArson1,6791,565-114-6.8
12bCriminal damage (not arson)20,09718,674-1,423-7.1
12c Litter offences17117431.8
 
13 Public order and other social code offences32,66930,846-1,823-5.6
13a Disorderly conduct27,90826,511-1,397-5.0
13b Trespass offences2,2862,382964.2
13c Liquor licensing offences525458-67-12.8
13d Prostitution offences7370-3-4.1
13e Regulated betting or money, collection or trading offences15888-70-44.3
13fOther social code offences (nec)1,7191,337-382-22.2
 
15 Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime16,78413,813-2,971-17.7
15aOffences against government and its agents (nec)2112806932.7
15bOrganisation of crime and conspiracy to commit crime21614700.0
15c Perverting the course of justice2531624.0
15d Offences while in custody, breach of court orders16,54613,486-3,060-18.5
1 These statistics are categorised as under reservation. This categorisation indicates that the quality of these statistics do not meet the standards required of official statistics published by CSO.
2 The annualised figure for a given quarter is the total number of crimes recorded in the 12 months prior to end of that quarter.

Table 3.2 shows the trend in recorded crime incidents by incident category over a five-year period, from the year to Q2 2016 until the year to Q2 2020. This information is presented graphically in figures 3.1 and 3.2.

The number of recorded Controlled drug offences has increased year on year in each year over the five years, with a total of 22,773 incidents in the year to Q2 2020 compared to 15,432 incidents in the year to Q2 2016, an increase of 47.6%. In contrast, recorded incidents of Burglary and related offences have fallen by 32.5% compared to four years earlier.

Table 3.2 Recorded crime incidents1 classified by offence group and annualised2 total to Q2, 2016 to 2020
 Annualised total to Q2
ICCSq offence group20162017201820192020
 
01 Homicide and related offences8585976662
02 Sexual offences2,4722,6713,0143,3252,956
03 Attempts/threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences17,08417,77919,50420,93120,419
04 Dangerous or negligent acts7,2848,1728,3158,8028,538
05 Kidnapping and related offences141128108131146
06 Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences 2,2872,0302,3362,3892,154
07 Burglary and related offences21,35018,64018,41416,58614,406
08 Theft and related offences68,99066,38468,02467,94460,289
09 Fraud, deception and related offences5,1935,3575,3847,3657,887
10 Controlled drug offences15,43216,74617,27720,05922,773
11 Weapons and explosives offences2,2252,1982,4262,5982,903
12 Damage to property and to the environment23,63122,81122,07721,94720,413
13 Public order and other social code offences31,34230,02231,34632,66930,846
15 Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime 12,44612,59315,14716,78413,813
1 These statistics are categorised as under reservation. This categorisation indicates that the quality of these statistics do not meet the standards required of official statistics published by CSO.
2 The annualised figure for a given quarter is the total number of crimes recorded in the 12 months prior to end of that quarter.
X-axis label20162017201820192020
02 Sexual offences24722671301433252956
06 Robbery, extortion and
hijacking offences
22872030233623892154
09 Fraud, deception and
related offences
51935357538473657887
11 Weapons and explosives
offences
22252198242625982903
X-axis label20162017201820192020
07 Burglary and related offences2135018640184141658614406
08 Theft and related offences6899066384680246794460289
10 Controlled drug offences1543216746172772005922773
12 Damage to property and
to the environment
2363122811220772194720413

The Garda regional structure changed in Q4 2019. This reduced the number of Garda regions from six to four. The four regions are:

  • Dublin Metropolitan Region
  • North Western Region
  • Eastern Region
  • Southern Region

A breakdown of recorded crime incidents by Garda region for the years to Q2 2019 and 2020, using the new Garda regions, is provided in Table 3.3. The proportion of recorded incidents of Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences which occurred in the Dublin Metropolitan Region represented 68.3% of the national total in the year to Q2 2020. Robberies in the Dublin Metropolitan Region in the year to Q2 2020 fell by 218, or 12.9%, compared to the previous year.

Recorded incidents of Controlled drug offences in the North Western Region rose by 823 (+34%) in the year to Q2 2020 compared to the previous year, while the numbers of Burglary and related offences and Theft and related offences fell sharply, by 9.9% and 9.7% respectively. 

