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 the CSO.
For further information please refer to the Under Reservation FAQ page.
Table 3.1 provides a breakdown of the sub-groups within each crime group. The increase of 22.7% in Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences recorded for the year ending September 2018 compared to the year ending September 2017 is due mainly to rises in Robbery from the person which increased by 332 incidents (28.6%). There is an increase of 11.7% in Sexual Offences. This is driven by an increase in the number of reported incidents of Rape of a male or female which is up 17.4% to 700 incidents and a 10.8% increase in the number of recorded incidents of Sexual Assaults (not aggravated).
There is a 27.0% decrease in recorded incidents of Dangerous driving leading to death. Care should be taken when interpreting this decrease as the number of these incidents for the year ending September 2018 is likely to increase as investigations into fatal road traffic accidents progress.
Table 3.1: Recorded crime incidents1 classified by offence group and annualised2 total to Q3 2017 and 2018 | ||||||
ICCSq offence group | Annualised total to Q3 | |||||
2017 | 2018 | Change | % Change | |||
01 | Homicide offences | 88 | 71 | -17 | -19.3 | |
01a | Murder | 46 | 42 | -4 | -8.7 | |
01b | Manslaughter | 5 | 2 | -3 | -60.0 | |
01c | Infanticide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
01d | Dangerous driving leading to death | 37 | 27 | -10 | -27.0 | |
02 | Sexual offences | 2,763 | 3,086 | 323 | 11.7 | |
02a | Rape of a male or female | 596 | 700 | 104 | 17.4 | |
02b | Defilement of a boy or girl less than 17 years old | 159 | 140 | -19 | -11.9 | |
02c | Sexual offence involving mentally impaired person | 26 | 33 | 7 | 26.9 | |
02d | Aggravated sexual assault | 7 | 10 | 3 | 42.9 | |
02e | Sexual assault (not aggravated) | 1,635 | 1,811 | 176 | 10.8 | |
02f | Other sexual offences | 340 | 392 | 52 | 15.3 | |
03 | Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences | 18,236 | 19,462 | 1,226 | 6.7 | |
03a | Murder-attempt | 15 | 13 | -2 | -13.3 | |
03b | Murder-threat | 709 | 968 | 259 | 36.5 | |
03c | Assault causing harm, poisoning | 3,889 | 4,319 | 430 | 11.1 | |
03d | Other assault | 12,079 | 12,560 | 481 | 4.0 | |
03e | Harassment and related offences | 1,544 | 1,602 | 58 | 3.8 | |
04 | Dangerous or negligent acts | 8,282 | 8,446 | 164 | 2.0 | |
04a | Dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm | 13 | 14 | 1 | 7.7 | |
04b | Driving/In charge of a vehicle while over legal alcohol limit | 7,346 | 7,222 | -124 | -1.7 | |
04c | Driving/In charge of a vehicle under the influence of drugs | 261 | 390 | 129 | 49.4 | |
04f | Endangerment with potential for serious harm or death | 109 | 175 | 66 | 60.6 | |
04g | Abandoning a child, child neglect and cruelty | 358 | 337 | -21 | -5.9 | |
04h | Unseaworthy/dangerous use of boat or ship | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
04i | False alarm/interference with aircraft or air transport facilities | 5 | 2 | -3 | -60.0 | |
04j | Endangering traffic offences | 187 | 303 | 116 | 62.0 | |
05 | Kidnapping and related offences | 115 | 117 | 2 | 1.7 | |
05a | False imprisonment | 67 | 76 | 9 | 13.4 | |
05b | Abduction of person under 16 years of age | 19 | 16 | -3 | -15.8 | |
05c | Human trafficking offences | 29 | 25 | -4 | -13.8 | |
06 | Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences | 2,002 | 2,457 | 455 | 22.7 | |
06a | Robbery of an establishment or institution | 669 | 748 | 79 | 11.8 | |
