Crime Levels.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 June 2004

Tuesday, 1 June 2004

Questions (317)

Noel Grealish

Question:

336 Mr. Grealish asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of homicides, assaults and sexual offences reported to the Garda, in each Garda division, for each of the years 2001, 2002 and 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16566/04]

Written answers

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

I have made enquiries with the Garda authorities and the following tables give the number of homicides, assaults and sexual offences recorded in each Garda division for the years 2001 to 2003. It should be noted that the statistics furnished for 2003 are provisional and are, therefore, subject to change.

Table 1

Homicides Reported in each Garda Division 2001-2003
Garda Divisions	2001Recorded	2002Recorded	2003Recorded
Eastern Region	13	6	9
Carlow/Kildare	4	1	0
Laois/Offaly	1	0	2
Longford/Westmeath	3	2	1
Louth/Meath	5	3	6
Dublin Met Region	26	51	39
Eastern	1	1	2
North Central	6	11	7
Northern	6	6	5
South Central	3	7	7
Southern	5	17	10
Western	5	9	8
Northern Region	5	7	3
Cavan/Monaghan	3	2	0
Donegal	2	2	1
Sligo/Leitrim	0	3	2
South Eastern Region	5	8	3
Tipperary	1	2	1
Waterford/Klikenny	3	6	2
Wexford/Wicklow	1	0	0
Southern Region	22	56	42
Cork City	3	20	4
Cork North	1	3	0
Cork West	0	2	0
Kerry	0	1	0
Limerick	18	30	38
Western Region	3	5	5
Clare	2	1	2
Galway West	1	1	1
Mayo	0	0	0
Roscommon/Galway East	0	3	2
State Total	74	133	101

Figures for 2003 are provisional and subject to change.

Table 2

Assaults Reported in each Garda Division 2001-2003
Garda Divisions	2001Recorded	2002Recorded	2003Recorded
Eastern Region	521	931	704
Carlow/Kildare	119	282	216
Laois/Offaly	93	151	104
Longford/Westmeath	93	190	129
Louth/Meath	216	308	255
Dublin Met Region	1441	2115	1669
Eastern	125	218	163
North Central	233	349	251
Northern	247	329	241
South Central	242	398	309
Southern	258	372	348
Western	336	449	357
Northern Region	362	589	457
Cavan/Monaghan	150	213	158
Donegal	163	254	222
Sligo/Leitrim	49	122	77
South Eastern Region	383	607	525
Tipperary	98	141	147
Waterford/Klikenny	178	281	234
Wexford/Wicklow	107	185	144
Southern Region	664	1102	878
Cork City	215	417	288
Cork North	88	160	136
Cork West	99	126	113
Kerry	99	145	109
Limerick	163	254	232
Western Region	431	651	505
Clare	74	118	116
Galway West	167	258	186
Mayo	98	167	113
Roscommon/Galway East	92	108	90
State Total	3,802	5,995	4,738

Figures for 2003 are provisional and subject to change.

Table 3

Sexual Offences Reported in each Garda Division 2001-2003
Garda Divisions	2001Recorded	2002Recorded	2003Recorded
Eastern Region	277	404	404
Carlow/Kildare	80	123	168
Laois/Offaly	85	71	50
Longford/Westmeath	43	65	60
Louth/Meath	69	145	126
Dublin Met Region	704	1266	830
Eastern	78	115	71
North Central	128	271	158
Northern	159	157	120
South Central	124	222	104
Southern	120	291	195
Western	95	210	182
Northern Region	131	296	301
Cavan/Monaghan	65	109	65
Donegal	48	145	183
Sligo/Leitrim	18	42	53
South Eastern Region	345	326	291
Tipperary	85	85	73
Waterford/Klikenny	173	136	137
Wexford/Wicklow	87	105	81
Southern Region	268	396	344
Cork City	73	137	140
Cork North	65	93	57
Cork West	26	45	30
Kerry	30	55	52
Limerick	74	66	65
Western Region	214	473	293
Clare	71	81	111
Galway West	87	239	107
Mayo	33	87	47
Roscommon/Galway East	23	66	28
State Total	1,939	3,161	2,463

Figures for 2003 are provisional and subject to change.