Crime Levels.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2004

Tuesday, 27 April 2004

Questions (704, 705, 706, 707)

John Curran

Question:

764 Mr. Curran asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the breakdown in the headline crime figures as reported in Clondalkin Garda station for the periods January, February and March 2002, January, February and March 2003 and January, February and March 2004. [12150/04]

John Curran

Question:

765 Mr. Curran asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the breakdown in the headline crime figures as reported in Lucan Garda station for the periods January, February and March 2002, January, February and March 2003 and January, February and March 2004. [12151/04]

John Curran

Question:

766 Mr. Curran asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the breakdown in the headline crime figures as reported in Ronanstown Garda station for the periods January, February and March 2002, January, February and March 2003 and January, February and March 2004. [12152/04]

Written answers

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 764 to 766, inclusive, together.

I have made inquiries with the Garda authorities and the information requested by the Deputy is laid out in the following tables:

Table 1

Clondalkin
Headline Offence Groups	Recorded2001	Detected2001	Recorded2002	Detected2002	Recorded2003*	Detected2003*
Group 1 Homicides	2	2	1	1	0	0
Group 2 Assaults	52	37	85	54	47	29
Group 3 Sexual Offences	18	16	43	29	35	28
Group 4 Arson	27	2	22	2	37	0
Group 5 Drugs	27	27	26	26	35	35
Group 6 Thefts	649	202	667	145	564	142
Group 7 Burglaries	239	46	338	71	355	58
Group 8 Robberies	88	31	65	19	54	12
Group 9 Frauds	8	3	37	15	59	48
Group 10 Other Headline Offences	17	7	25	14	15	8
Total	1,127	373	1,309	376	1,201	360

* Figures for 2003 are provisional and subject to change

Table 2

Ronanstown Station
Headline Offence Groups	Recorded2001	Detected2001	Recorded2002	Detected2002	Recorded2003*	Detected2003*
Group 1 Homicides	2	1	1	0	3	2
Group 2 Assaults	42	26	64	36	67	30
Group 3 Sexual Offences	12	9	19	11	15	1
Group 4 Arson	16	1	17	2	10	1
Group 5 Drugs	56	56	57	57	78	78
Group 6 Thefts	593	278	744	330	603	236
Group 7 Burglaries	161	31	227	64	203	19
Group 8 Robberies	66	29	41	10	42	9
Group 9 Frauds	16	9	18	10	14	9
Group 10 Other Headline Offences	8	4	28	11	29	8
Total	972	444	1,216	531	1,064	393

* Figures for 2003 are provisional and subject to change

Table 3

Lucan Station
Headline Offence Groups	Recorded2001	Detected2001	Recorded2002	Detected2002	Recorded2003*	Detected2003*
Group 1Homicides	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group 2 Assaults	29	14	43	34	37	29
Group 3 Sexual Offences	6	1	10	9	7	3
Group 4 Arson	8	2	9	1	10	0
Group 5 Drugs	9	9	12	12	7	7
Group 6 Thefts	441	132	474	138	546	132
Group 7 Burglaries	178	38	226	26	251	35
Group 8 Robberies	18	7	21	4	19	6
Group 9 Frauds	14	11	16	10	17	6
Group 10 Other Headline Offences	6	5	2	2	11	7
Total	709	219	813	236	905	225

* Figures for 2003 are provisional and subject to change

Richard Bruton

Question:

767 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in respect of the recent crime statistics published for the first three months of 2004, the number of crimes reported from the Dublin 24 area; the way in which this situation compares with the first three months of 2003, particularly in regard to the number of crimes reported under the categories of theft from person, theft from motor vehicles, and burglaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12153/04]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the crime statistics compiled by the Garda Síochána do not relate to postal areas. Tallaght Garda station covers most of the Dublin 24 area. The following table outlines the headline crime statistics for the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 for the area covered by Tallaght Garda station. The statistics for 2003 are provisional and are, therefore, subject to change.

Tallaght Station

Headline Offence Groups	Recorded2001	Detected2001	Recorded2002	Detected2002	Recorded2003	Detected2003
Homicides	2	2	5	3	1	0
Assaults	122	82	173	114	151	94
Sexual Offences	49	31	106	72	54	18
Arson	42	6	37	4	41	5
Drugs	125	125	100	100	68	68
Thefts	990	539	1153	582	1235	542
Burglaries	387	48	493	74	372	34
Robberies	135	46	96	27	106	19
Frauds	39	31	52	27	58	36
Other Headline Offences	48	29	46	25	47	28
Total	1939	939	2261	1028	2133	844