06b | Robbery of cash or goods in transit | 19 | 16 | -3 | -15.8 | |
06c | Robbery from the person | 1,162 | 1,494 | 332 | 28.6 | |
06d | Blackmail or extortion | 73 | 109 | 36 | 49.3 | |
06e | Carjacking, hijacking/unlawful seizure of aircraft/vessel | 79 | 90 | 11 | 13.9 | |
07 | Burglary and related offences | 18,876 | 17,673 | -1,203 | -6.4 | |
07a | Aggravated burglary | 212 | 255 | 43 | 20.3 | |
07b | Burglary (not aggravated) | 18,207 | 17,064 | -1,143 | -6.3 | |
07c | Possession of an article (with intent to burgle, steal, demand) | 457 | 354 | -103 | -22.5 | |
08 | Theft and related offences | 69,026 | 66,798 | -2,228 | -3.2 | |
08a | Theft/Taking of vehicle and related offences | 4,858 | 4,809 | -49 | -1.0 | |
08b | Theft from person | 4,796 | 4,673 | -123 | -2.6 | |
08c | Theft from shop | 22,665 | 23,193 | 528 | 2.3 | |
08d | Other thefts, handling stolen property | 36,707 | 34,123 | -2,584 | -7.0 | |
09 | Fraud, deception and related offences | |||||
09a | Fraud, deception and related offences | 5,264 | 5,727 | 463 | 8.8 | |
10 | Controlled drug offences | 16,945 | 17,958 | 1,013 | 6.0 | |
10a | Importation of drugs | 23 | 14 | -9 | -39.1 | |
10b | Cultivation or manufacture of drugs | 240 | 213 | -27 | -11.3 | |
10c | Possession of drugs for sale or supply | 3,852 | 4,089 | 237 | 6.2 | |
10d | Possession of drugs for personal use | 12,261 | 13,134 | 873 | 7.1 | |
10e | Other drug offences | 569 | 508 | -61 | -10.7 | |
11 | Weapons and explosives offences | 2,361 | 2,390 | 29 | 1.2 | |
11a | Explosives, chemical weapons offences | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | |
11b | Discharging a firearm | 96 | 98 | 2 | 2.1 | |
11c | Possession of a firearm | 205 | 199 | -6 | -2.9 | |
11d | Offensive weapons offences (nec) | 1,875 | 1,893 | 18 | 1.0 | |
11e | Fireworks offences | 161 | 176 | 15 | 9.3 | |
12 | Damage to property and to the environment | 23,299 | 21,583 | -1,716 | -7.4 | |
12a | Arson | 1,746 | 1,621 | -125 | -7.2 | |
12b | Criminal damage (not arson) | 21,373 | 19,822 | -1,551 | -7.3 | |
12c | Litter offences | 180 | 140 | -40 | -22.2 | |
13 | Public order and other social code offences | 30,749 | 31,509 | 760 | 2.5 | |
13a | Disorderly conduct | 25,009 | 26,321 | 1,312 | 5.2 | |
13b | Trespass offences | 2,339 | 2,185 | -154 | -6.6 | |
13c | Liquor licensing offences | 909 | 618 | -291 | -32.0 | |
13d | Prostitution offences | 39 | 35 | -4 | -10.3 | |
13e | Regulated betting or money, collection or trading offences | 232 | 153 | -79 | -34.1 | |
13f | Other social code offences (nec) | 2,221 | 2,197 | -24 | -1.1 | |
15 | Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime | 13,205 | 14,580 | 1,375 | 10.4 | |
15a | Offences against government and its agents (nec) | 212 | 177 | -35 | -16.5 | |
15b | Organisation of crime and conspiracy to commit crime | 9 | 8 | -1 | -11.1 | |
15c | Perverting the course of justice | 55 | 34 | -21 | -38.2 | |
15d | Offences while in custody, breach of court orders | 12,929 | 14,361 | 1,432 | 11.1 | |
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 provides an indication of trends in recorded crime over a five-year period. This information is presented graphically in figures 3.1 and 3.2. The table shows that Burglaries and related offences fell from 26,814 incidents for the year ending September 2014 to 17,673 for the year ending September 2018, a decline of 34.1% or 9,141 offences. Showing a similar pattern, Damage to property and the environment fell by 5,807 incidents (or 21.2%) to 21,583.
