Written answers
Tuesday, 7 March 2006
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Crime Levels
11:00 pm
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 479: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of crimes detected across all headings in Carlow Garda division during 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9360/06]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The introduction of the PULSE computer system by the Garda Síochána in 1999 has led to more complete and comprehensive recording of crimes reported than was previously the case. Consequently, the statistics provided for 1997 are not comparable to statistics provided for 2000 and subsequent years. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table shows the totals for offences detected by the ten headline groups for the Carlow-Kildare Garda division for the years 2000 to 2005, inclusive.
It should be borne in mind that any interpretation of the crime figures should factor in the increase in our population in the past ten years. In 1995, with a population of almost 3.6 million people, there were 29 crimes per 1,000 of the population. In 2005, with a population of over 4.1 million, there were 24.6 crimes per 1,000 of the population, a reduction of 4.4 crimes per 1,000 of the population. A certain proportion of the increase in the figures for recorded headline crime is due to the increases in recording rates resulting from the phasing in of the Garda PULSE IT system from 1999 to 2002.
The following table shows headline crimes detected for the Garda division of Carlow-Kildare for the years 2000 to 2005*.
| 2005* Detected | 2004 Detected | 2003 Detected | 2002 Detected | 2001 Detected | 2000 Detected | |
| Homicide | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Assault | 144 | 149 | 157 | 228 | 98 | 64 |
| Sexual offences | 37 | 53 | 109 | 70 | 61 | 30 |
| Arson | 18 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 18 |
| Drugs | 113 | 85 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 77 |
| Theft | 775 | 691 | 737 | 548 | 525 | 488 |
| Burglary | 192 | 211 | 201 | 212 | 209 | 219 |
| Robbery | 29 | 29 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 25 |
| Fraud | 123 | 120 | 166 | 130 | 174 | 189 |
| Other headline offences | 44 | 40 | 43 | 75 | 34 | 9 |
| Total | 1,477 | 1,391 | 1,528 | 1,389 | 1,235 | 1,125 |
| *Figures provided are provisional, operational and liable to change. |
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 480: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of crimes detected across all headings in Dundalk Garda division during 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9361/06]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I regret that it has not been possible in the time available to obtain the information requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy about this matter when it becomes available.
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