CSO Recorded Crime 4th Quarter 2012

An Phromh-Oifig Staidrimh
Central Statistics Office
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Recorded Crime Quarter 4 2012
Contents
Quarter 4 2012
Page
5
Summary
Tables
Table 1
Recorded crime incidents classified by offence group and annualise total Q4,
2011 and 2012
10
Table 2.1a
Recorded crime incidents, Group 01 to Group 05, Q1 2009 to Q4 2010
12
Table 2.2a
13
Table 2.3a
Recorded crime incidents, Group 13 and Group 15, Q1 2009 to Q4 2010
14
Table 2.1b
15
Table 2.2b
16
Table 2.3b
Recorded crime incidents, Group 13 and Group 15, Q1 2011 to Q4 2012
17
Table 3
Recorded crime incidents, classified by offence group, Garda

region and annualised total Q4, 2011 and 2012
18
Recorded Homicide offences (ICCS 01)classified by Garda region and division

2004 to 2012
19
Recorded Sexual offences (ICCS 02) classified by Garda region and division
2004 to 2012
20
Recorded Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences

(ICCS 03) classified by Garda region and division, 2004 to 2012
21
Recorded Dangerous or negligent acts (ICCS 04) offences classified by Garda

region and division, 2004 to 2012
22
Recorded Kidnapping and related offences (ICCS 05) classified by Garda region
and division, 2004 to 2012
23
Recorded Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences (ICCS 06) classified by Garda
24
Recorded Burglary and related offences (ICCS 07) offences classified by Garda
25
Recorded Theft and related offences (ICCS 08) classified by Garda region and
division, 2004 to 2012
26
Recorded Fraud, deception and related offences (ICCS 09) classified by Garda
27
Table 4.10
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Recorded Controlled drug offences (ICCS 10) offences classified by Garda region
28
Table 4.11
Recorded Weapons and explosives offences (ICCS 11) classified by Garda region
29
Recorded Damage to property and to the environment (ICCS 12) offences classified
by Garda region and division, 2004 to 2012
30
Recorded Public order and other social code offences (ICCS 13) classified by Garda
31
Recorded Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime

(ICCS 15) offences classified by Garda region and division, 2004 to 2012
32
Table 4.1
Table 4.2
Table 4.3
Table 4.4
Table 4.5
Table 4.6
Table 4.7
Table 4.8
Table 4.9
Table 4.12
Table 4.13
Table 4.14
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Background Information
3
Quarter 4 2012
Summary
Falls in most groups, rise in Homicide
Group 01 Homicide offences rose by 18.2% in 2012, compared to 2011, while Group 02 Sexual offences rose by 2.2%.
Rises were also seen in Group 07 Burglary and related offences (+0.3%) and Group 09 Fraud, deception and related
offences (+3.2%).
All other groups showed a decrease in recorded offences in 2012. Of particular note are Group 03 Attempts or threats to
murder, assaults, harassments and related offences (-10.3%), Group 04 Dangerous or negligent acts (-9.4%), Group 11
Weapons and explosives offences (-13.6%) and Group 13 Public order and other social code offences (-10.8%).
Table 1.1 Recorded crime incidents and percentage change by offence group,
annualised total1 Q4 2011 and 2012
Annualised total to Q4
ICCSq offence group
01 Homicide offences
02 Sexual offences
03 Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments
and related offences
04 Dangerous or negligent acts
05 Kidnapping and related offences
06 Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences
07 Burglary and related offences
08 Theft and related Offences
09 Fraud, deception and related offences
10 Controlled drug offences
11 Weapons and explosives offences
12 Damage to property and to the environment
13 Public order and other social code offences
15 Offences against Government, justice procedures
and organisation of crime
1
Change
%
Change
2011
2012
66
2,014
78
2,059
17,062
9,946
109
2,932
27,695
76,975
5,370
17,695
3,484
35,575
49,060
15,313
9,012
98
2,818
27,774
76,549
5,544
16,471
3,011
32,609
43,780
-1,749
- 934
- 11
- 114
+ 79
- 426
+ 174
-1,224
- 473
-2,966
-5,280
+
+
-
10,178
8,852
-1,326
- 13.0
+
+
12
45
+ 18.2
+ 2.2
10.3
9.4
10.1
3.9
0.3
0.6
3.2
6.9
13.6
8.3
10.8
The annualised figure for a given quarter is the total number of crimes recorded in the 12 months prior to end of that quarter.
Figure 1 Percentage change between annualised total to

Q4, 2011 and 2012 for selected offence groups
+ 2.2 02 Sexual offences
- 10.3
03 Attempts/threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences
- 9.4
- 3.9
+ 0.3
- 6.9
- 8.3
Regional comparisons
Group 01 Homicide offences increased in most regions with the exceptions of the Western and Southern regions.
Likewise, for Group 02 Sexual offences, increases were seen in most regions, excluding the South Eastern and Dublin
Metropolitan regions. The national decrease in Group 03 Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related
offences is reflected across all six Garda regions. See tables 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3.
Group 01 Homicides Offences
For 2012, there were 60 recorded Murder and Manslaughter offences, an increase of 15 on the same period in 2011. The
decrease in the number of Dangerous driving leading to death offences from 21 in 2011 to 18 in 2012 may be due to the
fact that all road collision investigations for this period have not yet concluded, which will result in some being reclassified
as Homicide. See table 1.
In the period 2004 to 2012 Group 01 Homicide offences reached a peak in 2006 with 138 recorded offences, but then fell to
66 by 2011, followed by a rise to 78 in 2012. See table 4.1.
Figure 2: Annualised total homicide offences, Q4 2010 to Q4 2012
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Q4 '10
Murder
Q4 '11
Manslaughter
Infanticide
Q4 '12
Dangerous driving leading to death
Total
Group 02 Sexual Offences

In 2012, the number of offences recorded in this group rose slightly (+2.2%) to 2,059, from 2,014 in 2011. Increases were
observed for recorded Sexual assault (not aggravated) offences (+5.5% to 1,271) and Rape of a male or female (+6.3%)
offences. Overall, this group rose from 1,752 in 2004 to 2,059 in 2012. See table 4.2.
Group 03 Attempts or Threats to Murder, Assaults, Harassments and Related Offences
Assault causing harm, poisoning offences fell by 11.0% to 3,190 recorded offences in 2012, while the annual total for
recorded Harassment and related offences fell by 10.7%, from 1,952 in 2011 to 1,744 in 2012. Other Assault offences fell
by 9.1% to 10,109.
Overall, Group 03 offences have shown a steady decrease from 2008 (19,150 recorded offences) to 15,313 in 2012. See
table 4.3.
Group 04 Dangerous or Negligent Acts
For 2012, recorded Dangerous or negligent acts offences decreased by almost 10% to 9,012 when compared with 2011.
Most recorded offences in this group related to Driving/In charge of a vehicle while over legal alcohol limit, which
decreased from 8,990 (2011) to 8,253 (2012), a decrease of 8.2%.
Recorded offences in this group have shown a significant decline since 2007. See table 4.4.
Group 05 Kidnapping and Related Offences
Kidnapping and related offences fell by 10.1%, when comparing 2011 with 2012, from 109 to 98. This was due mainly to a
decrease in False imprisonment offences from 76 to 65. Note: When considering long term trends in this group, it is
important to note that Human trafficking offences were introduced to this group in 2008.
6
Group 06 Robbery, Extortion and Hijacking Offences

Group 06 Robbery, Extortion and Hijacking Offences fell by 3.9% between 2011 and 2012. Robbery from the person
offences fell by 4.7% to 1,616 in 2012. A fall (-5.2%) was also seen in the number of Robbery of an establishment or
institution offences, while the number of recorded offences of Robbery of cash or goods in transit rose from 39 to 49 in the
same period.
Throughout the period 2004 to 2012, the majority of Group 06 offences have been in the Dublin Metropolitan Region. See
table 4.6.
Group 07 Burglary and Related Offences
There were 27,774 recorded Burglary and related offences in 2012, representing a slight increase of 79 (+0.3%) on 2011.
Comparing the same periods, Aggravated burglary fell by 15.8% while recorded Burglary (not aggravated) offences
increased by 0.1% to 26,740. Possession of an article (with intent to burgle, steal, demand) offences increased by 18.3% to
751 in the same period.
Figure 3: Annualised total burglary and related offences, Q4 2010 to Q4 2012
29,000
28,500
28,000
27,500
27,000
26,500
26,000
25,500
25,000
Q4 '10
Q4 '11
Q4 '12
Burglary and related offences
Over the period, 2004 to 2012, recorded Group 07 Burglary and related offences showed an increase from 24,913 to
27,774. See table 4.7.
Figure 4: Annualised total Burglary and related offences by Garda region, Q4

2010 to Q4 2012
12,000
11,000
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
Q4 '10
Northern
Q4 '11
Western
Southern
Q4 '12
Eastern
South Eastern
Dublin Metropolitan
Group 08 Theft and Related Offences