On the other hand, Sexual offences showed an increase year on year to 3,086 incidents for the year ending September 2018, a rise of 62.9% over the entire period. International data indicates that the reporting gap for sexual offences can be significant, thus it is potentially the case that the increase may be due to a higher percentage of victims reporting the crime. The number of Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences increased for each of the five years, climbing from 14,646 to 19,462 an increase of 4,816 incidents or 32.9% over the period.
Table 3.2: Recorded crime incidents1 classified by offence group and annualised2 total to Q3, 2014 to 2018 | ||||||
Annualised total to Q3 | ||||||
ICCSq offence group | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
01 | Homicide offences | 103 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 71 |
02 | Sexual offences | 1,894 | 2,233 | 2,499 | 2,763 | 3,086 |
03 | Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences | 14,646 | 16,607 | 16,890 | 18,236 | 19,462 |
04 | Dangerous or negligent acts | 7,350 | 7,036 | 7,441 | 8,282 | 8,446 |
05 | Kidnapping and related offences | 126 | 140 | 144 | 115 | 117 |
06 | Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences | 2,808 | 2,547 | 2,268 | 2,002 | 2,457 |
07 | Burglary and related offences | 26,814 | 28,459 | 19,626 | 18,876 | 17,673 |
08 | Theft and related offences | 76,805 | 77,687 | 66,273 | 69,026 | 66,798 |
09 | Fraud, deception and related offences | 5,125 | 5,772 | 5,070 | 5,264 | 5,727 |
10 | Controlled drug offences | 15,720 | 15,083 | 15,676 | 16,945 | 17,958 |
11 | Weapons and explosives offences | 2,567 | 2,397 | 2,113 | 2,361 | 2,390 |
12 | Damage to property and to the environment | 27,390 | 26,817 | 22,652 | 23,299 | 21,583 |
13 | Public order and other social code offences | 33,344 | 32,786 | 30,282 | 30,749 | 31,509 |
15 | Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime | 9,594 | 10,850 | 12,375 | 13,205 | 14,580 |
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 label | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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02 Sexual offences | 1894 | 2233 | 2499 | 2763 | 3086 |
06 Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences | 2808 | 2547 | 2268 | 2002 | 2457 |
09 Fraud, deception and related offences | 5125 | 5772 | 5070 | 5264 | 5727 |
11 Weapons and explosives offences | 2567/td> | 2397 | 2113 | 2361 | 2390 |
X-axis label | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
07 Burglary and related offences | 26814 | 28459 | 19626 | 18876 | 17673 |
10 Controlled Drug offences | 15720 | 15083 | 15676 | 16945 | 17958 |
12 Criminal Damage | 27390 | 26817 | 22652 | 23299 | 21583 |
13 Public Order | 33344 | 32786 | 30282 | 30749 | 31509 |
A breakdown of recorded offences by Garda region is provided in table 3.3. All regions generally show a similar pattern of movement with all regions showing an increase in the number of incidents of Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences, Sexual Offences and Dangerous or Negligent Acts. Four of the six regions show an increase in incidents of Controlled Drug Offences and an increase in Public order and other social code offences.
On the other hand, there is a 7.7% increase in Thefts and related offences in the Southern region that contrasts with the drop for this incident group in all other regions. Burglary and related offences is another group where there is a high level of regional variation. There is an increase of 240 incidents or 12.3% in the Southern region compared to a drop of 7.9% (667 incidents) in the Dublin Metropolitan region.
