Darren O'Rourke
Question:261. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of public order offences reported to gardaí within the Meath division to date in 2023. [26942/23]
View answerThursday, 1 June 2023
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As 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.
Figures in respect of public order and other criminal offences reported to Gardaí in Meath can be found on the CSO website at the link below. However, it is worth noting that crime statistics for Q1 2023 are not yet available and are due to be published by the CSO later this month.
www.data.cso.ie/table/CJQ06.
However, to be of assistance to the Deputy, I made enquiries with An Garda Síochána in relation to the information sought and I am advised that the number of incidents of type ‘Public Order Offences’ reported within Meath Division during 2023 to date is 103.
I am advised this data was taken from PULSE on 30 May 2023. The data is operational data and liable to change. Crime Counting Rules were applied to the count and invalid incidents were excluded.