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Recorded Crime

Quarter 3 2016

Recorded crime incidents classified by offence group and annualised1 total to Q3 2015 and 2016
      
  Annualised total to Q3
ICCSq offence group20152016Change% Change
      
01Homicide offences6061+1+1.7
02Sexual offences2,2942,446+152+6.6
03Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences16,71916,529-190-1.1
04Dangerous or negligent acts7,1417,488+347+4.9
05Kidnapping and related offences140137-3-2.1
06Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences2,5492,267-282-11.1
07Burglary and related offences28,41919,562-8,857-31.2
08Theft and related offences77,80966,466-11,343-14.6
09Fraud, deception and related offences5,5264,891-635-11.5
10Controlled drug offences15,12915,787+658+4.3
11Weapons and explosives offences2,4022,101-301-12.5
12Damage to property and to the environment26,92122,692-4,229-15.7
13Public order and other social code offences32,80430,112-2,692-8.2
15Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime10,85511,661+806+7.4
1 The annualised figure for a given quarter is the total number of crimes recorded in the 12 months prior to end of that quarter.

Increase in Sexual Offences, large drop in Burglaries and most other groups

Percentage change between annualised total to Q3, 2015 and 2016 for selected offence groups
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The number of Sexual offences (Group 02) recorded rose by 6.6% in the year ending Quarter 3 2016 compared to the previous period. Dangerous or negligent acts (Group 04) increased by 4.9% in the same period. This figure was driven mainly by an increase of 6% in the number of Driving/In charge of a vehicle while over the legal limit offences, see table 1.

The total number of Burglary and related offences (Group 07) recorded in the year ending Q3 2016 showed a decrease of 8,857 (-31.2%) on the previous year. There were also considerable drops in Damage to property and to the environment offences (Group 12) and Weapons and explosives offences (Group 11). These groups recorded drops of 15.7% and 12.5% respectively in the period.

The CSO resumed publication of Recorded Crime statistics in June 2015, following a comprehensive review of the quality of Garda Síochana crime data and on foot of the Garda Inspectorate report on Crime Investigation (11th November 2014). The latest CSO review on the quality of PULSE data was published on 28th September 2016 (link below). When interpreting Recorded Crime statistics the CSO advises that the findings of these reviews should be taken into account.

http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/releasespublications/documents/crimejustice/2016/reviewofcrime.pdf

The number of crime incidents recorded in the 12 months ending Quarter 3 for the years 2012 to 2016 inclusive are examined in table 3. In this 5 year period the number of Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime (Group 15) increased from 9,721 in the year ending Quarter 3 2012 to 11,661 in the year ending Quarter 3 2016. This represents an increase of 20%. Meanwhile there was a drop of 33.1% in Public order and other social code offences (Group 13) and 32% in the number of Burglary and related offences in the corresponding period.

A breakdown of recorded offences by Garda Region is provided in table 4. It is noteworthy that although there is a drop of 1.1% in the number of Attempts or threats to murder, assaults harassments and related offences (Group 03) recorded nationally in the 12 months ending Quarter 3 2016, there is an increase of 4.2% in the number of these incidents recorded in the Dublin Metropolitan region. Controlled drug offences (Group 10) are down 6.8% in the Capital but figures for the State as a whole are up 4.3% as a result of increases of 32.6% and 19.6% the Eastern and South Eastern regions respectively.

Table 1 Recorded crime incidents classified by offence group and annualised1 total to Q3 2015 and 2016
       
ICCSq offence groupAnnualised total to Q3
   20152016Change% Change
      
01Homicide offences60611+1.7
01a Murder29334+13.8
 01bManslaughter42-2-50.0
01cInfanticide0000.0
01d Dangerous driving leading to death2726-1-3.7
       
02Sexual offences2,2942,446152+6.6
 02aRape of a male or female51754124+4.6
 02bDefilement of a boy or girl less than 17 years old13114312+9.2
 02cSexual offence involving mentally impaired person2118-3-14.3
 02dAggravated sexual assault109-1-10.0
 02e Sexual assault (not aggravated)1,4371,46831+2.2
 02f Other sexual offences17826789+50.0
       
03Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences16,71916,529-190-1.1
 03aMurder-attempt12186+50.0
 03bMurder-threat59161019+3.2
 03c Assault causing harm, poisoning3,4243,49874+2.2
 03d Other assault11,14711,130-17-0.2
 03e Harassment and related offences1,5451,273-272-17.6
       
04Dangerous or negligent acts7,1417,488347+4.9
 04a Dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm108-2-20.0
 04b Driving/In charge of a vehicle while over legal alcohol limit6,4306,824394+6.1
 04c Driving/In charge of a vehicle under the influence of drugs241201-40-16.6
 04fEndangerment with potential for serious harm or death10487-17-16.3
 04gAbandoning a child, child neglect and cruelty17921536+20.1
 04hUnseaworthy/dangerous use of boat or ship70-7-100.0
 04i False alarm/interference with aircraft or air transport facilities132+200.0
 04j Endangering traffic offences169150-19-11.2
       
05Kidnapping and related offences140137-3-2.1
 05aFalse imprisonment818100.0
 05b Abduction of person under 16 years of age3231-1-3.1
 05c Human trafficking offences2725-2-7.4
       
06Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences2,5492,267-282-11.1
 06a Robbery of an establishment or institution893774-119-13.3
06b Robbery of cash or goods in transit20222+10.0
 06c Robbery from the person1,4821,339-143-9.6
 06d Blackmail or extortion47536+12.8
 06e Carjacking, hijacking/unlawful seizure of aircraft/vessel10779-28-26.2
      
07Burglary and related offences28,41919,562-8,857-31.2
07a Aggravated burglary308224-84-27.3
07bBurglary (not aggravated)27,50418,812-8,692-31.6
 07cPossession of an article (with intent to burgle, steal, demand)607526-81-13.3
       
08Theft and related offences77,80966,466-11,343-14.6
08a Theft/Taking of vehicle and related offences6,9464,991-1,955-28.1
08b Theft from person5,1425,23290+1.8
08c Theft from shop22,65921,664-995-4.4
08d Other thefts, handling stolen property43,06234,579-8,483-19.7
    
09Fraud, deception and related offences5,5264,891-635-11.5
09aFraud, deception and related offences5,5264,891-635-11.5
    
10Controlled drug offences15,12915,787+658+4.3
 10a Importation of drugs2125+4+19.0
10bCultivation or manufacture of drugs262265+3+1.1
 10c Possession of drugs for sale or supply3,4303,595+165+4.8
 10d Possession of drugs for personal use10,90411,267+363+3.3
10e Other drug offences512635+123+24.0
      
11Weapons and explosives offences2,4022,101-301-12.5
11aExplosives, chemical weapons offences3322-11-33.3
11bDischarging a firearm145113-32-22.1
11cPossession of a firearm203191-12-5.9
11dOffensive weapons offences (nec)1,9061,693-213-11.2
11e Fireworks offences11582-33-28.7
    
12Damage to property and to the environment26,92122,692-4,229-15.7
 12aArson1,7071,606-101-5.9
 12bCriminal damage (not arson)25,00420,951-4,053-16.2
12c Litter offences210135-75-35.7
      
13Public order and other social code offences32,80430,112-2,692-8.2
13a Disorderly conduct25,66024,145-1,515-5.9
 13b Trespass offences2,8232,172-651-23.1
 13c Liquor licensing offences1,116949-167-15.0
 13d Prostitution offences7033-37-52.9
 13e Regulated betting or money, collection or trading offences288220-68-23.6
 13fOther social code offences (nec)2,8472,593-254-8.9
       
15Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime10,85511,661+806+7.4
 15aOffences against government and its agents (nec)320219-101-31.6
 15bOrganisation of crime and conspiracy to commit crime7700.0
 15c Perverting the course of justice5949-10-16.9
 15d Offences while in custody, breach of court orders10,46911,386+917+8.8
1 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 2 Recorded crime incidents classified by offence group, Q1 2015 to Q3 2016
      
ICCSq offence group2015 2016
Q1Q2Q3Q4Total Q1Q2Q3
            
01Homicide offences1321161363 181713
 01a Murder5106829 8710
 01b Manslaughter01304 110
 01cInfanticide00000 000
 01d Dangerous driving leading to death8107530 993
            
02Sexual offences6405725855512,348 650691554
 02a Rape of a male or female138133132131534 125168117
 02b Defilement of a boy or girl less than 17 years old42323421129 455324
 02cSexual offence involving mentally impaired person871824 451
 02d Aggravated sexual assault43209 513
 02e Sexual assault (not aggravated)4113443523311,438 402387348
 02f Other sexual offences37536460214 697761
            
03Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences3,9904,1884,4444,35416,976 3,9594,1254,091
 03aMurder-attempt612312 393
 03bMurder-threat151148145149593 142139180
 03c Assault causing harm, poisoning8058599219293,514 835880854
 03dOther assault2,5582,8483,0282,93011,364 2,6492,7812,770
 03e Harassment and related offences4703323483431,493 330316284
            
04Dangerous or negligent acts1,7281,8141,8261,8567,224 1,8061,8871,939
 04a Dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm351211 231
 04b Driving/In charge of a vehicle while over legal alcohol limit1,5421,6281,6621,6956,527 1,6451,7071,777
 04c Driving/In charge of a vehicle under the influence of drugs67604452223 506138
 04f Endangerment with potential for serious harm/death2631251597 202824
 04g Abandoning a child, child neglect and cruelty60324134167 525970
 04hUnseaworthy/dangerous use of boat or ship04307 000
 04i False alarm/interference with aircraft or air transport facilities10012 020
 04jEndangering traffic offences29545057190 372729
            
05Kidnapping and related offences42383141152 323331
 05a False imprisonment2225182691 171820
 05b Abduction of person under 16 years of age9107733 978
 05c Human trafficking offences1136828 683
            
06Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences7186295516792,577 568486534
 06aRobbery of an establishment or institution286205174264929 207153150
 06b Robbery of cash or goods in transit1032318 784
 06cRobbery from the person3763723493851,482 319291344
 06d Blackmail or extortion1120121053 131416
 06eCarjacking, hijacking/unlawful seizure of aircraft/vessel3529141795 222020
           
07Burglary and related offences7,8896,1816,0886,10326,261 5,0094,0744,376
 07aAggravated burglary97535861269 476452
 07b Burglary (not aggravated)7,6435,9795,8905,88225,394 4,8373,8944,199
 07cPossession of an article (with intent to burgle, steal, demand)149149140160598 125116125
            
08Theft and related offences18,98319,62619,01818,23775,864 16,33815,57116,320
 08aTheft/Taking of vehicle and related offences1,8031,7181,5641,3676,452 1,3361,1181,170
 08bTheft from person1,2171,1901,3391,6515,397 1,3271,0661,188
 08c Theft from shop5,5345,8525,5415,73822,665 5,1865,4195,321
 08d Other thefts, handling stolen property10,42910,86610,5749,48141,350 8,4897,9688,641
           
09Fraud, deception and related offences1,5311,3891,3221,3375,579 1,2411,0811,232
 09aFraud, deception and related offences1,5311,3891,3221,3375,579 1,2411,0811,232
           
10Controlled drug offences3,3004,1744,1163,50015,090 3,7594,1564,372
 10aImportation of drugs746320 877
 10b Cultivation or manufacture of drugs49656759240 496493
 10c Possession of drugs for sale or supply7669538528093,380 8938851,008
 10dPossession of drugs for personal use2,3823,0093,0542,51110,956 2,5963,0243,136
 10eOther drug offences96143137118494 213176128
            