Recorded Group 08 Theft and related offences decreased by 0.6% to 76,549 in 2012. When considering the subgroups,
recorded Theft from person offences increased by 36.9% to 5,043 in 2012, but this was more than offset by recorded
Theft/Taking of vehicle and related offences falling by 19.4% in the same period to 8,378. In 2012, Other thefts, handling
stolen property offences rose slightly (+1.4%) to 43,511.
In the period 2004 to 2012, Group 08 offences rose from 72,201 to 76,549, an increase of 6.0%, but offences have
remained roughly stable since 2008 (76,681 recorded offences). See table 4.8.
Group 09 Fraud, Deception and Related Offences
There were 5,544 recorded Fraud, deception and related offences in 2012. This was an increase of 174 (+3.2%) on 2011.
Group 10 Controlled Drug Offences
In 2012, there were 16,471 recorded Controlled drug offences, a decrease of 6.9% on 2011. The great majority of these
recorded offences were for Possession of drugs for personal use, with 11,828 in 2012, a decrease of almost 7% on 2011.
Group 10 offences have steadily decreased since 2008, from 23,404 to 16,471 in 2012. Prior to that, the group had shown a
pronounced increase from 2004 to 2008. See table 4.10.
Group 11 Weapons and Explosives Offences
There were 3,011 Group 11 Weapons and explosives offences in 2012, a decrease of over 13% on 2011. Possession of a
firearm offences fell from 294 in 2011 to 246 in 2012, a decrease of over 16%. Offensive weapons offences (nec) fell from
2,629 to 2,293 over the same period, a decrease of 12.8%.
These offences have shown a steady decrease since 2008 (4,016 offences) to 2012 (3,011 offences). See table 4.11.
Group 12 Damage to Property and to the Environment
Recorded Arson offences decreased to 2,143 (-7.8%) in 2012. The vast majority of offences recorded in this group were
for Criminal damage (not arson). These offences decreased by 8.6% to 30,195.
Since 2004, Group 12 Damage to property and to the environment offences decreased from 37,047 in 2004 to 32,609 in
2012. See Table 4.12.
Group 13 Public Order and Other Social Code Offences
Recorded Public order and other social code offences fell by over 10% to 43,780. The most frequently occurring offences
in this group were under Disorderly conduct, which fell from 42,137 to 37,271 in this period. This is equivalent to
approximately 102 Disorderly conduct offences a day in 2012.
Since 2008, offences in this group have fallen from 61,822 recorded offences to 43,780 in 2012. Prior to 2008 the group
had risen from 47,791 in 2004. See table 4.13.
Group 15 Offences against Government, Justice Procedures and Organisation of Crime
There were 8,852 Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime recorded in 2012, a
decrease of 13.0% when compared with the corresponding 2011 period.
TABLES
Table 1 Recorded crime incidents classified by offence group and annualised total1, Q4
2011 and 2012
ICCSq offence group
01a Murder
01b Manslaughter
01c Infanticide
01d Dangerous driving leading to death
02 Sexual offences
02a Rape of a male or female
02b Defilement of a boy or girl less than 17 years old
02c Sexual offence involving mentally impaired person
02d Aggravated sexual assault
02e Sexual assault (not aggravated)
02f Other sexual offences
03 Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments
03a Murder-attempt
03b Murder-threat
03c Assault causing harm, poisoning
03d Other assault
03e Harassment and related offences
04a Dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm
04b Driving/In charge of a vehicle while over legal alcohol limit
04c Driving/In charge of a vehicle under the influence of drugs
04f Endangerment with potential for serious harm or death
04g Abandoning a child, child neglect and cruelty
04h Unseaworthy/dangerous use of boat or ship
04i False alarm/interference with aircraft or air transport facilities
04j Endangering traffic offences
05a False imprisonment
05b Abduction of person under 16 years of age
05c Human trafficking offences
06a Robbery of an establishment or institution
06b Robbery of cash or goods in transit
06c Robbery from the person
06d Blackmail or extortion
06e Carjacking, hijacking/unlawful seizure of aircraft/vessel
1
2012
66
42
3
0
21
78
54
6
0
18
+
+
+
2,014
463
148
13
10
1,205
175
2,059
492
130
24
6
1,271
136
17,062
7
394
3,584
11,125
1,952
15,313
7
263
3,190
10,109
1,744
-1,749
0
- 131
- 394
-1,016
- 208
- 10.3
0.0
- 33.2
- 11.0
- 9.1
- 10.7
9,946
13
8,990
439
100
196
4
5
199
9,012
5
8,253
271
67
220
4
8
184
- 934
8
- 737
- 168
- 33
+ 24
0
+
3
- 15
109
76
14
19
98
65
18
15
+
-
+
-
2,932
1,073
39
1,696
24
100
2,818
1,017
49
1,616
39
97
10
Change
%
Change
2011
12
12
3
0
3
+ 18.2
+ 28.6
+100.0
- 14.3
+
+
+
+
-
45
29
18
11
4
66
39
+
+
+
+
-
11
11
4
4
- 114
- 56
+ 10
- 80
+ 15
3
2.2
6.3
12.2
84.6
40.0
5.5
22.3
9.4
61.5
8.2
38.3
33.0
12.2
0.0
+ 60.0
- 7.5
10.1
14.5
28.6
21.1
- 3.9
- 5.2
+ 25.6
- 4.7
+ 62.5
- 3.0
Table 1 (contd.) Recorded crime incidents classified by offence group and annualised total1, Q4
2011 and 2012
ICCSq offence group
%
2011
2012
Change
Change

07a Aggravated burglary
07b Burglary (not aggravated)
07c Possession of an article (with intent to burgle, steal, demand)
27,695
336
26,724
635
27,774
283
26,740
751
+ 79
- 53
+ 16
+ 116
+ 0.3
- 15.8
+ 0.1
+ 18.3

08a Theft/Taking of vehicle and related offences
08b Theft from person
08c Theft from shop
08d Other thefts, handling stolen property
76,975
10,393
3,684
19,989
42,909
76,549
8,378
5,043
19,617
43,511
- 426
-2,015
+1,359
- 372
+ 602
- 0.6
- 19.4
+ 36.9
- 1.9
+ 1.4

09a Fraud, deception and related offences
5,370
5,370
5,544
5,544
+ 174
+ 174
+
+

10a Importation of drugs
10b Cultivation or manufacture of drugs
10c Possession of drugs for sale or supply
10d Possession of drugs for personal use
10e Other drug offences
17,695
41
580
3,874
12,674
526
16,471
29
519
3,517
11,828
578
-1,224
- 12
- 61
- 357
- 846
+ 52
- 6.9
- 29.3
- 10.5
- 9.2
- 6.7
+ 9.9
3,484
78
163
294
2,629
320
3,011
90
143
246
2,293
239
- 473
+ 12
- 20
- 48
- 336
- 81
+
-

12a Arson
12b Criminal damage (not arson)
12c Litter offences
35,575
2,325
33,037
213
32,609
2,143
30,195
271
-2,966
- 182
-2,842
+ 58
- 8.3
- 7.8
- 8.6
+ 27.2

13a Disorderly conduct
13b Trespass offences
13c Liquor licensing offences
13d Prostitution offences
13e Regulated betting or money, collection or trading offences
13f Other social code offences (nec)
49,060
42,137
3,580
2,341
228
299
475
43,780
37,271
3,341
1,925
151
289
803
-5,280
-4,866
- 239
- 416
- 77
- 10
+ 328
10.8
11.5
6.7
17.8
33.8
3.3
69.1
15 Offences against Government, justice procedures

and organisation of crime
15a Offences against government and its agents (nec)
15b Organisation of crime and conspiracy to commit crime
15c Perverting the course of justice
15d Offences while in custody, breach of court orders
10,178
446
22
86
9,624
8,852
280
7
96
8,469
-1,326
- 166
- 15
+ 10
-1,155
+
-
13.0
37.2
68.2
11.6
12.0

11a Explosives, chemical weapons offences
11b Discharging a firearm
11c Possession of a firearm
11d Offensive weapons offences (nec)
11e Fireworks offences
11
3.2
3.2
13.6
15.4
12.3
16.3
12.8
25.3
12
6
60
6
63
40
27
2
11

38
19
2
17
4,245
4
3,769
257
11
136
2
55
992
3,036
644
4,728
1
386
89
22
3
3
242
27
29
16
1
0
12
Q2
4,242
8
3,735
256
24
150
0
4,543
2
53
894
2,910
684
442
113
45
1
1
259
23
25
15
2
0
8
Q1

04f Endangerment with potential for serious harm/death
03 Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and

related offences
03a Murder-attempt
03b Murder-threat
03d Other assault
02 Sexual offences
01a Murder
01b Manslaughter
01c Infanticide
ICCSq offence group
0
5
17
12
0
Q3
41
21
5
15
3,721
5
3,288
214
18
133
1
7
55
4,763
3
56
969
3,100
635
338
98
22
0
2
198
18
2009
Table 2.1a Recorded crime incidents, Group 01 to Group 05, Q1 2009 to Q4 2010
27
17
4
6
2
65
3,324
1
2,979
164
12
101
0
4,319
1
61
878
2,801
578
314
76
15
4
2
195
22
17
13
1
0
3
Q4
146
84
13
49
15,532
18
13,771
891
65
520
3
21
243
18,353
7
225
3,733
11,847
2,541
1,480
376
104
8
8
894
90
88
56
4
0
28
Total
33
22
5
6
3,079
6
2,634
172
10
188
0
1
68
85
900
2,636
647
4,269
1
480
33
44
26
4
14
3,257
6
2,883
156
12
149
1
2
48
4,608
1
110
944
2,983
570
659
117
48
4
0
438
52
10
9
688
122
45
4
4
23
12
1
0
Q2
27
16
2
0
Q1
19
11
2
0
Q3
28
15
5
8
3
64
3,035
3
2,737
135
20
65
8
4,643
2
90
997
2,947
607
2
387
60
630
135
42
4
2010
29
21
6
2
0
87
2,722
3
2,428
139
12
53
0
4,184
2
76
872
2,759
475
391
105
22
4
1
227
32
20
14
0
0
Q4
134
84
20
30
12,093
18
10,682
602
54
455
9
6
267
17,704
6
361
3,713
11,325
2,299
2,368
479
157
16
7
1,532
177
89
53
5
0
31
Total
1,351
1,351
5,623
18
53
984
4,358
210
966
11
72
101
771
11
10,914
747
10,112
55



12a Arson
12c Litter offences
18,673
3,585
659
5,033
9,396
6,352
98
6,172
82
677
332
6
308
5
26
Q1

