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Appendix - User Needs Assessment

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Table of user needs for Recorded Crime statistics

User NeedStatistical MeasureDisaggregationUser Need Met
Criminal offences reported to An Garda Síochána Pulse crime incidents by offence type Y
by reference period (date reported) Y
by location Y
by situational context (eg. related to organised criminal group) N
by discriminatory motive (eg. racism) N
by domestic abuse/domestic violence N
by use of weapon (eg. firearm or knife) N
Cyber-related N
Victims of crime PULSE person classified as injured party by offence type Y
by reference period (date reported) Y
by location Y
by sex of victim Y
by age group of victim Y
by victim - perpetrator relationship N
by nationality/citizenship/ethnicity N
by other disaggregation variables (eg. motive, domestic abuse, weapon type) N
Criminal offences detected by An Garda Síochána PULSE crime incidents marked detected by offence type Y
by reference period (date reported) Y
by location  Y
by sanction type Y
by resulting in charge/summons Y
by resulting in conviction N
Crime offenders PULSE person classified as suspected offender by offence type Y
by reference period (date reported) Y
by location Y
by sex of suspected offender Y
by age group of suspected offender Y
by victim - perpetrator relationship N
by nationality/citizenship/ethnicity N
by other disaggregation variables (eg. motive, domestic abuse, weapon type) N
by sanction type (eg. charge/summons/caution) Y
by prosecuted (ie. charge or summons) Y
by convicted N
Prosecutions Persons charged or summoned by specific offence code N
Convictions Persons convicted by specific offence code N
by sentence type/length N

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