Peadar Tóibín
Question:1112. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of burglaries reported to gardaí, per county, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [1518/24]
View answerWednesday, 17 January 2024
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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 in relation to various crime statistics. The most recent statistics were released on 20 December 2023, providing statistics for Recorded Crime for Quarter 3 (Q3) 2023.
The Deputy may wish to know, the latest release from the CSO, showed a significant decrease in burglary and related offences in the year to Q3 2023 which was less than half of incidents recorded in the year to Quarter 2 (Q2) 2019.
This continues the downward trend in burglaries which has been evident since the establishment of Operation Thor in 2015 to tackle burglary and prosecute offenders. One of the main focus areas of Operation Thor is crime prevention through visible, focused patrols at specific times of day, targeting burglary ‘hot-spots’ and also utilising high-visibility check points that prevent ease of movement.
Operation Thor also aims to reduce burglaries by ensuring every burglary is appropriately investigated to the highest possible standard and by monitoring crime data for changes in trends of burglaries, associated crimes and detection rates.
Since Operation Thor was launched in 2015 there has been a 75% reduction in residential burglaries.
The currently ongoing Winter Phase of Operation Thor is designed to tackle burglaries and associated criminal activities, which often increase in the darker winter months, through targeted enforcement and crime prevention activity and information.
Last week alone, Gardaí attached to the DMR North Division, made 34 arrests following a comprehensive policing operation conducted as part of Operation Thor in North Dublin. I understand that 32 of those arrested have been charged with a total of 70 offences including offences for burglary and possession of stolen property.
Figures in respect of Burglary and Related offences by County for years in question can be found on the CSO website at the following link:
data.cso.ie/table/CJQ06