08 Theft and related offences

08c Theft from shop


ICCSq offence group
13
10,892
785
10,035
72
932
7
67
101
751
6
5,790
8
65
1,051
4,447
219
1,311
1,311
19,985
3,363
660
5,366
10,596
6,245
81
6,039
125
576
240
3
304
3
26
Q2
Table 2.2a Recorded crime incidents, Group 06 to Group 12, Q1 2009 to Q4 2010
10,640
811
9,787
42
1,020
15
56
113
811
25
5,986
9
80
1,073
4,610
214
1,177
1,177
19,997
3,251
651
5,146
10,949
7,210
92
7,005
113
589
194
6
352
5
32
Q3
2009
9,884
681
9,161
42
1,146
13
31
106
650
346
4,583
11
75
921
3,402
174
1,108
1,108
18,376
2,930
721
5,120
9,605
7,104
97
6,898
109
649
264
9
346
10
20
Q4
42,330
3,024
39,095
211
4,064
46
226
421
2,983
388
21,982
46
273
4,029
16,817
817
4,947
4,947
77,031
13,129
2,691
20,665
40,546
26,911
368
26,114
429
2,491
1,030
24
1,310
23
104
Total
9,634
546
9,028
60
877
9
49
104
698
17
4,735
9
65
1,047
3,444
170
1,324
1,324
18,350
2,897
749
5,006
9,698
6,158
88
5,984
86
833
328
5
466
5
29
Q1
10,088
693
9,319
76
1,026
13
47
90
869
7
5,483
5
129
1,028
4,103
218
1,256
1,256
20,049
2,885
750
5,557
10,857
6,250
72
6,035
143
765
238
6
483
6
32
Q2
9,787
640
9,102
45
947
7
37
92
763
48
5,606
9
194
1,158
4,041
204
1,245
1,245
20,028
2,793
690
5,280
11,265
6,049
79
5,831
139
718
189
5
492
5
27
Q3
2010
9,860
709
9,114
37
1,249
12
44
129
710
354
4,181
6
150
926
2,935
164
1,163
1,163
18,401
2,835
682
5,050
9,834
6,963
94
6,728
141
880
330
5
504
7
34
Q4
39,369
2,588
36,563
218
4,099
41
177
415
3,040
426
20,005
29
538
4,159
14,523
756
4,988
4,988
76,828
11,410
2,871
20,893
41,654
25,420
333
24,578
509
3,196
1,085
21
1,945
23
122
Total
15 Offences against Government, justice procedures and

organisation of crime

13e Regulated betting/money collection/trading offences
ICCSq offence group
3,282
171
2
41
3,068
13,776
11,877
889
825
29
98
58
Q1
3,138
134
3
37
2,964
14,924
12,900
997
832
21
95
79
Q2
Q3
2,833
136
0
40
2,657
14,749
12,741
986
815
17
130
60
2009
Table 2.3a Recorded crime incidents, Group 13 and Group 15, Q1 2009 to Q4 2010
2,647
130
0
33
2,484
13,902
11,951
921
813
26
129
62
Q4
11,900
571
5
151
11,173
57,351
49,469
3,793
3,285
93
452
259
Total
2,980
98
5
27
2,850
12,482
10,701
800
783
24
115
59
Q1
3,039
117
3
12
2,907
14,389
12,267
1,138
750
52
86
96
Q2
Q3
2,702
88
4
26
2,584
14,651
12,693
1,028
668
57
110
95
2010
2,688
62
6
30
2,590
13,421
11,687
820
625
72
118
99
Q4
11,409
365
18
95
10,931
54,943
47,348
3,786
2,826
205
429
349
Total
14
15
28
18
3
7
2,620
5
2,346
131
17
66
1
0
54

04f Endangerment with potential for serious harm/death

4,379
2
108
935
2,777
557
582
140
49
1
2
350
40
24
13
2
0
9
Q1
03 Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and

related offences
03a Murder-attempt
03b Murder-threat
03d Other assault
02 Sexual offences
01a Murder
01b Manslaughter
01c Infanticide
ICCSq offence group
21
15
3
3
2,428
3
2,198
125
29
35
3
0
35
4,368
2
104
895
2,888
479
476
103
46
6
3
258
60
18
12
0
0
6
Q2
16
11
0
0
5
Q3
33
22
5
6
2,515
5
2,267
104
33
45
0
4
57
4,307
1
89
910
2,841
466
540
116
26
3
1
355
39
2011
Table 2.1b Recorded crime incidents, Group 01 to Group 05, Q1 2011 to Q4 2012
27
21
3
3
2,383
0
2,179
79
21
50
0
1
53
4,008
2
93
844
2,619
450
416
104
27
3
4
242
36
8
6
1
0
1
Q4
109
76
14
19
9,946
13
8,990
439
100
196
4
5
199
17,062
7
394
3,584
11,125
1,952
2,014
463
148
13
10
1,205
175
66
42
3
0
21
Total
22
11
6
5
2,370
2
2,145
84
18
71
0
2
48
4,006
5
88
833
2,584
496
614
139
48
11
2
375
39
26
20
2
0
4
Q1
17
10
1
0
6
Q2
29
20
5
4
2,346
2
2150
76
17
50
1
3
47
3,853
1
54
781
2540
477
517
125
27
11
3
316
35
2012
22
16
4
2
2,164
1
1985
59
14
59
2
3
41
3,883
1
63
840
2573
406
478
112
27
1
1
299
38
21
15
1
0
5
Q3
25
18
3
4
2,132
0
1,973
52
18
40
1
0
48
3,571
0
58
736
2,412
365
450
116
28
1
0
281
24
14
9
2
0
3
Q4
98
65
18
15
9,012
5
8,253
271
67
220
4
8
184
15,313
7
263
3,190
10,109
1,744
2,059
492
130
24
6
1,271
136
78
54
6
0
18
Total
1,565
1,565
4,223
11
102
1,009
2,983
118
885
20
53
90
711
11
9,508
568
8,871
69



12a Arson
12c Litter offences
19,568
3,039
857
4,686
10,986
6,744
97
6,505
142
808
300
9
457
8
34
Q1

08 Theft and related offences

08c Theft from shop


ICCSq offence group
16
8,829
583
8,188
58
792
25
37
74
648
8
4,508
12
154
933
3,264
145
1,210
1,210
19,087
2,595
761
4,916
10,815
6,252
81
6,018
153
652
225
9
392
2
24
Q2
Table 2.2b Recorded crime incidents, Group 06 to Group 12, Q1 2011 to Q4 2012
Q3
8,514
585
7,878
51
861
14
39
65
699
44
4,963
9
188
1,008
3,609
149
1,327
1,327
19,729
2,483
1,006
5,261
10,979
6,648
76
6,409
163
709
245
10
433
3
18
2011
8,724
589
8,100
35
946
19
34
65
571
257
4,001
9
136
924
2,818
114
1,268
1,268
18,591
2,276
1,060
5,126
10,129
8,051
82
7,792
177
763
303
11
414
11
24
Q4
35,575
2,325
33,037
213
3,484
78
163
294
2,629
320
17,695
41
580
3,874
12,674
526
5,370
5,370
76,975
10,393
3,684
19,989
42,909
27,695
336
26,724
635
2,932
1,073
39
1,696
24
100
Total
8,721
507
8,137
77
755
17
38
67
625
8
4,294
8
108
1,005
3,026
147
1,693
1,693
18,955
2,244
1,062
4,643
11,006
7,978
74
7,733
171
791
339
17
403
6
26
Q1
Q2
7,938
560
7303
75
740
27
38
54
613
8
4,370
11
140
893
3171
155
1,300
1300
19,172
2027
1168
4953
11024
6,016
52
5753
211
645
230
16
368
11
20
2012
7,939
544
7322
73
687
18
30
64
536
39
4,071
6
148
794
2971
152
1,312
1312
19,246
2123
1334
4872
10917
6,639
81
6401
157
661
210
5
418
6
22
Q3
8,011
532
7,433
46
829
28
37
61
519
184
3,736
4
123
825
2,660
124
1,239
1,239
19,176
1,984
1,479
5,149
10,564
7,141
76
6,853
212
721
238
11
427
16
29
Q4
32,609
2,143
30,195
271
3,011
90
143
246
2,293
239
16,471
29
519
3,517
11,828
578
5,544
5,544
76,549
8,378
5,043
19,617
43,511
27,774
283
26,740
751
2,818
1,017
49
1,616
39
97
Total
15 Offences against Government, justice procedures and

organisation of crime

13e Regulated betting/money collection/trading offences
ICCSq offence group
2,826
123
4
26
2,673
12,839
11,089
920
618
79
68
65
Q1
2,556
119
4
18
2,415
12,074
10,335
971
586
44
63
75
Q2
Q3
2,382
118
1
21
2,242
12,652
10,898
954
592
46
83
79
2011
Table 2.3b Recorded crime incidents, Group 13 and Group 15, Q1 2011 to Q4 2012
2,414
86
13
21
2,294
11,495
9,815
735
545
59
85
256
Q4
10,178
446
22
86
9,624
49,060
42,137
3,580
2,341
228
299
475
Total
2,617
74
0
35
2,508
11,032
9,401
847
503
41
57
183
Q1
Q2
2,316
56
4
16
2240
11,023
9320
925
488
46
78
166
2012
2,061
60
3
30
1968
11,421
9773
878
498
31
75
166
Q3
1,858
90
0
15
1,753
10,304
8,777
691
436
33
79
288
Q4
8,852
280
7
96
8,469
43,780
37,271
3,341
1,925
151
289
803
Total
17
Table 3 Recorded crime incidents classified by offence group, Garda region and annualised total1 Q4,
2011 and 2012
Garda region
ICCSq offence group
Northern Western
Annualised total to Q4 2012
02 Sexual offences
03 Attempts or threats to murder, assaults,
harassments and related offences
15 Offences against Government, justice
procedures and organisation of crime
Annualised total to Q4 2011
02 Sexual offences
Annualised total change to Q4 2012
02 Sexual offences
1
South
Southern Eastern Eastern
Dublin
Metropolitan
State
10
276
7
230
15
422
9
301
14
243
23
587
78
2,059
2084
1,154
6
160
2,446
5,025
545
1,158
204
3,156
4,825
1759
1,040
7
64
2,363
5,528
527
1,120
191
2,658
5,172
3021
1,777
11
226
3,091
10,595
633
2,972
535
5,367
10,524
2357
1,320
14
240
5,585
10,332
755
2,140
364
4,699
4,731
1892
1,294
14
179
3,535
7,286
480
1,818
307
3,450
5,424
4200
2,427
46
1,949
10,754
37,783
2,604
7,263
1,410
13,279
13,104
15,313
9,012
98
2,818
27,774
76,549
5,544
16,471
3,011
32,609
43,780
492
632
1,197
921
656
4,954
8,852
7
241
10
216
17
411
6
297
7
243
19
606
66
2,014
2,295
1,306
17
109
2,411
5,323
520
1,393
269
3,405
5,522
1,975
1,201
10
81
2,072
5,335
491
1,118
231
2,891
5,441
3,103
1,985
17
269
3,507
11,335
730
3,301
593
6,269
11,238
2,480
1,465
15
306
5,607
10,913
781
2,395
426
5,251
5,420
2,197
1,302
12
178
3,371
7,335
447
2,179
321
3,854
6,073
5,012
2,687
38
1,989
10,727
36,734
2,401
7,309
1,644
13,905
15,366
17,062
9,946
109
2,932
27,695
76,975
5,370
17,695
3,484
35,575
49,060
548
744
1,325
1,035
950
5,576
10,178
+
+
3
35
3
14
2 +
11 +
+
+
+
-
211
152
11
51
35
298
25
235
65
249
697
+
+
+
+
-
216
161
3
17
291
193
36
2
40
233
269
82
208
6
43
416
740
97
329
58
902
714
56
112
128
3
4
7
0
123
145
1
66
22
581
26
255
62
552
689
+
+
+
+
-
114
18
+
-
4
19
+
+
12
45
305
8
2
1
164
49
33
361
14
404
649
- 812
- 260
+
8
40
+
27
+ 1,049
+ 203
46
- 234
- 626
- 2,262
+
+
-
1,749
934
11
114
79
426
174
1,224
473
2,966
5,280
294
- 1,326
622
Table 4.1 Recorded Homicide offences (ICCS 01) classified by Garda region and division,
2004 to 2012
Garda Region/Division
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
State
98
126
138
132
89
88
89
66
78
Northern Region
Cavan/Monaghan
Donegal
Sligo/Leitrim
Louth
16
2
4
5
5
17
4
4
4
5
18
4
5
3
6
14
1
5
2
6
10
3
3
3
1
7
1
3
2
1
14
5
2
2
5
7
3
1
1
2
10
4
2
1
3
Western Region
Clare
Mayo
Galway
Roscommon/Longford
10
4
3
3
0
16
6
1
7
2
9
2
1
5
1
16
8
1
5
2
11
0
0
8
3
12
2
4
6
0
4
0
2
1
1
10
4
2
3
1
7
1
2
2
2
Southern Region
Cork City
Cork North
Cork West
Kerry
Limerick
21
1
1
4
8
7
20
4
2
4
4
6
36
5
6
3
9
13
20
3
3
3
2
9
16
4
1
2
2
7
17
2
3
2
2
8
20
6
3
1
0
10
17
4
1
5
3
4
15
5
2
1
5
2
8
3
1
2
0
2
21
4
4
2
3
8
19
2
4
3
3
7
23
4
10
5
4
0
12
5
2
1
2
2
11
2
3
4
0
2
14
1
1
6
3
3
6
1
1
0
3
1
9
2
0
0
1
6
South Eastern Region

