Written answers
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Department of Justice and Equality
Crime Data
Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the statistics relating to crime in the Ongar local electoral area, which is serviced by the K district Garda station. [40736/20]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) is the responsible authority for official recorded crime statistics. These statistics are available on the CSO website at the following link: .
For the Deputy's information, the following table shows the recorded crime offences for Blanchardstown Garda Station (which includes the Ongar area in the K district of the DMR West division) by type of offence and year for 2018 and 2019, the latest years for which figures are published:
| BLANCHARDSTOWN STATION, DMR WEST | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Attempts/threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences | 426 | 470 |
| Dangerous or negligent acts | 146 | 205 |
| Kidnapping and related offences | 5 | 2 |
| Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences | 110 | 82 |
| Burglary and related offences | 452 | 514 |
| Theft and related offences | 2061 | 2000 |
| Fraud, deception and related offences | 196 | 283 |
| Controlled drug offences | 295 | 367 |
| Weapons and explosive offences | 49 | 84 |
| Damage to property and to the environment | 483 | 529 |
| Public order and other social code offences | 361 | 399 |
| Offences against government, justice procedures and organisation of crime | 1313 | 1403 |
The Deputy will note that these statistics are published under reservation. According to the CSO, the classification of “Under Reservation” is in keeping with other jurisdictions and other statistical domains. This indicates that, while the statistics have been determined to be of sufficient quality to allow publication, ongoing issues mean that the quality does not yet meet the higher standard required of official statistics by the CSO.
The Deputy may further wish to note the following information, taken from the CSO Crime Counting Rules document, which sets out the approach to recording of criminal offences as being against the Garda sub-district in which the particular offence was committed:
" A criminal offence should be recorded (and counted) against the Garda Sub-district in which the particular offence was committed. Where the place of commission cannot be determined the offence should be recorded against the Garda Sub-district in which it was reported. Criminal offences under Irish law that are committed abroad (such as those under the Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act, 1996) should be recorded against the Garda Sub-district in which it was reported.”
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