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Crime Statistics.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 November 2004

Wednesday, 3 November 2004

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Michael Ring

Question:

257 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of murders that have been committed in the State in the past two years; the number that occurred on a month to month basis; the number of persons that have been arrested and charged for these crimes; the number of murders which have been solved; and the number that remain unsolved. [27605/04]

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I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the tables provided show the number of murders recorded and detected for 2003 and to date in 2004, along with the numbers of persons charged. I should point out that the statistics for 2004 are provisional and are, therefore, subject to change. The number of persons arrested for these offences is not readily available and could only be provided by the disproportional expenditure of Garda time and resources.

Table One

Murders Reported and Detected 2003.

Year 2003

Reported

Detected*

No. of persons charged*

January

7

4

7

February

5

5

5

March

2

1

1

April

5

4

3

May

4

3

3

June

2

2

1

July

4

2

2

August

5

2

0

September

2

2

3

October

4

1

2

November

3

3

3

December

2

2

2

Total

45

31

32

* Figures are provisional and therefore subject to change.

Table Two

Murders Reported and Detected 2004

Year 2004

Reported*

Detected*

No. of persons charged*

January

2

2

1

February

4

3

3

March

2

1

1

April

5

5

6

May

2

1

1

June

2

1

1

July

3

3

2

August

4

4

2

September

2

1

1

October

3

2

1

Total

29

23

19

* Figures are provisional and therefore subject to change.

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