Tipperary
Wexford
Kilkenny/Carlow
Waterford
17
2
6
4
5
19
2
7
4
6
14
3
6
3
2
23
10
8
2
3
14
5
4
2
3
10
5
2
3
0
5
1
2
0
2
7
2
3
0
2
14
4
3
4
3
Dublin Metropolitan Region

South Central DMR
North Central DMR
Northern DMR
Southern DMR
Eastern DMR
Western DMR
26
7
4
3
3
2
7
33
9
5
6
3
1
9
42
5
8
13
6
2
8
36
7
3
7
7
1
11
26
4
2
6
4
1
9
31
1
5
5
4
2
14
32
3
4
10
1
1
13
19
5
1
6
1
0
6
23
5
4
5
4
0
5
Eastern Region
Laois/Offaly
Meath
Wicklow
Westmeath
Kildare
19
Table 4.2 Recorded Sexual offences (ICCS 02) classified by Garda region and division,
2004 to 2012
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
State
1,752
1,801
1,415
1,366
1,406
1,480
2,368
2,014
2,059
Northern Region
Cavan/Monaghan
Donegal
Sligo/Leitrim
Louth
228
38
119
33
38
291
52
139
43
57
173
44
58
28
43
192
43
76
26
47
175
42
77
17
39
259
49
52
27
131
328
125
98
33
72
241
52
78
45
66
276
54
90
36
96
Western Region
Clare
Mayo
Galway
Roscommon/Longford
210
47
38
90
35
192
32
60
73
27
136
35
32
44
25
159
33
26
69
31
124
22
24
59
19
136
31
25
58
22
271
55
52
115
49
216
52
33
91
40
230
54
37
90
49
Southern Region
Cork City
Cork North
Cork West
Kerry
Limerick
310
103
23
35
78
71
277
75
43
32
48
79
254
66
53
32
50
53
229
56
29
20
38
86
267
92
33
28
28
86
266
79
34
35
35
83
470
122
67
46
124
111
411
88
82
51
60
130
422
100
65
45
59
153
Eastern Region
Laois/Offaly
Meath
Wicklow
Westmeath
Kildare
244
61
29
53
49
52
225
36
39
55
35
60
191
35
40
33
24
59
196
33
37
36
35
55
181
29
33
34
27
58
213
29
57
43
26
58
326
56
53
67
36
114
297
63
73
45
40
76
301
76
58
61
29
77

Tipperary
Wexford
Kilkenny/Carlow
Waterford
169
40
43
52
34
294
109
72
59
54
235
61
56
41
77
179
37
58
41
43
165
40
32
40
53
191
48
46
45
52
299
93
61
89
56
243
55
62
74
52
243
64
66
53
60

South Central DMR
North Central DMR
Northern DMR
Southern DMR
Eastern DMR
Western DMR
591
68
53
128
136
63
143
522
74
57
157
111
28
95
426
76
73
72
72
26
107
411
64
53
97
59
37
101
494
98
58
100
60
31
147
415
49
42
131
62
34
97
674
68
72
145
168
44
177
606
68
70
153
135
40
140
587
72
58
132
115
55
155
20
Table 4.3 Recorded Attempts or Threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences
(ICCS 03) classified by Garda region and division, 2004 to 2012
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
13,277
13,687
15,454
17,666
19,150
18,353
17,704
17,062
15,313
Northern Region
Cavan/Monaghan
Donegal
Sligo/Leitrim
Louth
1,924
632
664
278
350
2,069
677
769
276
347
2,292
716
840
314
422
2,671
805
988
388
490
2,948
768
1,094
453
633
2,599
689
926
418
566
2,466
769
829
344
524
2,295
669
850
296
480
2,084
584
731
283
486
Western Region
Clare
Mayo
Galway
Roscommon/Longford
1,650
285
412
653
300
1,718
303
429
740
246
1,931
315
500
807
309
2,163
361
526
880
396
2,467
488
590
1,019
370
2,276
455
556
863
402
2,077
452
449
807
369
1,975
368
431
856
320
1,759
305
415
748
291
Southern Region
Cork City
Cork North
Cork West
Kerry
Limerick
2,562
770
383
344
415
650
2,601
712
369
325
401
794
2,918
807
360
347
542
862
3,335
901
432
451
585
966
3,725
1,105
491
488
587
1,054
3,503
1,119
432
454
560
938
3,343
1,014
410
375
553
991
3,103
1,004
380
360
464
895
3,021
1,011
353
334
477
846
Eastern Region
Laois/Offaly
Meath
Wicklow
Westmeath
Kildare
1,764
442
279
316
246
481
1,988
487
339
368
315
479
2,101
496
399
387
306
513
2,500
546
496
427
384
647
2,757
581
541
554
405
676
2,717
582
517
545
385
688
2,537
523
514
509
350
641
2,480
485
433
487
353
722
2,357
498
421
507
307
624

Tipperary
Wexford
Kilkenny/Carlow
Waterford
1,543
450
309
403
381
1,680
473
337
421
449
1,976
486
391
507
592
2,314
539
499
588
688
2,345
613
501
630
601
2,444
571
515
703
655
2,267
487
472
716
592
2,197
507
466
605
619
1,892
414
470
428
580

South Central DMR
North Central DMR
Northern DMR
Southern DMR
Eastern DMR
Western DMR
3,834
676
647
715
807
305
684
3,631
660
485
707
718
356
705
4,236
810
631
817
808
339
831
4,683
904
699
946
857
417
860
4,908
1,028
701
1,103
796
446
834
4,814
934
641
1,131
835
436
837
5,014
1,013
684
1,043
770
430
1,074
5,012
1,029
786
965
690
400
1,142
4,200
843
680
836
587
360
894
State
21
Table 4.4 Recorded Dangerous or negligent acts (ICCS 04) offences classified by Garda region
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
12,686
14,720
19,280
21,009
19,587
15,532
12,093
9,946
9,012
Northern Region
Cavan/Monaghan
Donegal
Sligo/Leitrim
Louth
1,823
713
457
247
406
2,271
884
607
276
504
3,106
1,115
867
476
648
3,226
1,108
972
460
686
2,777
970
760
385
662
2,194
672
598
336
588
1,584
498
470
225
391
1,306
436
365
198
307
1,154
398
372
161
223
Western Region
Clare
Mayo
Galway
Roscommon/Longford
1,452
263
334
634
221
1,656
298
367
702
289
2,374
489
494
1,000
391
2,439
562
457
1,008
412
2,275
496
477
931
371
1,793
385
376
774
258
1,468
305
281
654
228
1,201
253
243
515
190
1,040
196
211
446
187
Southern Region
Cork City
Cork North
Cork West
Kerry
Limerick
2,520
714
415
302
529
560
2,806
851
419
329
522
685
3,724
1,100
633
494
664
833
3,610
1,013
682
448
554
913
3,624
961
638
504
577
944
2,669
657
532
349
428
703
2,369
593
455
310
442
569
1,985
557
359
236
355
478
1,777
497
297
241
333
409
Eastern Region
Laois/Offaly
Meath
Wicklow
Westmeath
Kildare
1,971
390
450
330
248
553
2,331
555
504
377
347
548
2,967
674
616
472
531
674
3,398
688
693
670
583
764
3,027
602
659
527
508
731
2,362
381
572
467
401
541
1,766
323
420
338
264
421
1,465
288
341
254
228
354
1,320
270
276
194
233
347

Tipperary
Wexford
Kilkenny/Carlow
Waterford
1,840
453
457
472
458
1,842
472
507
412
451
2,478
648
743
547
540
2,735
806
717
659
553
2,450
798
609
539
504
2,058
622
509
519
408
1,546
506
363
365
312
1,302
399
334
303
266
1,294
312
343
354
285

