26 April 2021
Go to release: Recorded Crime Victims 2020 and Suspected Offenders 2019
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (26 April 2021) published the latest statistics on victims and suspected offenders of serious crimes recorded by An Garda Síochána.
Commenting on the release, Sam Scriven, Statistician, said: “The figures published today provide detail on the age and sex of both victims and suspected offenders of serious crimes reported to An Garda Síochána.
There were 32 male victims (84%) and six female victims (16%) of murder or manslaughter in Ireland in 2020. Both the number and proportion of female victims of murder or manslaughter has fallen in each of the last three years.
As has been the case in previous years, four out of five (79%) victims of sexual violence crimes reported to An Garda Síochána in 2020 were female.
Almost all (99%) suspected offenders of detected sexual violence which was reported in 2019 were male.
In one in five (20%) cases of detected sexual violence which was reported in 2019, both the victim and suspected offender were under 18 when the offence occurred.
The proportion of victims of physical assault and related offences who were female (45%) was higher in 2020 than in recent years. This is attributable to a greater decline in the number of male assault victims than female assault victims during 2020 and may be an effect of COVID-19 lockdowns.”
Editor's Note:
Recorded Crime statistics continue to be published as Statistics Under Reservation.
For further information: Under Reservation Explanation
Sam Scriven (+353) 21 453 5276 or Caroline Barrett (+353) 21 453 5485
or email crime@cso.ie
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