Recorded Crime Q2 2024

The number of recorded crime incidents increased across all regions for four out of the fourteen offence groups in the year to Q2 2024. Among these were as follows:

• Fraud, Deception & Related offences had the largest rates of increase for the North Western (+33%) and Eastern regions (+28%), while the lowest was for the Dublin Metropolitan (DMR) region at 13%.
• Robbery, Extortion & Hijacking & Related offences had the largest rate of increase in the DMR region (+13%) and this compared with a 2% rise for each of the other regions.
• Burglary & Related offences had the largest rate of increase for the Southern region (+32%) with the lowest for the DMR region at 2%.
• Theft & Related offences had the largest rate of increase in the Eastern region (+13%) compared with increases of between 6% and 7% for the other regions.

By contrast, the number of recorded crime incidents for a further two offence groups fell across all regions during the same period.

• Controlled Drug offences: The largest rate of decrease was for the Eastern region (-11%), and this was followed by the Southern region (-9%). The lowest rate of decrease was for the North Western region at 1%.
• Offences against Government, Justice Procedures & Organisation of Crime: The largest rates of decrease were 14% for each of the DMR and Southern regions, followed by the North Western region (-12%). The lowest rate of decrease was for the Eastern region (-7%).

For all other offence groups, the experience across Garda regions was mixed. See Figure 3.1 and Table 3.1.