South Central DMR
North Central DMR
Northern DMR
Southern DMR
Eastern DMR
Western DMR
3,080
513
376
717
593
222
659
3,814
647
383
837
783
275
889
4,631
687
494
1,046
943
307
1,154
5,601
785
534
1,290
943
416
1,633
5,434
683
618
1,369
882
375
1,507
4,456
530
449
1,200
701
349
1,227
3,360
375
325
827
537
324
972
2,687
342
236
658
443
272
736
2,427
298
254
570
393
242
670
State
22
Table 4.5 Recorded Kidnapping and related offences (ICCS 05) classified by Garda region
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
74
74
81
106
77
146
134
109
98
Northern Region
Cavan/Monaghan
Donegal
Sligo/Leitrim
Louth
8
5
2
0
1
5
1
1
0
3
13
1
3
2
7
18
0
12
1
5
12
2
6
1
3
13
4
5
1
3
14
1
2
2
9
17
7
2
1
7
6
0
2
1
3
Western Region
Clare
Mayo
Galway
Roscommon/Longford
5
1
0
3
1
4
1
0
3
0
6
3
1
2
0
8
3
3
1
1
4
0
1
3
0
10
0
5
3
2
12
2
7
2
1
10
2
2
5
1
7
2
0
3
2
13
2
0
0
3
8
7
3
0
0
0
4
14
2
4
2
0
6
15
3
3
1
1
7
12
4
1
1
0
6
20
4
7
2
1
6
18
2
1
3
5
7
17
4
3
0
2
8
11
1
0
0
1
9
Eastern Region
Laois/Offaly
Meath
Wicklow
Westmeath
Kildare
7
2
0
2
3
0
7
0
1
1
4
1
13
2
2
3
3
3
14
4
2
2
3
3
11
2
5
1
0
3
17
1
2
2
2
10
21
4
4
2
5
6
15
4
2
2
0
7
14
2
2
3
0
7

Tipperary
Wexford
Kilkenny/Carlow
Waterford
8
0
5
1
2
9
3
4
2
0
5
1
0
1
3
12
4
3
2
3
10
2
3
3
2
9
3
2
3
1
16
5
3
2
6
12
3
2
4
3
14
9
2
1
2
33
2
5
10
4
2
10
42
9
4
8
4
3
14
30
6
8
2
6
2
6
39
7
4
9
9
1
9
28
5
4
8
2
1
8
77
11
8
30
10
4
14
53
11
5
17
6
4
10
38
4
4
14
4
4
8
46
12
7
7
7
1
12
State
Southern Region
Cork City
Cork North
Cork West
Kerry
Limerick

South Central DMR
North Central DMR
Northern DMR
Southern DMR
Eastern DMR
Western DMR
23
Table 4.6 Recorded Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences (ICCS 06) classified by
Garda region and division, 2004 to 2012
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
State
2,717
2,424
2,486
2,171
2,299
2,491
3,196
2,932
2,818
Northern Region
Cavan/Monaghan
Donegal
Sligo/Leitrim
Louth
96
14
11
20
51
68
8
13
14
33
111
8
21
15
67
141
28
23
17
73
104
13
20
11
60
100
11
19
19
51
145
19
17
14
95
109
12
25
9
63
160
18
28
16
98
Western Region
Clare
Mayo
Galway
Roscommon/Longford
92
17
15
51
9
93
13
8
58
14
112
11
7
81
13
93
23
17
39
14
91
13
13
46
19
95
29
15
36
15
100
23
12
51
14
81
19
5
43
14
64
18
13
28
5
Southern Region
Cork City
Cork North
Cork West
Kerry
Limerick
307
162
11
5
17
112
267
135
17
8
20
87
267
127
10
6
18
106
276
121
13
5
22
115
344
142
7
14
22
159
293
111
10
11
27
134
353
122
12
21
38
160
269
95
10
7
22
135
226
102
5
3
16
100
Eastern Region
Laois/Offaly
Meath
Wicklow
Westmeath
Kildare
229
20
51
53
31
74
291
28
46
87
33
97
251
21
60
47
38
85
239
25
39
50
33
92
215
23
42
50
21
79
341
38
64
52
34
153
337
38
55
71
31
142
306
44
62
57
30
113
240
31
50
47
22
90
93
13
21
23
36
112
18
21
38
35
136
15
21
33
67
108
16
20
19
53
132
25
22
48
37
170
29
20
58
63
164
21
17
46
80
178
23
13
51
91
179
34
14
48
83
1,900
418
310
342
295
169
366
1,593
319
347
236
248
114
329
1,609
340
293
274
207
90
405
1,314
321
223
257
172
79
262
1,413
297
226
291
187
74
338
1,492
270
286
301
226
66
343
2,097
435
492
362
244
125
439
1,989
386
446
404
216
122
415
1,949
382
398
437
265
114
353

Tipperary
Wexford
Kilkenny/Carlow
Waterford
South Central DMR
North Central DMR
Northern DMR
Southern DMR
Eastern DMR
Western DMR
24
Table 4.7 Recorded Burglary and related offences (ICCS 07) classified by Garda region
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
24,913
26,381
24,788
23,603
24,683
26,911
25,420
27,695
27,774
Northern Region
Cavan/Monaghan
Donegal
Sligo/Leitrim
Louth
2,094
394
512
328
860
2,178
481
422
320
955
1,866
386
375
301
804
2,094
444
400
339
911
2,176
369
428
366
1,013
2,302
490
532
367
913
2,132
522
408
289
913
2,411
627
476
378
930
2,446
470
434
396
1,146
Western Region
Clare
Mayo
Galway
Roscommon/Longford
1,599
279
229
722
369
2,193
304
297
1,239
353
2,193
437
323
1,039
394
2,380
439
467
1,071
403
2,349
526
341
1,041
441
2,563
427
405
1,185
546
2,341
384
409
1,099
449
2,072
359
356
938
419
2,363
366
477
983
537
Southern Region
Cork City
Cork North
Cork West
Kerry
Limerick
3,169
1,024
396
296
356
1,097
3,735
1,030
493
321
508
1,383
3,277
901
347
330
457
1,242
2,983
821
291
308
337
1,226
3,297
916
304
312
342
1,423
3,388
902
313
290
367
1,516
3,175
891
341
270
363
1,310
3,507
907
438
333
348
1,481
3,091
865
372
306
333
1,215
Eastern Region
Laois/Offaly
Meath
Wicklow
Westmeath
Kildare
4,242
697
734
1,120
522
1,169
4,479
731
731
1,236
629
1,152
4,462
660
887
1,195
605
1,115
4,429
664
842
973
607
1,343
4,545
659
883
1,010
588
1,405
4,710
661
886
1,064
507
1,592
4,504
736
864
1,045
516
1,343
5,607
976
1,222
1,146
571
1,692
5,585
934
1,217
1,169
551
1,714

Tipperary
Wexford
Kilkenny/Carlow
Waterford
2,870
598
792
756
724
3,261
741
842
839
839
3,210
715
837
948
710
2,727
584
728
785
630
2,936
599
767
878
692
3,220
677
722
1,063
758
3,054
603
723
981
747
3,371
740
886
1,026
719
3,535
690
1,052
1,033
760
10,939
1,979
1,075
2,302
2,269
1,563
1,751
10,535
2,177
1,143
1,658
2,471
1,637
1,449
9,780
1,803
1,109
1,818
1,953
1,512
1,585
8,990
1,666
1,055
1,768
1,919
1,170
1,412
9,380
1,776
985
1,877
1,975
1,203
1,564
10,728
1,726
1,043
2,346
2,369
1,367
1,877
10,214
1,528
984
2,013
2,398
1,413
1,878
10,727
1,649
1,071
2,077
2,380
1,379
2,171
10,754
1,573
966
2,135
2,333
1,525
2,222
State

South Central DMR
North Central DMR
Northern DMR
Southern DMR
Eastern DMR
Western DMR
25
Table 4.8 Recorded Theft and related offences (ICCS 08) classified by Garda region
and division,2004 to 2012
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
72,201
73,077
74,500
75,190
76,861
77,031
76,828
76,975
76,549
Northern Region
Cavan/Monaghan
Donegal
Sligo/Leitrim
Louth
4,920
976
1,261
906
1,777
5,291
1,111
1,274
971
1,935
5,603
1,074
1,410
1,125
1,994
5,977
1,162
1,324
1,133
2,358
6,271
1,270
1,336
1,072
2,593
5,917
1,167
1,461
1,020
2,269
5,618
1,205
1,169
952
2,292
5,323
1,163
1,221
900
2,039
5,025
1,134
999
843
2,049
Western Region
Clare
Mayo
Galway
Roscommon/Longford
5,362
1,045
872
2,578
867
5,445
957
919
2,782
787
6,257
1,099
1,055
3,175
928
6,458
1,162
1,137
3,195
964
6,578
1,320
1,096
3,264
898
6,348
1,206
1,147
3,048
947
5,906
1,214
956
2,830
906
5,335
1,054
1,022
2,363
896
5,528
1,024
1,143
2,456
905
10,813
4,564
999
831
1,030
3,389
12,627
5,068
1,159
818
1,190
4,392
12,798
4,475
1,202
972
1,240
4,909
11,765
4,353
1,111
884
1,164
4,253
12,185
4,759
1,163
895
1,176
4,192
12,059
4,468
1,128
976
1,157
4,330
11,536
4,237
1,130
766
1,160
4,243
11,335
4,093
1,132
950
1,000
4,160
10,595
3,642
1,158
800
941
4,054
Eastern Region
Laois/Offaly
Meath
Wicklow
Westmeath
Kildare
8,288
1,391
1,562
1,878
1,210
2,247
8,852
1,473
1,743
1,961
1,323
2,352
9,748
1,555
2,011
2,133
1,461
2,588
10,207
1,526
2,126
1,999
1,434
3,122
10,320
1,732
2,202
2,164
1,223
2,999
10,889
1,849
2,536
2,325
1,212
2,967
10,717
1,849
2,469
2,379
1,287
2,733
10,913
1,713
2,490
2,353
1,245
3,112
10,332
1,694
2,219
2,218
1,256
2,945

Tipperary
Wexford
Kilkenny/Carlow
Waterford
5,776
1,275
1,250
1,401
1,850
6,001
1,185
1,336
1,659
1,821
6,824
1,338
1,364
2,034
2,088
6,805
1,416
1,381
1,906
2,102
7,155
1,398
1,558
1,891
2,308
7,505
1,389
1,756
2,235
2,125
7,496
1,578
1,575
2,228
2,115
7,335
1,374
1,933
2,062
1,966
7,286
1,394
1,938
1,828
2,126
37,042
7,747
7,667
5,689
6,169
3,065
6,705
34,861
7,085
7,042
5,276
5,816
3,043
6,599
33,270
6,678
6,500
5,219
5,254
3,150
6,469
33,978
6,838
6,752
5,693
4,929
2,916
6,850
34,352
6,773
7,184
5,653
4,554
2,843
7,345
34,313
6,498
6,435
6,170
4,556
3,238
7,416
35,555
6,799
7,380
6,255
4,419
3,334
7,368
36,734
7,918
7,279
6,651
4,139
3,562
7,185
37,783
9,152
6,958
6,385
4,065
3,634
7,589
State
Southern Region
Cork City
Cork North
Cork West
Kerry
Limerick