Table 3.3: Recorded crime incidents1 classified by offence group, Garda region and annualised2 total to Q3 2017 and 2018 | ||||||||
Garda region | ||||||||
ICCSq offence group | Northern | Western | Southern | Eastern | South Eastern | Dublin Metropolitan | State | |
Annualised total to Q3 2017 | ||||||||
01 | Homicide offences | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 88 |
02 | Sexual offences | 298 | 275 | 525 | 437 | 364 | 864 | 2,763 |
03 | Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences | 2,366 | 1,904 | 3,470 | 2,654 | 2,011 | 5,831 | 18,236 |
04 | Dangerous or negligent acts | 1,162 | 1,084 | 1,637 | 1,445 | 1,211 | 1,743 | 8,282 |
05 | Kidnapping and related offences | 10 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 115 |
06 | Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences | 118 | 81 | 176 | 196 | 100 | 1,331 | 2,002 |
07 | Burglary and related offences | 1,634 | 1,414 | 1,958 | 3,512 | 1,957 | 8,401 | 18,876 |
08 | Theft and related Offences | 4,149 | 4,472 | 8,911 | 9,183 | 5,708 | 36,603 | 69,026 |
09 | Fraud, deception and related offences | 553 | 514 | 748 | 673 | 409 | 2,367 | 5,264 |
10 | Controlled drug offences | 1,112 | 1,315 | 3,162 | 3,363 | 1,958 | 6,035 | 16,945 |
11 | Weapons and explosives offences | 240 | 205 | 336 | 312 | 205 | 1,063 | 2,361 |
12 | Damage to property and to the environment | 2,369 | 2,036 | 3,656 | 3,426 | 2,468 | 9,344 | 23,299 |
13 | Public order and other social code offences | 3,675 | 3,596 | 6,455 | 3,253 | 3,503 | 10,267 | 30,749 |
15 | Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime | 776 | 824 | 2,144 | 1,433 | 853 | 7,175 | 13,205 |
Annualised total to Q3 2018 | ||||||||
01 | Homicide offences | 19 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 71 |
02 | Sexual offences | 372 | 291 | 575 | 482 | 418 | 948 | 3,086 |
03 | Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences | 2,494 | 2,034 | 3,536 | 2,962 | 2,237 | 6,199 | 19,462 |
04 | Dangerous or negligent acts | 1,182 | 1,125 | 1,670 | 1,476 | 1,247 | 1,746 | 8,446 |
05 | Kidnapping and related offences | 22 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 40 | 117 |
06 | Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences | 93 | 85 | 192 | 192 | 97 | 1,798 | 2,457 |
07 | Burglary and related offences | 1,603 | 1,447 | 2,198 | 2,952 | 1,739 | 7,734 | 17,673 |
08 | Theft and related Offences | 4,045 | 4,349 | 9,599 | 8,431 | 5,392 | 34,982 | 66,798 |
09 | Fraud, deception and related offences | 583 | 515 | 756 | 790 | 487 | 2,596 | 5,727 |
10 | Controlled drug offences | 1,226 | 1,255 | 3,123 | 3,534 | 2,113 | 6,707 | 17,958 |
11 | Weapons and explosives offences | 225 | 194 | 355 | 306 | 208 | 1,102 | 2,390 |
12 | Damage to property and to the environment | 2,379 | 1,890 | 3,621 | 2,992 | 2,320 | 8,381 | 21,583 |
13 | Public order and other social code offences | 3,908 | 3,560 | 6,741 | 3,159 | 3,829 | 10,312 | 31,509 |
15 | Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime | 785 | 769 | 2,400 | 1,537 | 1,094 | 7,995 | 14,580 |
Annualised total change to Q3 2018 | ||||||||
01 | Homicide offences | 12 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -8 | -12 | -17 |
02 | Sexual offences | 74 | 16 | 50 | 45 | 54 | 84 | 323 |
03 | Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences | 128 | 130 | 66 | 308 | 226 | 368 | 1,226 |
04 | Dangerous or negligent acts | 20 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 36 | 3 | 164 |
05 | Kidnapping and related offences | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | -2 | -17 | 2 |
06 | Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences | -25 | 4 | 16 | -4 | -3 | 467 | 455 |
07 | Burglary and related offences | -31 | 33 | 240 | -560 | -218 | -667 | -1,203 |
08 | Theft and related Offences | -104 | -123 | 688 | -752 | -316 | -1,621 | -2,228 |
09 | Fraud, deception and related offences | 30 | 1 | 8 | 117 | 78 | 229 | 463 |
10 | Controlled drug offences | 114 | -60 | -39 | 171 | 155 | 672 | 1,013 |
11 | Weapons and explosives offences | -15 | -11 | 19 | -6 | 3 | 39 | 29 |
12 | Damage to property and to the environment | 10 | -146 | -35 | -434 | -148 | -963 | -1,716 |
13 | Public order and other social code offences | 233 | -36 | 286 | -94 | 326 | 45 | 760 |
15 | Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime | 9 | -55 | 256 | 104 | 241 | 820 | 1,375 |
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. |
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