Written answers
Thursday, 13 May 2004
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Garda Prosecutions
5:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 174: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the crime and detection rates by the Garda in each year from 1998 to 2003, inclusive, and classified by headline and non-headline crimes; the total number of cases handled by the probation service in each year for the same period, classified by main category. [14079/04]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I have had inquiries made with the Garda authorities. The following tabular statements give headline crime statistics for 2003 and details of non-headline offences where proceedings commenced. The statistics furnished for 2003 are provisional and are subject to change. Crime statistics for the years 1998 to 2002, inclusive, are published in the Garda SÃochána's annual reports and are available in the Oireachtas Library.
Recorded | Detected | % Detected | |
Headline Offence Groups | % | ||
Group 1 Homicides | 101 | 73 | 72 |
Group 2 Assaults | 4,738 | 3,171 | 67 |
Group 3 Sexual Offences | 2,463 | 1,505 | 61 |
Group 4 Arson | 1,440 | 227 | 16 |
Group 5 Drugs | 2,715 | 2,695 | 99 |
Group 6 Thefts | 57,870 | 20,640 | 36 |
Group 7 Burglaries | 25,733 | 4,438 | 17 |
Group 8 Robberies | 2,794 | 909 | 33 |
Group 9 Frauds | 4,037 | 2,529 | 63 |
Group 10 Other Headline Offences | 1,469 | 997 | 68 |
Total | 103,360 | 37,184 | 36 |
Non-Headline Offences Where Proceedings Commenced in 2003. | |
2003 | |
EASTERN REGION | 43,053 |
Carlow-Kildare | 13,727 |
Laois-Offaly | 5,478 |
Longford-Westmeath | 5,423 |
Louth-Meath | 18,425 |
DUBLIN METROPOLITAN REGION | 136,273 |
Eastern | 14,448 |
North Central | 25,568 |
Northern | 18,738 |
South Central | 26,410 |
Southern | 26,029 |
Western | 25,080 |
NORTHERN REGION | 18,112 |
Cavan-Monaghan | 8,194 |
Donegal | 6,769 |
Sligo-Leitrim | 3,149 |
SOUTH EASTERN REGION | 24,692 |
Tipperary | 6,876 |
Waterford-Kilkenny | 9,002 |
Wexford-Wicklow | 8,814 |
SOUTHERN REGION | 45,771 |
Cork City | 16,652 |
Cork North | 5,034 |
Cork West | 4,838 |
Kerry | 7,019 |
Limerick | 12,228 |
WESTERN REGION | 24,378 |
Clare | 5,740 |
Galway West | 8,186 |
Mayo | 5,941 |
Roscommon-Galway East | 4,511 |
Total | 292,279 |
The total number of cases handled by the probation and welfare service in the years 1998 to 2000, inclusive, classified by main category are as follows:
Offence | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
Manslaughter | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Assault | 754 | 692 | 537 |
Sexual Offences | 119 | 118 | 65 |
Arson | 28 | 23 | 18 |
Drugs Offences | 514 | 519 | 392 |
Larceny | 1,260 | 1,130 | 1,101 |
Burglary | 282 | 225 | 145 |
Robbery | 168 | 111 | 169 |
Embezzlement, Fraud and Extortion | 89 | 63 | 55 |
Others | 2,308 | 2,431 | 2,423 |
Total | 5,522 | 5,313 | 4,907 |
Statistics on the cases handled by the probation and welfare service are not yet available for the years 2001 to 2003, inclusive.
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