11Weapons and explosives offences5755945866222,377 528481470
 11a Explosives, chemical weapons offences9651030 615
 11b Discharging a firearm39343642151 242720
 11c Possession of a firearm53604650209 553848
 11dOffensive weapons offences (nec)4704914864501,897 443413387
 11e Fireworks offences43137090 0210
           
12Damage to property and to the environment6,6876,5976,4256,34026,049 5,6135,3285,411
 12a Arson4024404504401,732 350375441
 12b Criminal damage (not arson)6,2136,1135,9445,87324,143 5,2234,9124,943
 12cLitter offences72443127174 404127
          
13Public order and other social code offences7,6068,4718,6358,56433,276 7,1256,9607,463
 13aDisorderly conduct6,0826,4466,6756,29525,498 5,8475,7666,237
 13bTrespass offences6597697126142,754 534520504
 13c Liquor licensing offences2232732902921,078 254197206
 13d Prostitution offences919181056 9104
 13e Regulated betting/money collection/trading offences49778575286 384958
 13f Other social code offences (nec)5848878551,2783,604 443418454
            
15Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime2,6232,9712,8173,02711,438 3,0613,1922,381
 15a Offences against government and its agents (nec)71876757282 537435
 15b Organisation of crime and conspiracy to commit crime411410 030
 15c Perverting the course of justice1819101158 42113
 15d Offences while in custody, breach of court orders2,5302,8642,7392,95511,088 3,0043,0942,333
            
Table 3 Recorded crime incidents classified by offence group and annualised1 total to Q3, 2012 to 2016
       
  Annualised total to Q3
ICCSq offence group20122013201420152016
       
01Homicide offences7383846061
02Sexual offences2,0572,0571,9832,2942,446
03Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences15,95614,67114,66016,71916,529
04Dangerous or negligent acts9,2777,9237,4197,1417,488
05Kidnapping and related offences101119127140137
06Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences2,8602,7112,8102,5492,267
07Burglary and related offences28,94126,08826,74728,41919,562
08Theft and related offences75,86178,48776,89677,80966,466
09Fraud, deception and related offences5,7784,8595,1395,5264,891
10Controlled drug offences16,71415,71915,76615,12915,787
11Weapons and explosives offences3,1352,8552,5752,4022,101
12Damage to property and to the environment33,19929,57127,47726,92122,692
13Public order and other social code offences45,00337,98733,36632,80430,112
15Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime9,7219,0409,60410,85511,661
1 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 4 Recorded crime incidents classified by offence group, Garda region and annualised1 total to Q3, 2015 and 2016
         
Garda region
ICCSq offence groupNorthern Western SouthernEastern South Eastern Dublin MetropolitanState
         
Annualised total to Q3 2016 
01Homicide offences133101232061
02Sexual offences2792794163772888072,446
03Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences2,1561,7593,0282,3671,9025,31716,529
04Dangerous or negligent acts1,1001,0211,5721,1819761,6387,488
05Kidnapping and related offences181021182050137
06Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences106592262031031,5702,267
07Burglary and related offences1,6171,3591,9693,2562,1489,21319,562
08Theft and related Offences4,3884,4238,5968,5865,81634,65766,466
09Fraud, deception and related offences4274647056213942,2804,891
10Controlled drug offences9471,2802,7342,7301,8396,25715,787
11Weapons and explosives offences2051702932811929602,101
12Damage to property and to the environment2,4341,8533,7392,9362,4399,29122,692
13Public order and other social code offences3,5333,8906,5863,0213,4039,67930,112
15Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime7768492,3621,0638305,78111,661
         
