Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 October 2023
367. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the number of people charged with offences relating to anti-social behaviour for the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43888/23]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including the recording of information on the Garda IT system. As Minister, I have no role in these matters.
I have been informed by the Garda authorities that there is no specific crime incident type available in the PULSE system for anti-social behaviour. Neither is there a specific Irish Crime Classification System (ICCS) crime type identified by the CSO as part of the ICCS.
When An Garda Síochána consider anti-social behaviour, they are generally referring to some, but not all, of the offences contained within the following ICCS categories:
• Group 03 Attempts/Threats To Murder, Assaults, Harassments and Related Offences
• Group 12 Damage To Property and To The Environment
• Group 13 Public Order and Other Social Code Offences.
Crime statistics are published by the CSO for underlying offence types, including, for example, assault, criminal damage and public order, at Garda Divisional level up to Q2 2023 and can be accessed at the following link: data.cso.ie/table/CJQ06
Figures in respect of the number of people charged with offences relating to anti-social behaviour from 2018 to date in 2023, can be found on the CSO website at the link below. data.cso.ie/table/CJQ01