South Central DMR
North Central DMR
Northern DMR
Southern DMR
Eastern DMR
Western DMR
26
Table 4.9 Recorded Fraud, deception and related offences (ICCS 09) classified by Garda region
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
State
3,663
4,012
4,176
5,858
5,410
4,947
4,988
5,370
5,544
Northern Region
Cavan/Monaghan
Donegal
Sligo/Leitrim
Louth
415
131
88
81
115
447
125
143
67
112
476
127
113
103
133
709
151
143
134
281
623
172
180
109
162
590
169
165
99
157
628
181
174
103
170
520
151
122
105
142
545
126
119
86
214
Western Region
Clare
Mayo
Galway
Roscommon/Longford
349
90
92
125
42
320
76
71
126
47
369
56
69
174
70
558
76
107
252
123
572
108
114
264
86
510
79
94
251
86
524
89
119
221
95
491
61
108
228
94
527
72
98
246
111
Southern Region
Cork City
Cork North
Cork West
Kerry
Limerick
622
222
96
51
72
181
701
227
98
98
30
248
643
191
104
88
99
161
774
246
127
104
75
222
920
354
131
93
107
235
761
257
111
92
104
197
652
191
106
54
89
212
730
253
99
82
100
196
633
209
91
78
84
171
Eastern Region
Laois/Offaly
Meath
Wicklow
Westmeath
Kildare
549
125
119
77
87
141
505
123
95
69
51
167
474
82
98
68
73
153
813
126
209
124
99
255
667
138
131
130
93
175
693
151
147
131
95
169
652
125
135
149
96
147
781
151
150
211
82
187
755
111
149
175
134
186

Tipperary
Wexford
Kilkenny/Carlow
Waterford
514
89
106
174
145
429
91
178
82
78
292
56
102
77
57
490
123
97
158
112
446
106
103
120
117
463
103
125
120
115
470
132
120
114
104
447
114
127
109
97
480
109
135
119
117
1,214
218
204
317
147
87
241
1,610
329
282
392
205
160
242
1,922
423
346
494
234
130
295
2,514
648
388
503
345
194
436
2,182
469
388
412
322
216
375
1,930
381
353
380
263
210
343
2,062
460
349
387
290
208
368
2,401
468
387
482
292
321
451
2,604
549
419
490
275
251
620

South Central DMR
North Central DMR
Northern DMR
Southern DMR
Eastern DMR
Western DMR
27
Table 4.10 Recorded Controlled drug offences (ICCS 10) classified by Garda region and division,
2004 to 2012
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
State
9,868
13,322
14,232
18,554
23,404
21,982
20,005
17,695
16,471
Northern Region
Cavan/Monaghan
Donegal
Sligo/Leitrim
Louth
634
186
215
108
125
794
255
224
155
160
1,004
293
341
163
207
1,216
329
393
251
243
1,388
334
469
285
300
1,475
236
481
218
540
1,338
291
329
191
527
1,393
248
408
285
452
1,158
285
248
224
401
Western Region
Clare
Mayo
Galway
Roscommon/Longford
774
207
80
379
108
790
224
110
346
110
1,036
342
120
427
147
1,285
357
195
514
219
1,451
394
242
609
206
1,252
414
213
449
176
1,261
416
187
490
168
1,118
276
173
451
218
1,120
262
162
500
196
Southern Region
Cork City
Cork North
Cork West
Kerry
Limerick
2,143
747
372
205
170
649
2,689
759
414
444
317
755
2,598
893
436
271
371
627
3,184
964
601
305
468
846
4,154
1,438
689
550
590
887
3,949
1,386
636
490
474
963
3,724
1,096
556
479
493
1,100
3,301
1,070
502
371
359
999
2,972
964
520
310
301
877
Eastern Region
Laois/Offaly
Meath
Wicklow
Westmeath
Kildare
1,384
366
173
224
82
539
2,171
799
167
307
158
740
2,058
630
183
323
285
637
2,708
817
334
551
204
802
3,488
822
389
798
336
1,143
3,011
636
555
740
291
789
2,648
604
358
637
302
747
2,395
552
280
662
255
646
2,140
539
300
684
266
351

Tipperary
Wexford
Kilkenny/Carlow
Waterford
1,650
347
209
419
675
2,044
385
470
440
749
2,128
514
426
472
716
2,515
641
482
581
811
2,796
800
468
672
856
2,818
727
523
575
993
2,486
570
472
677
767
2,179
486
426
544
723
1,818
448
345
458
567

South Central DMR
North Central DMR
Northern DMR
Southern DMR
Eastern DMR
Western DMR
3,283
630
467
706
626
388
466
4,834
626
690
1,163
1,013
658
684
5,408
941
774
1,106
960
629
998
7,646
1,472
989
1,634
1,453
640
1,458
10,127
1,520
1,225
2,194
2,070
808
2,310
9,477
1,342
1,240
2,019
1,912
640
2,324
8,548
970
1,118
2,000
1,578
619
2,263
7,309
744
919
1,710
1,365
640
1,931
7,263
612
1,104
1,500
1,395
546
2,106
28
Table 4.11 Recorded Weapons and explosives offences (ICCS 11) classified by Garda region
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
State
2,154
2,560
3,119
3,595
4,016
4,064
4,099
3,484
3,011
Northern Region
Cavan/Monaghan
Donegal
Sligo/Leitrim
Louth
134
25
45
25
39
163
36
44
21
62
268
57
81
50
80
309
62
96
67
84
351
41
103
69
138
342
71
108
57
106
367
55
96
79
137
269
60
56
56
97
204
38
38
44
84
Western Region
Clare
Mayo
Galway
Roscommon/Longford
152
44
30
55
23
177
51
40
60
26
177
37
36
65
39
259
83
29
96
51
284
85
46
105
48
338
85
72
120
61
280
82
55
100
43
231
48
47
96
40
191
53
32
74
32
Southern Region
Cork City
Cork North
Cork West
Kerry
Limerick
459
142
30
34
33
220
557
144
70
38
50
255
585
164
49
36
60
276
676
199
63
42
64
308
705
249
75
52
81
248
672
216
74
48
86
248
705
194
72
40
138
261
593
180
42
43
89
239
535
147
61
36
77
214
Eastern Region
Laois/Offaly
Meath
Wicklow
Westmeath
Kildare
203
61
33
45
22
42
254
73
36
50
31
64
339
65
53
100
60
61
436
91
72
121
50
102
451
85
95
103
74
94
501
118
103
136
55
89
478
109
75
128
62
104
426
80
81
128
46
91
364
84
58
123
40
59

Tipperary
Wexford
Kilkenny/Carlow
Waterford
255
85
42
42
86
254
76
44
35
99
368
139
89
35
105
432
195
82
54
101
442
162
72
81
127
446
139
86
85
136
401
128
54
77
142
321
85
62
79
95
307
63
68
46
130

South Central DMR
North Central DMR
Northern DMR
Southern DMR
Eastern DMR
Western DMR
951
158
181
200
134
32
246
1,155
170
223
226
177
64
295
1,382
213
331
224
207
51
356
1,483
250
331
292
193
93
324
1,783
303
359
371
241
93
416
1,765
318
322
349
216
96
464
1,868
326
385
319
286
105
447
1,644
292
338
289
247
93
385
1,410
254
280
226
240
75
335
29
Table 4.12 Recorded Damage to property and to the environment (ICCS 12) offences
classified by Garda region and division, 2004 to 2012
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
37,047
39,728
43,583
43,284
44,626
42,330
39,369
35,575
32,609
Northern Region
Cavan/Monaghan
Donegal
Sligo/Leitrim
Louth
3,790
690
1,163
770
1,167
4,125
735
1,280
851
1,259
4,371
805
1,291
832
1,443
5,004
905
1,379
917
1,803
5,074
809
1,500
872
1,893
4,152
712
1,142
707
1,591
3,874
793
1,009
686
1,386
3,405
688
846
564
1,307
3,156
634
753
538
1,231
Western Region
Clare
Mayo
Galway
Roscommon/Longford
2,963
690
645
1,191
437
3,323
752
662
1,527
382
3,838
809
860
1,632
537
3,986
783
876
1,786
541
4,223
927
820
1,969
507
3,843
772
853
1,647
571
3,323
742
727
1,378
476
2,891
571
657
1,199
464
2,658
518
596
1,117
427
Southern Region
Cork City
Cork North
Cork West
Kerry
Limerick
6,490
2,474
745
566
610
2,095
7,298
2,644
858
492
544
2,760
8,198
2,795
899
734
711
3,059
7,855
2,633
791
646
790
2,995
8,067
2,784
844
718
760
2,961
7,370
2,537
774
625
711
2,723
6,767
2,319
817
519
631
2,481
6,269
2,183
650
559
545
2,332
5,367
1,820
560
430
469
2,088
Eastern Region
Laois/Offaly
Meath
Wicklow
Westmeath
Kildare
4,289
627
737
1,089
695
1,141
4,888
830
838
1,268
769
1,183
5,438
931
1,057
1,224
768
1,458
5,814
1,050
985
1,195
983
1,601
6,203
1,153
1,117
1,372
824
1,737
6,063
1,110
1,157
1,385
801
1,610
5,744
987
1,125
1,360
753
1,519
5,251
946
910
1,274
627
1,494
4,699
896
857
1,013
618
1,315

Tipperary
Wexford
Kilkenny/Carlow
Waterford
2,831
793
668
591
779
3,340
828
691
797
1,024
4,507
1,012
976
1,096
1,423
4,564
1,063
955
1,155
1,391
4,508
958
1,035
1,183
1,332
4,426
842
1,085
1,211
1,288
4,205
814
960
1,087
1,344
3,854
768
990
1,003
1,093
3,450
658
984
763
1,045
16,684
2,125
2,351
3,525
3,684
1,455
3,544
16,754
2,022
1,852
3,764
3,737
1,669
3,710
17,231
2,121
1,749
3,865
3,590
1,687
4,219
16,061
2,098
1,953
3,211
3,135
1,678
3,986
16,551
2,150
2,142
3,529
2,757
1,629
4,344
16,476
2,096
2,153
3,382
2,848
1,667
4,330
15,456
2,109
1,861
3,007
2,708
1,641
4,130
13,905
2,013
1,932
2,861
2,147
1,389
3,563
13,279
1,812
1,664
2,585
2,240
1,358
3,620
State