Annualised total to Q3 2015       
01Homicide offences85131042060
02Sexual offences2582623963222947622,294
03Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences2,1311,9483,1162,4681,9555,10116,719
04Dangerous or negligent acts9359931,5241,0691,0321,5887,141
05Kidnapping and related offences15191118770140
06Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences160852062341011,7632,549
07Burglary and related offences2,2352,0573,0894,9853,36112,69228,419
08Theft and related Offences5,1655,08910,82810,3136,79939,61577,809
09Fraud, deception and related offences5176248736744772,3615,526
10Controlled drug offences8631,2082,7442,0591,5376,71815,129
11Weapons and explosives offences1861763893162171,1182,402
12Damage to property and to the environment2,7992,1824,4423,7812,82910,88826,921
13Public order and other social code offences3,3713,6897,4323,3183,83011,16432,804
15Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime6437132,0811,1327995,48710,855
         
Annualised total change to Q3 2016       
01Homicide offences5-2-32-101
02Sexual offences21172055-645152
03Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences25-189-88-101-53216-190
04Dangerous or negligent acts1652848112-5650347
05Kidnapping and related offences3-910013-20-3
06Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences-54-2620-312-193-282
07Burglary and related offences-618-698-1,120-1,729-1,213-3,479-8,857
08Theft and related Offences-777-666-2,232-1,727-983-4,958-11,343
09Fraud, deception and related offences-90-160-168-53-83-81-635
10Controlled drug offences8472-10671302-461658
11Weapons and explosives offences19-6-96-35-25-158-301
12Damage to property and to the environment-365-329-703-845-390-1,597-4,229
13Public order and other social code offences162201-846-297-427-1,485-2,692
15Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime133136281-6931294806
1 The annualised figure for a given quarter is the total number of crimes recorded in the 12 months prior to end of that quarter.

Background Notes

Introduction

The Recorded Crime, Quarter 3, 2016 release provides provisional figures for the number of offences recorded by An Garda Síochána, based on the Irish Crime Classification System (ICCS) but excluding elements of Group 4  (Dangerous or Negligent Acts), and all of Groups 14 (Road and Traffic Offences (Not Elsewhere Classified or nec)) and 16 (Offences Not Elsewhere Classified). The release contains figures from Quarter 4, 2011 to Quarter 3, 2016. The information supplied in this report refers only to crime incidents known to An Garda Síochána and recorded as such in the Garda PULSE (Police Using Leading Systems Effectively) system. Because of timing issues with respect to the extraction of data, figures may be revised subsequent to this publication. 

Crime recording

Incidents reported or which become known to members of An Garda Síochána are recorded when, on the balance of probability, a Garda determines that a criminal offence defined by law has taken place, and there is no credible evidence to the contrary. If it is subsequently determined that a criminal offence did not take place, the criminal offence recorded is invalidated and is not counted in the statistics. If a person makes a report and subsequently withdraws it by stating that the criminal act did not take place, then this too is invalidated unless there is evidence to suggest that, by reasonable probability, the offence has taken place.

For criminal offences where victim confirmation is required (e.g. assault, fraud), a criminal offence is recorded only where the victim confirms the offence or where there is evidence to suggest that by reasonable probability it occurred. Another important feature of a recorded offence is that it is based on the date reported to, or that it became known to, the Gardaí. This has major implications for some offence types. Notable amongst these are sexual offences, as it has often been the case that such incidents have been reported to An Garda Síochána many years (sometimes decades) after the event(s). Thus a sexual assault, which occurred in 1960, would be included in the statistics for 2008 if it was first reported in that year. 

Crime Classification

A criminal offence is classified as a particular offence type at the initial recording of that offence. However, upon investigation, it may later become apparent that an alternative offence type should be used. In this event, the record is amended to reflect this. Re-classification on the basis of court proceedings only occurs in relation to homicide offences. A murder offence is reclassified as manslaughter when a charge of manslaughter commences or when a murder charge results in a conviction for manslaughter. It is also possible, though more rare, that an incident originally classified as manslaughter may be re-classified as murder. Also, a re-classification to a homicide offence occurs when, for example, a serious assault has been recorded and, some time later, the victim dies as a consequence of the assault. 

