Written answers

Thursday, 17 November 2005

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Crime Levels

5:00 pm

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 120: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of serious assaults in the year to date in 2005 in each Garda district compared to the same period for 2004. [35100/05]

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I have made inquiries with the Garda authorities about the number of serious assaults in the year to date in 2005 compared to the same period last year. The attached table gives details of the number of assault causing harm offences recorded from 1 January 2004 to 31 October 2004 and 1 January 2005 to 31 October 2005. Figures provided for 2004 and 2005 are provisional operational statistics and liable to change.

Assault causing harm offences recorded by Garda division from 1 January 2004 to 31 October 2004 and 1 January 2005 to 31 October 2005.
Garda Division 2005 Recorded 2004 Recorded
Carlow/Kildare 159 154
Cavan/Monaghan 145 116
Clare 61 65
Cork City 177 185
Cork North 90 66
Cork West 87 100
D.M.R. East 141 105
D.M.R. North Central 166 217
D.M.R. Northern 167 192
D.M.R. South Central 192 218
D.M.R. Southern 165 220
D.M.R. West 184 249
Donegal 148 139
Galway West 108 94
Kerry 74 104
Laois/Offaly 87 98
Limerick 141 156
Longford/Westmeath 85 79
Louth/Meath 180 160
Mayo 99 83
Roscommon/Galway East 54 67
Sligo/Leitrim 45 52
Tipperary 89 96
Waterford/Kilkenny 139 179
Wexford/Wicklow 94 109
Total 3,077 3,303

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