South Central DMR
North Central DMR
Northern DMR
Southern DMR
Eastern DMR
Western DMR
30
Table 4.13 Recorded Public order and other social code offences (ICCS 13) classified by region
and division 2004 to 2012
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
47,791
55,482
56,617
60,584
61,822
57,351
54,943
49,060
43,780
Northern Region
Cavan/Monaghan
Donegal
Sligo/Leitrim
Louth
5,800
1,661
2,277
761
1,101
7,440
1,837
2,843
1,364
1,396
6,583
1,868
2,401
1,033
1,281
7,070
1,979
2,655
1,087
1,349
7,255
1,763
2,818
1,121
1,553
6,737
1,673
2,257
1,068
1,739
6,168
1,486
2,066
874
1,742
5,522
1,472
1,827
843
1,380
4,825
1,328
1,526
807
1,164
Western Region
Clare
Mayo
Galway
Roscommon/Longford
4,500
825
1,073
1,968
634
5,382
1,252
1,087
2,327
716
5,727
1,142
1,140
2,677
768
6,465
1,511
1,193
2,996
765
6,980
1,459
1,414
3,370
737
7,161
1,432
1,337
3,618
774
6,853
1,350
1,356
3,428
719
5,441
1,096
1,071
2,675
599
5,172
993
1,016
2,640
523
Southern Region
Cork City
Cork North
Cork West
Kerry
Limerick
9,373
3,613
1,072
969
1,753
1,966
11,074
3,987
1,393
1,216
2,279
2,199
12,076
4,054
1,575
1,392
2,544
2,511
12,817
4,698
1,840
1,376
2,421
2,482
12,825
4,376
1,752
1,492
2,308
2,897
11,854
4,061
1,546
1,244
2,053
2,950
12,101
4,267
1,398
1,117
2,449
2,870
11,238
3,978
1,221
1,024
2,218
2,797
10,524
3,878
1,194
904
2,153
2,395
Eastern Region
Laois/Offaly
Meath
Wicklow
Westmeath
Kildare
5,393
1,043
558
1,109
1,004
1,679
6,685
1,543
763
1,430
1,212
1,737
6,196
1,136
1,020
1,313
1,170
1,557
6,831
1,290
1,139
1,475
1,142
1,785
6,719
1,299
1,157
1,592
1,218
1,453
6,437
1,284
1,196
1,637
1,075
1,245
6,119
1,294
1,028
1,346
1,080
1,371
5,420
1,075
866
1,277
954
1,248
4,731
954
874
1,021
903
979

Tipperary
Wexford
Kilkenny/Carlow
Waterford
6,115
1,782
866
1,463
2,004
6,584
2,021
1,070
1,338
2,155
7,639
2,372
1,381
1,415
2,471
8,477
2,529
1,566
1,647
2,735
7,034
1,673
1,433
1,580
2,348
6,865
1,624
1,373
1,802
2,066
6,405
1,551
1,190
2,035
1,629
6,073
1,368
1,238
1,952
1,515
5,424
1,193
1,073
1,875
1,283
16,610
3,887
4,592
1,940
2,646
1,373
2,172
18,317
4,425
4,363
2,248
2,789
1,454
3,038
18,396
4,371
3,683
2,932
2,721
1,722
2,967
18,924
4,417
3,269
3,481
2,639
2,196
2,922
21,009
5,059
4,051
3,996
2,298
2,215
3,390
18,297
4,418
2,997
3,715
2,316
2,055
2,796
17,297
4,420
2,882
2,964
2,184
1,683
3,164
15,366
4,436
2,881
2,375
1,675
1,355
2,644
13,104
3,564
2,472
2,029
1,501
1,121
2,417
State

South Central DMR
North Central DMR
Northern DMR
Southern DMR
Eastern DMR
Western DMR
31
Table 4.14 Recorded Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime
(ICCS 15) offences classified by region and division, 2004 to 2012
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
State
6,453
7,792
9,482
11,001
13,283
11,900
11,409
10,178
8,852
Northern Region
Cavan/Monaghan
Donegal
Sligo/Leitrim
Louth
465
189
106
39
131
491
149
118
68
156
581
189
125
95
172
609
154
211
74
170
642
175
161
105
201
638
189
127
124
198
695
261
124
116
194
548
219
109
79
141
492
174
107
69
142
Western Region
Clare
Mayo
Galway
Roscommon/Longford
379
66
49
196
68
386
94
51
190
51
494
111
63
225
95
565
140
60
272
93
684
166
61
360
97
784
177
65
456
86
761
229
73
365
94
744
198
74
385
87
632
198
50
303
81
Southern Region
Cork City
Cork North
Cork West
Kerry
Limerick
839
358
91
55
109
226
911
415
96
65
138
197
1,200
455
130
81
284
250
1,457
663
157
79
248
310
1,717
782
160
93
187
495
1,601
713
127
101
165
495
1,346
504
110
89
194
449
1,325
516
105
103
160
441
1,197
387
136
111
149
414
Eastern Region
Laois/Offaly
Meath
Wicklow
Westmeath
Kildare
529
101
117
107
51
153
569
141
124
102
100
102
720
175
151
171
125
98
828
179
152
202
140
155
1,050
213
171
301
153
212
1,003
191
141
327
157
187
1,067
172
169
307
219
200
1,035
158
187
293
163
234
921
174
147
215
194
191

Tipperary
Wexford
Kilkenny/Carlow
Waterford
533
84
117
106
226
537
109
74
91
263
705
141
94
122
348
777
175
105
126
371
834
163
124
125
422
885
178
166
141
400
1,022
180
201
174
467
950
156
159
194
441
656
136
148
122
250
3,708
514
1,617
379
600
162
436
4,898
700
2,248
520
585
179
666
5,782
903
2,826
613
641
204
595
6,765
901
3,810
715
424
247
668
8,356
792
5,145
815
407
408
789
6,989
381
4,225
564
413
343
1,063
6,518
196
4,190
399
305
326
1,102
5,576
194
3,722
303
300
308
749
4,954
160
3,354
258
286
244
652

South Central DMR
North Central DMR
Northern DMR
Southern DMR
Eastern DMR
Western DMR
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Background Information
Introduction
The Crime Incidents, Quarter 4, 2012 publication provides provisional figures for the
number of offences recorded by An Garda Sochna, 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 ICCS replaced the Headline/Non-Headline classification, with its various
sub-groupings, which was used for statistics up to 2005. Full details of the ICCS are
available on page 36 or via the CSO homepage at www.cso.ie
Figures are provided from Quarter 1, 2009 to Quarter 4, 2012. The information supplied in
this report refers only to crime incidents known to An Garda Sochna 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.
The current report features summaries on the volume of offences recorded by An Garda
Sochna between Quarter 1, 2009 to Quarter 4, 2012 in each ICCS offence group. The
report also contains a breakdown of offences by Garda Region and Division from 2004-2012.
Background
In 2006 the CSO assumed responsibility for the publication of recorded crime statistics from
An Garda Sochana. Prior to this, recorded crime statistics were published as part of the
Crime Statistics section of Garda Annual Reports. An Garda Sochna ceased including this
section in their annual reports from 2006, in recognition that the CSO was to assume this
responsibility.
The information supplied in this report refers only to criminal incidents known to An Garda
Sochna and recorded as such. Obviously, not every crime comes to the attention of An
Garda Sochna, and the CSO provides additional information on non-recorded crime
through its Crime and Victimisation surveys.
See http://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/crimeandjustice/
Technical notes
This section explains some of the technical terms that feature in the report.
Recorded Offences
Offences reported or which become known to members of An Garda Sochna 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 Garda. This has major implications for some offence types.
Notable amongst these are sexual offences, as it has often been the case that such offences
have been reported to An Garda Sochna many years (sometimes decades) after the event(s).
Thus a sexual assault, which occurred in 1960, would be included in the statistics for 2006 if
it was first reported in that year.
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Garda Regions and Divisions

