Ivor Callely
Question:81 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Justice if she will give the number of cars that were reported stolen in 1992 and comparison figures for 1982, 1972 and 1962; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Larceny of Motor Vehicles.
The information sought by the Deputy for each of the years 1962, 1972, 1982 and 1991 is set out in the following tabular statement. Figures for 1992 are not yet available.
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No. of vehicles the subject of unauthorised taking (all of these wrere covered). |
No. of vehicles the subject of larceny. |
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1962 |
* |
62 |
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1972 |
9,131 |
792 |
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1982 |
20,729 |
1,207 |
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1991 |
9,783 |
1,787 |
*1962 Garda Crime statistics were not compiled in a way which would give the relevant 1962 figure for unauthorised takings.
I am, of course, concerned at the problem of larceny of motor vehicles and in particular at the problem of unauthorised taking of cars. I am satisfied that the measures taken by the Garda authorities have been effective in dealing with this problem as is evidenced by the fact that the combined figures for recorded larceny and unauthorised taking of motor vehicles in 1991 show a decrease of almost 50 per cent on the level recorded in 1981 when the problem peaked and a decrease of over 47 per cent on the 1982 figure. I can assure the Deputy that the Garda authorities are continuing to monitor the situation and will take whatever further measures may be appropriate to prevent and detect this type of crime.