The most notable drops in both the Eastern Region and Southern Region were in incidents of type Burglary and related offences and Theft and related offences. Burglaries in the year to Q2 2020 decreased by 432 (-10.9%) in the Eastern Region, and by 332 (-12.8%) in the Southern Region compared to the previous year. Thefts decreased by 1,756 (-13.8%) in the Eastern Region, and by 1,767 (-15.1%) in the Southern Region.

Table 3.3 Recorded crime incidents1 classified by offence group, Garda region2 and annualised3 total to Q2 2019 and 2020
Garda region 
ICCSq offence groupDublin MetropolitanNorth WesternEastern SouthernState
 
Annualised total to Q2 2019
01 Homicide and related offences2118151266
02 Sexual offences1,0016898407953,325
03 Attempts/threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences7,1054,4084,6724,74620,931
04 Dangerous or negligent acts1,9062,1862,3682,3428,802
05 Kidnapping and related offences48292034131
06 Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences 1,6901942492562,389
07 Burglary and related offences7,6862,3423,9662,59216,586
08 Theft and related offences36,0347,48412,70511,72167,944
09 Fraud, deception and related offences3,3191,2231,5151,3087,365
10 Controlled drug offences7,6632,4205,5724,40420,059
11 Weapons and explosives offences1,2204084695012,598
12 Damage to property and to the environment8,8473,8944,5714,63521,947
13 Public order and other social code offences10,7457,0696,3908,46532,669
15 Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime 9,3781,9362,7192,75116,784
 
Annualised total to Q2 2020
01 Homicide and related offences1812122062
02 Sexual offences9346127796312,956
03 Attempts/threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences7,0984,3524,4224,54720,419
04 Dangerous or negligent acts2,2422,0682,1522,0768,538
05 Kidnapping and related offences57322334146
06 Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences 1,4721922292612,154
07 Burglary and related offences6,5022,1103,5342,26014,406
08 Theft and related offences32,6286,75810,9499,95460,289
09 Fraud, deception and related offences3,4231,4041,5961,4647,887
10 Controlled drug offences9,4763,2435,3534,70122,773
11 Weapons and explosives offences1,2995055215782,903
12 Damage to property and to the environment8,0383,7954,5284,05220,413
13 Public order and other social code offences11,1326,6565,7187,34030,846
15 Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime 7,4661,8092,3072,23113,813
 
Annualised total change to Q2 2020
01 Homicide and related offences-3-6-38-4
02 Sexual offences-67-77-61-164-369
03 Attempts/threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences-7-56-250-199-512
04 Dangerous or negligent acts336-118-216-266-264
05 Kidnapping and related offences933015
06 Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences -218-2-205-235
07 Burglary and related offences-1,184-232-432-332-2,180
08 Theft and related offences-3,406-726-1,756-1,767-7,655
09 Fraud, deception and related offences10418181156522
10 Controlled drug offences1,813823-2192972,714
11 Weapons and explosives offences79975277305
12 Damage to property and to the environment-809-99-43-583-1,534
13 Public order and other social code offences387-413-672-1,125-1,823
15 Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime -1,912-127-412-520-2,971
1 These statistics are categorised as under reservation. This categorisation indicates that the quality of these statistics do not meet the standards required of official statistics published by CSO.
2 These figures reflect recorded crime according to new Garda regions which became operational during Q4 2019.
3 The annualised figure for a given quarter is the total number of crimes recorded in the 12 months prior to end of that quarter.
Dublin MetropolitanNorth WesternEastern Southern
02 Sexual offences31.59675236806520.703653585926926.353179972936421.3464140730717
06 Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences 68.33797585886728.9136490250696410.631383472609112.116991643454
07 Burglary and related offences45.133971956129414.646674996529224.531445231153715.6879078161877
08 Theft and related offences54.119325250045611.209341670951618.160858531407116.5104745475957
10 Controlled drug offences41.610679313221814.24054801738923.505906116892820.6428665524964
12 Damage to property and to the environment39.376867682359318.591093910743222.181942879537619.85009552736
13 Public order and other social code offences36.088958049666121.578162484600918.53724956234223.795629903391

The Statbank Tables are available here

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