20 December 2018
Go to release: Recorded Crime Q3 2018
The Central Statistics Office has today (20 December 2018) published the latest Recorded Crime statistics.
Recorded Crime Q3 2018 is the fourth quarterly release following the decision to resume publication of crime statistics using the category of Statistics Under Reservation. This category was introduced to highlight concerns regarding the quality of underlying data from An Garda Síochána’s PULSE database, and to inform users that revisions to the statistics can be expected as work is undertaken to resolve data quality issues.
The statistics show an increase in the number of recorded incidents across most crime groups for the year ending Q3 2018. The greatest increases were in Robbery which is up 22.7% and Sexual Offences which is up 11.7%.
The number of recorded incidents of Damage to property and the environment fell by 7.4% in the period. There has been a sustained drop in incidents of Burglary since 2014. Thefts have dropped in four of the five years since 2014.
Commenting on the latest Recorded Crime statistics, Olive Loughnane, Statistician said: “In March, the CSO resumed publication of Recorded Crime statistics using the category of Statistics Under Reservation to provide the best available measure of police-recorded crime in Ireland while informing users of their concerns regarding the quality of the underlying data.
The categorisation of Recorded Crime statistics as Statistics Under Reservation will remain in place until the CSO is satisfied that the level of accuracy and completeness of the underlying data is of sufficient quality.
The CSO is committed to assisting AGS in improving data quality wherever possible, and have proposed a data quality improvement plan to AGS. The criteria in this plan address quality concerns across a broad range of issues relating to the recording and classification of crime.”
Olive Loughnane (+353) 21 453 5281 or Sam Scriven (+353) 21 453 5276
or email crime@cso.ie
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