Recorded Crime Q3 2023

The number of recorded crime incidents fell across all regions for four out of the fourteen offence categories in the year to Q3 2023. Among these, the more significant rates of change were in:

• Fraud, Deception & Related offences – highest rate of decrease was 30% for each of the North Western and Southern regions and lowest was 25% in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.
• Kidnapping & Related offences – highest rate of decrease in North Western region (-25%) and lowest in the Dublin Metropolitan region (-10%) but volumes are quite small relative to other offence types.
• Dangerous or Negligent Acts – highest rate of decrease in the Dublin Metropolitan region (-18%) and lowest in the Southern Region (-3%). See Figure 3.1 and Table 3.1.

The number of recorded crime incidents increased in a further four of the fourteen regions and the most notable among these were in:

• Robbery, Extortion & Hijacking offences – highest rates of increase was in the Southern (+53%) and North Western regions (+41%) compared to the lowest in the Dublin Metropolitan region (+13%).
• Theft & Related offences – highest rates of increase were in the North Western (+27%) and Eastern (+22%) regions and the lowest in the Dublin Metropolitan region (+11%).