Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1571. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of robbery cases reported to gardaí within the Meath division in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40746/22]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics. The CSO produces these statistics using data recorded on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE system and makes regular releases under reservation in relation to various crime statistics. The CSO also continues to work with An Garda Síochána to address quality issues in the underlying sources used to compile the statistics.
For the Deputy's information, the below table outlines the number of crime incidents of the type which the Deputy has requested for each available quarter for 2021 and to-date in 2022.
|
Type of Offence |
2021Q1 |
2021Q2 |
2021Q3 |
2021Q4 |
2022Q1 |
|
Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences |
5 |
7 |
10 |
6 |
12 |
|
Robbery of an establishment or institution |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Robbery of cash or goods in transit |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Robbery from the person |
1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
Furthermore, the latest available crime statistics as published by the Central Statistics Office are publicly available at the link: data.cso.ie/table/CJQ06.