General Counting Rules

Crime counting rules are applied to all criminal offences for the purposes of the statistics. The following are the main rules relevant to the quarterly figures: 

Primary Offence Rule: Where two or more criminal offences are disclosed in a single episode, it is the primary criminal offence that is counted. The primary offence is that offence which the greater penalty may apply. Where offences have similar penalties, offences against the person take precedence over offences against property for the purpose of determining the primary offence. 

One Offence Counts Per Victim: One offence counts per victim involved with the exceptions of cheque/credit card fraud and burglary. Under certain circumstances, the cheque/credit card exception necessitates that a series of these offences counts as one crime where the originating bank ultimately suffers the loss. The burglary exception dictates that one burglary offence is counted where property belonging to two or more victims is stolen (or damaged) during a single burglary. 

Continuous Series Involving the Same Victim and Same Offender: A continuous series of offences against the same victim involving the same offender counts as one offence. 

ICCSq Offence Groups

 

01 Homicide offences 01a  Murder    Murder
  01b  Manslaughter Manslaughter
  01c  Infanticide Infanticide
  01d  Dangerous driving leading to death Manslaughter (traffic fatality)
    Dangerous driving causing death
     
02 Sexual offences 02a  Rape of a male or female Rape of a male or female
    Rape Section 4 
 

02b Defilement of a boy or girl less than 17 years old

Unlawful carnal Knowledge/Criminal law (Sexual Offences Act) 2006
  02c  Sexual offence involving mentally impaired person Sexual offence involving mentally  impaired person
  02d  Aggravated sexual assault Aggravated sexual assault
  02e  Sexual assault (not aggravated) Sexual assault
  02f  Other sexual offences Incest
    Child pornography offences
    Child pornography – obstruction of warrant
    Gross indecency
     

03 Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences

03a  Murder-attempt Murder-attempt
  03b  Murder-threat Murder-threat
  03c  Assault causing harm, poisoning Assault causing harm
    Poisoning
  03d  Other assault Assault or obstruction of Garda/official, resisting arrest
    Minor assault
  03e  Harassment and related offences Coercion
    Harassment, stalking, threats
    Demanding payment of debt causing alarm
    Housing Act
    Menacing phone calls
    Incitement to hatred offences
     
04 Dangerous or negligent acts 04a  Dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm Dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm
  04b  Driving/In charge of a vehicle while over legal alcohol limit Driving/In charge of a vehicle while over  legal alcohol limit
  04c  Driving/In charge of a vehicle under the influence of drugs Driving/In charge of a vehicle under the influence of drugs
  04f  Endangerment with potential for serious harm or death Endangerment with potential for serious harm or death
  04g  Abandoning a child, child neglect and cruelty Abandoning a child, child neglect and cruelty
  04h  Unseaworthy/dangerous use of boat or ship Unseaworthy/dangerous use of boat or ship
  04i  False alarm/interference with aircraft or air transport facilities False alarm/interference with aircraft or air transport facilities
  04j  Endangering traffic offences Endangering traffic offences
     
05 Kidnapping and related offences  05a  False imprisonment False imprisonment 
  05b  Abduction of person under 16 years of age Abduction of person under 16 years of age
  05c  Human trafficking offences Human trafficking offences
     
06 Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences 06a  Robbery of an establishment or institution Robbery of an establishment or institution
  06b  Robbery of cash or goods in transit Robbery of cash or goods in transit
  06c  Robbery from the person Robbery from the person
  06d  Blackmail or extortion Blackmail or extortion
  06e  Carjacking, hijacking/unlawful seizure of aircraft/vessel Carjacking, hijacking/unlawful seizure of aircraft/vessel
     
07 Burglary and related offences 07a  Aggravated burglary Aggravated burglary
  07b  Burglary (not aggravated) Burglary (not aggravated)
  07c  Possession of an article (with intent to burgle, steal, demand) Possession of an article (with intent to burgle, steal, demand)
     
