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This chapter explores the variation in both reported crime incidence and detection rates across different Garda administrative regions in 2020. The recorded crime rate is the number of recorded crime incidents relative to the population, expressed as a rate per 100,000 people. Figures are based on 2020 population estimates for each region. The crime incident detection rate is the number of detected incidents divided by the number of recorded incidents.
The recorded crime rate for Group 01 (Homicide) in Ireland in 2020 was 1.6 incidents per 100,000 people. The rate for homicides in 2020 was higher in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (1.8 per 100,000 people) than in other regions (1.7 per 100,000 people in the North Western Region, 1.2 per 100,000 people in the Eastern Region, 1.6 per 100,000 people in the Southern Region). See Table 4.1
The recorded crime rate for Ireland for Group 02 (Sexual offences) in 2020 was 60.5 incidents per 100,000 people, and was highest in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (66.9 per 100,000 people). The detection rate for Group 02 (Sexual offences) reported in 2020 was highest in the Eastern Region (12.5%), and lowest in the North Western Region (6.7%). See Table 4.1
The recorded crime rate for 2020 was considerably higher in Dublin Metropolitan than in other regions in a number of crime groups, most notably in Group 06 (Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences) where the rate in Dublin Metropolitan (91.0 per 100,000 people) was more than five times higher than the rate in each of the other regions (highest outside Dublin was in the Eastern and Southern Regions, at 16.4 per 100,000 people), and in Group 08 (Theft and related offences) where the rate in the Dublin Metropolitan region (1,979.3 per 100,000 people) was almost three times higher than the rate in each of the other regions (highest outside Dublin was in the Southern Region, at 712.1 per 100,000 people). See Table 4.1 and Figure 4.1
The recorded crime rate for Group 07 (Burglary and related offences) was twice as high in the Dublin Metropolitan region (369.6 per 100,000 people) than in each of the other regions (highest outside Dublin was in the Eastern Region, at 185.3 per 100,000 people), while the rate for Group 12 (Damage to property and to the environment) was almost twice as high in Dublin Metropolitan (563.6 per 100,000 people) as in the other regions. See Table 4.1 and Figure 4.1
| X-axis label | Dublin Metropolitan | North Western Region | Eastern Region | Southern Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sexual Offences | 66.9 | 58 | 61.9 | 53.7 |
| 03 Attempts/Threats to Murder, assaults, harassments and related offences | 478.5 | 377.3 | 324.5 | 340.3 |
| 06 Robbery, Extortion and Hijacking Offences | 91 | 12.5 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| 07 Burglary and Related Offences | 369.6 | 145.5 | 185.3 | 147.2 |
| 08 Theft and Related Offences | 1979.3 | 549 | 706.5 | 712.1 |
| 09 Fraud, deception and related offences | 237.2 | 134.6 | 122.6 | 117.5 |
| 10 Controlled drug offences | 693.5 | 322.2 | 380.4 | 422.9 |
| 12 Damage to property and to the environment | 563.6 | 330.7 | 328.5 | 316.8 |
| 13 Public order and other social code offences | 824.7 | 522.1 | 399.1 | 557.5 |
Detection rates were generally lower in the Dublin Metropolitan Region than in the rest of the country, most notably for Group 03 (Attempts/threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences) where a detection rate of 28.4% in Dublin compared with rates of 42.9% in the North Western Region, 44.1% in the Eastern Region and 41.4% in the Southern Region. See Figure 4.2
| X-axis label | Dublin Metropolitan | North Western Region | Eastern Region | Southern Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sexual Offences | 10.3 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 10.8 |
| 03 Attempts/Threats to Murder, assaults, harassments and related offences | 28.4 | 42.9 | 44.1 | 41.4 |
| 06 Robbery, Extortion and Hijacking Offences | 27 | 29.3 | 42.3 | 46 |
| 07 Burglary and Related Offences | 20.7 | 23 | 19.7 | 30 |
| 08 Theft and Related Offences | 32.1 | 40.3 | 37.3 | 45.3 |
| 09 Fraud, deception and related offences | 19 | 20.6 | 17.3 | 21.3 |
| 10 Controlled drug offences | 83.1 | 81.3 | 87.1 | 83.3 |
| 11 Weapons and explosives offences | 78.6 | 72.2 | 71.6 | 76.6 |
| 12 Damage to property and to the environment | 21.8 | 25.4 | 26 | 25.7 |
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