The fundamental unit for Garda geography is the level of the Garda Station. Stations are then
aggregated to District level, then Division and Region. This geography is unique to An
Garda Sochna.
An Garda Sochna has made a strategic decision to, and has begun the process of, moving to
county-based geography. This will, in time, facilitate the examination of recorded crime data
in the context of data held by, among others, Local Authorities.
The administrative boundaries used in this publication are the most current as of publication
date.
Classification of
Offences
A criminal offence is classified at the time it is entered on the PULSE system. In the vast
majority of cases, this happens very soon after the crime incident becomes known to a
member of An Garda Sochna.
However, many recorded crimes are followed by investigation, during which more
information becomes available. This may result in offences being reclassified from one type
of crime to another. Indeed, a record can also be marked as invalid (but not deleted) if it
transpires that a criminal offence did not occur. Conversely, an incident, not initially thought
to be criminal in nature, can subsequently be reclassified as a criminal incident on foot of
further information.
Court outcomes - Homicide
In general, offences are not reclassified on PULSE on foot of a court outcome. An exception
to this rule involves offences classified under Homicide Offences (ICCS Group 01). It can
often be the case that a charge of murder is brought and a verdict of manslaughter is returned.
In such a case, the original offence is reclassified to reflect the court outcome (It is for this
reason that Murder/Manslaughter offences should be treated together in any trend analysis.).
Assaults resulting in death
An assault is generally recorded as such close to the time of the assault incident. However, if
the victim subsequently dies as a consequence, and after the assault has been recorded, this
will always result in reclassification to a Homicide Offence on PULSE.
Recording Offences Counting Rules
Crime counting rules are a complex area and have been the subject of debate over the years.
However, from an information/statistical perspective, crime counting rules should be applied
in accordance with established criteria.
To fully appreciate the complexity involved, it is useful to consider a criminal event which
consists of more than one offence. For instance, a burglary and an assault offence can occur
within one event. Furthermore, there could be offences of trespass, criminal damage and
arson also occurring as part of the same event. For this event, the homicide would be
recorded, as well as some other offences. It would be unreasonable to suppose that all
offences should be recorded (especially if there was more than one victim, see below), as
some would be considered to be trivial in the context of the homicide. So in this case, for
practical purposes and on reasonable grounds, not all offences would be recorded. The
question then is what is recorded and how does this give comparable data?
There are a number of key counting rules that are applied to the recording of offences. They
are the Primary Offence and the One Offence Counts Per Victim rules.
Primary Offence Rule
This particular counting rule dictates that when an incident results in a number of
offences, only the most serious offence is counted for statistical purposes.
This is achieved by flagging, within PULSE, one offence which should count for that
event. This practice promotes consistency. Counting only the primary incident is thus a good
way of ensuring that there is consistent treatment of criminal events and consistency is
paramount when it comes to comparison of data across geographic boundaries or over time.
Without the primary offence rule, there would be no basis to compare these data over any
boundaries be they geographic or time-based.
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The offence with the severest potential penalty is generally flagged as the primary offence.
However, offences against the person take precedence over offences against property when
the offences have similar penalties.
One Offence Counts Per Victim
A. In general, one offence is counted per victim for any crime incident (i.e. criminal
event). So, irrespective of the number of offenders it is the number of victims of an
incident that dictate how many offences will be recorded.
For example, a sexual event with one offender and two victims counts as two offences.
Conversely, an event with two offenders and one victim counts as one offence (or crime
incident) in the recorded crime statistics. In this latter case it is useful to remember that this
one crime incident is the one that counts, regardless of how many offenders are prosecuted or
subsequently convicted.
There are two exceptions to the one offence counts per victim rule.
Financial losses sustained by institutions due to fraud
A first exception to the rule is a series of incidents involving credit/debit card/cheque
card fraud. The critical issue in determining the number of offences recorded is who
bears the financial loss of the incidents. If the financial loss is ultimately sustained by
an institution (for instance a bank), a single offence is recorded because it is akin to a
series of incidents against one victim (see note on repeat incidents below). However, if
the financial loss is incurred by a number of individuals then normal rules apply and
one offence does count per victim.
Burglary
The second exception is that of burglary, where there may be more than one victim (in
the normal sense of the word). This occurs when, for instance, items belonging to more
than one person are taken. Counting one offence per individual (person) victim would
affect comparability. This is because the number of burglaries recorded would become
a function of the number of people living in burgled households. This is an interesting
quantity from a victimisation perspective, but not from a crime counting perspective.
Therefore, the one offence per victim rule is not applied in the case of burglary, and a
single offence is generally recorded. It is useful to think of the burglary as being a
crime against a household for statistical reasons.
B. An extension of the One Offence Counts Per Victim rule applies for repeat incidents
involving the same victim and the same offender.
Again, it is useful to look at sexual offences to illustrate this point. It may be the case
that there are numerous crime incidents perpetrated by the same offender against the
same victim stretching back for many years (and often reported many years after the
last incident). It would be unreasonable to expect the same level of detail to be
recorded about every individual offence that occurred throughout the series.
Moreover, some victims may not, for a variety of reasons, be in a position to remember
all of the incidents involved in the series. Therefore, applying the rule of one incident
counts per victim for a series like this promotes consistency in approach for
comparative purposes. That is not to say that more information cannot be provided on
the numbers of such incidents. It can. It is simply a case of interpretation being subject
to some extra caveats (For this type of incident series, it is open to debate whether the
clustered nature of the offences (in time and/or place) renders them outside the scope
of normal statistical comparison).
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ICCSq Offence Groups

01a
01b
01c
01d
02 Sexual offences
Murder
Manslaughter
Infanticide
Dangerous driving leading to death
02b Defilement of a boy or girl less than 17

years old
02c Sexual offence involving mentally
impaired person
03 Attempts or threats to
murder, assaults,
harassments and
related offences
03a Murder-attempt
03b Murder-threat
03d Other assault
Murder
Manslaughter
Infanticide
Manslaughter (traffic fatality)
Dangerous driving causing death
Rape of a male or female
Rape Section 4
Unlawful carnal knowledge / Criminal law
(Sexual Offences Act) 2006
Buggery
Sexual offence involving mentally
impaired person
Aggravated sexual assault
Sexual assault
Incest
Child pornography offences
Child pornography obstruction of warrant
Gross indecency
Murder-attempt
Murder-threat
Assault causing harm
Poisoning
Assault or obstruction of Garda/official,
resisting arrest
Minor assault
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
04b Driving/In charge of a vehicle while over
legal alcohol limit
04c Driving/In charge of a vehicle under the
influence of drugs
04f Endangerment with potential for serious
harm or death
04g Abandoning a child, child neglect and
cruelty
04h Unseaworthy/dangerous use of boat or
ship
04i False alarm/interference with aircraft or
air transport facilities
Dangerous driving causing serious bodily

harm
Driving/In charge of a vehicle while over
legal alcohol limit
Driving/In charge of a vehicle under the
influence of drugs
Endangerment with potential for serious
harm or death
Abandoning a child, child neglect and
cruelty
Unseaworthy/dangerous use of boat or
ship
False alarm/interference with aircraft or
air transport facilities
Endangering traffic offences
05 Kidnapping and
related offences

05b Abduction of person under 16 years of
age
False imprisonment
Abduction of person under 16 years of
age
Human trafficking offences
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06 Robbery, extortion
and hijacking
offences
06a
06b
06c
06d
06e
07 Burglary and
related offences

07c Possession of an article
(with intent to burgle, steal, demand)
Aggravated burglary
Burglary (not aggravated)
Possession of an article
(with intent to burgle, steal, demand)
08 Theft and related

Offences
Theft/Unauthorised taking of vehicle

Interfering with vehicle (with intent to
steal item or vehicle)
Theft from person
Theft from shop
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
Robbery of an establishment or institution

Robbery of cash or goods in transit
Robbery from the person
Blackmail or extortion
Carjacking, hijacking/unlawful seizure of
aircraft/vessel

08c Theft from shop
Robbery of an establishment or institution

Robbery of cash or goods in transit
Robbery from the person
Blackmail or extortion
Carjacking, hijacking/unlawful seizure of
aircraft/vessel
09 Fraud, deception
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
10b
10c
10d
10e
Importation of drugs
Cultivation or manufacture of drugs
Possession of drugs for sale or supply
Possession of drugs for personal use
Forged or altered prescription offences
obstruction under the Drugs Act
11 Weapons and
explosives offences
Importation of drugs
Cultivation or manufacture of drugs
Possession of drugs for sale or supply
Possession of drugs for personal use
Other drug offences

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Causing an explosion
Making of explosives
Possession of explosives
Chemical weapons offences
Discharging a firearm
Possession of a firearm
Possession of offensive weapons
(not firearms)
Fireworks offences (for sale, igniting etc.)
12 Damage to property
and to the
environment
12a Arson
12c Litter offences
Arson
Criminal damage (not arson)
Litter offences
13 Public order and

other social code
offences
Affray/Riot/Violent disorder
Public order offences
Drunkenness offences
Air rage-disruptive or drunken behaviour
on aircraft
Forcible entry and occupation
(not burglary)
Trespass on lands or enclosed areas
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
Brothel keeping
Organisation of prostitution
Prostitution, including soliciting etc.
Offences under the Betting Acts
Collecting money without permit,
unauthorised collection
Offences under Gaming and Lotteries Acts
Permit/License offences for casual/street
trading
Allowing a child (under 16 years) to beg
Bigamy
Bestiality
Indecency
Begging
13e Regulated betting or money,

collection or trading offences
15 Offences against
Government,
justice procedures
and organisation
of crime
15a Offences against government and

its agents (nec)
15b Organisation of crime and conspiracy

to commit crime
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Treason
Breaches of Offences Against the State
Acts
Breaches of Official Secrets Act
Impersonating member of An Garda
Sochna
Electoral offences including personation
Public mischief-annoying phone calls,
wasting police time
Criminal Assets Bureau offences
Non compliance with Garda direction
Criminal organisation offences
(organised crime)
Conspiracy to commit a crime
Perjury
Interfering with a jury (embracery)
Assisting offenders
Public mischief, pervert course of justice,
conceal offence
15 Offences against
Government,
justice procedures
and organisation
of crime
(contd)
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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Government of Ireland 2013

Recorded Crime Quarter 4 2012

Recorded crime incidents, Group 01 to Group 05, Q1 2009 to Q4 2010

Recorded crime incidents, Group 06 to Group 12, Q1 2009 to Q4 2010

Recorded crime incidents, Group 13 and Group 15, Q1 2009 to Q4 2010

Recorded crime incidents, Group 01 to Group 05, Q1 2011 to Q4 2012

Recorded crime incidents, Group 06 to Group 12, Q1 2011 to Q4 2012

Recorded crime incidents, Group 13 and Group 15, Q1 2011 to Q4 2012

Recorded crime incidents, classified by offence group, Garda

Recorded Homicide offences (ICCS 01)classified by Garda region and division

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

Recorded Dangerous or negligent acts (ICCS 04) offences classified by Garda

Recorded Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime

Recorded Crime Quarter 4 2012

Figure 1 Percentage change between annualised total to

+ 2.2 02 Sexual offences

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

04 Dangerous or negligent acts

06 Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences

07 Burglary and related offences

10 Controlled drug offences

12 Damage to property and to the environment

Recorded Crime Quarter 4 2012

Dangerous driving leading to death

Group 02 Sexual Offences

Recorded Crime Quarter 4 2012

Group 06 Robbery, Extortion and Hijacking Offences

Figure 3: Annualised total burglary and related offences, Q4 2010 to Q4 2012

Burglary and related offences

Figure 4: Annualised total Burglary and related offences by Garda region, Q4

Recorded Crime Quarter 4 2012

Group 08 Theft and Related Offences

Recorded Crime Quarter 4 2012

Recorded Crime Quarter 4 2012

07 Burglary and related offences

08 Theft and related Offences

09 Fraud, deception and related offences

10 Controlled drug offences

12 Damage to property and to the environment

13 Public order and other social code offences

15 Offences against Government, justice procedures

11 Weapons and explosives offences

05 Kidnapping and related offences

04 Dangerous or negligent acts

03 Attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and

ICCSq offence group

Recorded Crime Quarter 4 2012

10 Controlled drug offences

11 Weapons and explosives offences

12 Damage to property and to the environment

09 Fraud, deception and related offences

08 Theft and related offences

07 Burglary and related offences

06 Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences

ICCSq offence group

Recorded Crime Quarter 4 2012

15 Offences against Government, justice procedures and

13 Public order and other social code offences

ICCSq offence group

Recorded Crime Quarter 4 2012

04 Dangerous or negligent acts