08 Theft and related offences 08a  Theft/Taking of vehicle and related offences Theft/Unauthorised taking of vehicle
    Interfering with vehicle (with intent to steal item or vehicle)
  08b  Theft from person Theft from person
  08c  Theft from shop Theft from shop 
  08d  Other thefts, handling stolen property  Theft from vehicle
    Theft/Unauthorised taking of a pedal cycle
   

Theft of, or interference with, mail Handling or possession of stolen property

Theft of other property

     
09 Fraud, deception and related offences 09a  Fraud, deception and related offences Fraud, deception, false pretence offences
    Forging an instrument to defraud
    Possession of an article for use in fraud, deception or extortion
    Falsification of accounts
    Offences under the Companies Act
    Offences under the Investment Intermediaries Act
    Offences under the Stock Exchange Act
    Money laundering
    Embezzlement
    Fraud against the European Union
    Importation/Sale/Supply of tobacco
    Counterfeiting notes and coins
    Counterfeiting of goods
    Bad debts criminal (Debtors Ireland)
    Corruption (involving public office holder)
     
10 Controlled drug offences  10a  Importation of drugs Importation of drugs
  10b  Cultivation or manufacture of drugs  Cultivation or manufacture of drugs
  10c  Possession of drugs for sale or supply Possession of drugs for sale or supply 
  10d  Possession of drugs for personal use Possession of drugs for personal use
  10e  Other drug offences Forged or altered prescription offences obstruction under the Drugs Act
     
11 Weapons and explosives offences 11a  Explosives, chemical weapons offences Causing an explosion
    Making of explosives
    Possession of explosives 
    Chemical weapons offences 
  11b  Discharging a firearm Discharging a firearm
  11c  Possession of a firearm Possession of a firearm
  11d  Offensive weapons offences (nec) Possession of offensive weapons (not firearms)
  11e  Fireworks offences Fireworks offences (for sale, igniting etc.)
     
12 Damage to property and to the environment 12a  Arson Arson
  12b  Criminal damage (not arson) Criminal damage (not arson) 
  12c  Litter offences  Litter offences 
     
13 Public order and other social code offences 13a  Disorderly conduct Affray/Riot/Violent disorder
    Public order offences 
    Drunkenness offences
    Air rage-disruptive or drunken behaviour on aircraft
  13b Trespass offences

Forcible entry and occupation (not burglary)

    Trespass on lands or enclosed areas
  13c  Liquor licensing offences Liquor licensing offences
    Registered clubs offences
    Special restaurant offences
    Provision of intoxicating liquor to under 18 year olds
    Purchase or consumption of alcohol by under 18 year olds
    Sale of intoxicating liquor to under 18 year olds
     
  13d Prostitution offences Brothel keeping
    Organisation of prostitution
    Prostitution, including soliciting etc.
  13e  Regulated betting or money, collection or trading offences Offences under the Betting Acts
    Collecting money without permit, unauthorised collection
    Offences under Gaming and Lotteries Acts
    Permit/License offences for casual/street trading
  13f  Other social code offences (nec) Allowing a child (under 16 years) to beg
    Bigamy
    Bestiality
    Indecency
   

Begging

     
15 Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime 15a  Offences against government and its agents (nec) Treason
    Breaches of Offences Against the State
    Acts
    Breaches of Official Secrets Act
    Impersonating member of An Garda
    Síochána
    Electoral offences including personation
    Public mischief-annoying phone calls,
    wasting police time
    Criminal Assets Bureau offences
    Non compliance with Garda direction
     
  15b  Organisation of crime and conspiracy to commit crime Criminal organisation offences
    (organised crime)
    Conspiracy to commit a crime
  15c  Perverting the course of justice Perjury
    Interfering with a jury (embracery)
    Assisting offenders
    Public mischief, pervert course of justice, conceal offence
  15d  Offences while in custody, breach of court orders Escape or help to escape from custody
    Prison offences
    Breach of Domestic Violence Order (protection, safety, barring)
    Breach of order under Family Law Act
    Breach of bail
    Failure to comply under Sex Offenders
    Act
    Other failure to comply with court order jury summons, warrant etc.

 

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